? about Falken ZE512's

[JackEatsEmoKids]

Hey guys,

I need new tires very soon. I recently massage my rear fenders a bit more, bit this time with a cutting wheel and put some spacer on my rears. DEAD flush

Well, I have 18x9 and 18x10 currently with 235/40-18 and 265/35-18 Michelin PS2's. They slightly roll.

Do you think a Falken ZE-512 in a 235 or 245 /40 and 265 /35 would stretch a bit? All I want is to align my rim lip edge to the fender.

I still want wide tires kinda...so help me out guys. Thanks!

[Byron]

Falken stopped making the 512's and Discount Tire Direct can't get any more. This is what DTD told me over the phone Tuesday.


I'm sure you could get a same-sized skinnier tire to stretch more, but theres really no point as they will have way less grip than those PS2's, which I assume defeats the reason you want to keep the same sizes in the first place.

[Tuck&Poke]

i'd just go one size down, wont be a big difference.

[*96tegls*]

Good luck finding falking 512's !

- my homie drove from Houston to Austin just to buy some .. lol

[wheelfetish]

Discount Tire Direct has them but like Byron said, Falken discontinued them. From what I was told, Falken made a deal with Discount Tire Direct to be the only supplier for the 512 series. On the website, they do have them, but I would call just incase.

Fuzion zri stretches about the same as Falken 512s I think, or you could always go with a smaller tire.

[Dust]

Yokohama s drives are by far better stretch and alot better ride in wet/dry then falken 512's

And yes everyone is correct about the 512's

[JackEatsEmoKids]

Fail. They have a few left in thier eBay auctions. Yea going back to a 512 from the PS2 is murder.

Maybe drop down to 225/40 and 255/35 PS2's?

Any other tire suggestions? $1400 on tires doesn't look to pleasing. I believe a Dunlop DZ101 on the 265/35-18 has the look I want. I'd assume the 235/40-18 would have the same look on a 9"

[seventhskyline]

Honestly you need to be narrower than at least the nominal rim width to just pull tight, let alone stretch. 235 nominally a 9.25" tyre so its no stretch on a 9" rim. So more like 215s and 235s on your rim widths.

[Lux]

+1. What do you mean you still want wide tires?

Your not gunna sit flush with anything more than square if even that.

Personally I dont think its wise for people to dump hundreds of dollars on tires they are going to stretch. But thats just me.

That being said Federal is a decent tire with a low price tag lots of people use. I heard lots of good stuff about them on VSC. Lots of those guys swear by 'em.

[Byron]

Yokohama s drives are by far better stretch and alot better ride in wet/dry then falken 512's

And yes everyone is correct about the 512's

I keep hearing this but in my oppinion the s.drives suck for stretching. But this brings up the question of what makes a tire good to stretch. My deciding factor for this is if the tire will give more room to the fender than a same sized other tire. The s.drives, from what I've seen, look to run wide and still have lots of sidewall even with the lip, even on large stretches (215 on a 10, etc.). I like the 512's because they start moving away from the wheel lip with barely any stretch (ex. 205 on a 8). This lets you put the lip way more even to the car while going lower.

best comp. shots I could find. Both are 205/40's on a 9

512's


s.drives

[JackEatsEmoKids]

+1. What do you mean you still want wide tires?

Your not gunna sit flush with anything more than square if even that.

Personally I dont think its wise for people to dump hundreds of dollars on tires they are going to stretch. But thats just me.

That being said Federal is a decent tire with a low price tag lots of people use. I heard lots of good stuff about them on VSC. Lots of those guys swear by 'em.

Well that picture above is a 265 on an 18x10. Which the fender and wheel sit flush. Exactly what I want. I don't literally want a stretched tire. I want a tire with a sidewall that moves in a bit.

I don't want to run a 215 and 235 on my car, especially when it's going to have 500HP. I think I'm going to try out some 225 or 235 /40s and 265/35s in a Dunlop DZ101.

Thanks for the help guys

[SeeClass]

Sorry but 512s are the worst tires i've ever had. The compound is too soft for cambering and will wear out in months. I had to replace a brand new set of 512s with michelin ps2s in 6 months. Yes, they stretch and have the lip protector but they are just tooo soft and shitty.