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[Turbo>NA]

Originally Posted by Alan l.

Whats wrong with the falkens? I've seen nothing but great reviews on that tire especially in terms of ride quality

Heres the problem.

The price is whatever on the falkens, the quality of the ride is excellent, I never said anything negative about that. Its the quality and the "life" the tread has.

Especially if the car is dropped say good bye to the tread. The reason is the camber of the BMW and "weight," of the car. The 3 series alone is heavy for its size. Falken tires are soft tires they are basically cheap performance tires. Dont get me wrong, my car is quicker off the line with the falkens, but i have more control of my car with the Bridgestone runflates believe it or not.

Anyways, falkens are good cars for light vehicles in my opinion (porsche, sti, evo, s2k)

I think the best tires for the 3 series is Toyo tires or Generals, PS2's are too expensive. not worth it.

[Turbo>NA]

Originally Posted by Pink Taco

genereals? Sorry I say no to these kind of names lol... nothing wrong with falken. In they are one of my favorite wheels. Falken Azenis is just pure sexy... I actually have 452s now on my car. They do great and they're quiet. I had Federal 595 RSR (great sticky tires) but WOW they're noisy...

The Azenis are sick, I never said anything bad about them. Im referring to the 452's.

I had my car aligned and my camber adjusted and had my springs fixed. And my falkens didnt even last, ask any of my friends I drive like a grandpa I dont speed or do stupid shit. because i try to dodge pot holes in LA.

[Zeph]

I used to run RT615 (Azenis) on my 350z and they are BETTER than PS2's for dry performance. Didn't have any problems in water or with noise either. Great tire. Haven't used the 452 but I hear good things, especially for the price.

[Pink Taco]

Originally Posted by Turbo>NA

The Azenis are sick, I never said anything bad about them. Im referring to the 452's.

I had my car aligned and my camber adjusted and had my springs fixed. And my falkens didnt even last, ask any of my friends I drive like a grandpa I dont speed or do stupid shit. because i try to dodge pot holes in LA.

Indeed... but if you're worried about lasting long then move on. The more stickier your tire will be the less life they will have. Of course for me I did not care. Any tires I put on my car I know will not last. Especially on my Subaru I run street aggressive fitment on them lol.

[ElMachete]

I've heard that Generals last longer that Falkens but I've also heard Generals make a lot more noise than Falken. I've read a lot of good things about both tires but I think I'd prefer Falkens. They look sportier too.

My only problem is whether to go 235 or 245 up front. Would the understeering be that bad?

[mdmaxxx]

Originally Posted by Zeph

see even that looks a bit too stretched for my taste, I like em more sqaured up guess I am old

+1

[m-technik]

I'm running a similar setup to your proposed setup: 19x10 et33 275/30 Falken fk452. Im running my coilovers on a pretty stiff dampening setting to avoid rubbing. As you can see, its sits nice and flush.

[freshnezzz]

i have 265, i find the stretch sexy. but size is not a big diff