was thinking about buying the new 912, good thing i went to check it out in person first. seems like the only tires made in japan are the Dunlops,Yokos, and Toyos. i will only support those 3 tires. can't beat the direzza's, they are bad ***. i had them for 2 years and still got a lot of meat left. they are superior on the streets i'm not sure about tracks though. good in dry and wet condition, not only that, they look hella good too!

will definately buy another set.

 

Certain sizes of the Falken Ziex ZE912 are made in Thailand. Some sizes are still made in Japan, and the FK-452 and RT-615 Falkens are still made in Japan.

 

my ziex 912's are made in JAPAN. SIZE 215/60-16 for my Odyssey.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DA9_DAD &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my ziex 912's are made in JAPAN. SIZE 215/60-16 for my Odyssey.</TD></TR></TABLE>where did you got yours at?

 

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As I stated in my post (see the one above his), some sizes are still made in Japan.

 

What does it matter where they are made?

 

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As I stated in my post (see the one above his), some sizes are still made in Japan.</TD></TR></TABLE>i see. the ones that i saw were 17. so if i were to walk in and special order 195/50/15 and made in Thailand?...i'm screwed.

do you know which sizes are still genuine?

 

They're all genuine.

Every big tiremaker in the world is making tires in multiple countries. You can buy Japanese-brand tires made in the United States, United States-brand tires made in Germany and in China, etc.

 

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Every big tiremaker in the world is making tires in multiple countries. You can buy Japanese-brand tires made in the United States, United States-brand tires made in Germany and in China, etc.
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shoot i didn't know that? guess i'm so facinated with japanese materials.(cars and tattoos only)

thanks nsxtasy.

 

The tires are engineered in Japan, prototyped and tested in Japan, the tools (molds) are made in Japan, The materials are the same, the manufacturing and quality methodologies are all designed by by the Falken engineers, so the tires are the same quality as those manufactured in Japan. Thailand offers cheaper labor and real estate which is what is leveraged- the engineering and management is Japanese. The Thai's will learn how to do this stuff and eventually you will see domestically owned Thai brand tires as well. Interestingly Thailand has become more expensive- roughly 4x as expensive as China- and China is becoming more expensive as their currency drifts up against the tanking dollar so large chunks of aisan manufacturing is moving to Vietnam. Pretty soon you will be driving around on "made in Vietnam tires"!

 

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The tires are engineered in Japan, prototyped and tested in Japan, the tools (molds) are made in Japan, The materials are the same, the manufacturing and quality methodologies are all designed by by the Falken engineers, so the tires are the same quality as those manufactured in Japan. Thailand offers cheaper labor and real estate which is what is leveraged- the engineering and management is Japanese. The Thai's will learn how to do this stuff and eventually you will see domestically owned Thai brand tires as well. Interestingly Thailand has become more expensive- roughly 4x as expensive as China- and China is becoming more expensive as their currency drifts up against the tanking dollar so large chunks of aisan manufacturing is moving to Vietnam. Pretty soon you will be driving around on "made in Vietnam tires"!</TD></TR></TABLE>

how does the japanese feel about this?

 

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how does the japanese feel about this?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hmmmmmmm. I dunno. My guess would be the management and shareholders like it and the displaced workers do not like it.

 

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Hmmmmmmm. I dunno. My guess would be the management and shareholders like it and the displaced workers do not like it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

just like here in the US then?

 

Mine are made in Thailand (195-60-R15) the tires are great, handle very well in the wet and really well dry, i dont think it makes much difference where the tires are made.

 

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Every big tiremaker in the world is making tires in multiple countries. You can buy Japanese-brand tires made in the United States, United States-brand tires made in Germany and in China, etc.
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true. ive seen goodyear eagle ls (185/60/15) with made in japan on the sidewall. i always thought goodyears were all made here.