Falken Ziex ZE-912 Tire

Good Ride but so so handling

Posted Dec 24, 2007 - We purchased this tire to replace the soon to be discontinued ZE-512, thinking that this will be a direct replacement with improvements, boy were we in for a surprise. The ZE-912 is a completely different animal than ZE-512. Where ZE-512 is focused on handling and grip, the ZE-912's forte is on ride and noise. In fact, these tire changed the characteristic of the car quite drastically. The ZE-912 rides much more supple and much quieter than ZE-512. But at the same time with the softer sidewall you give up the cornering capability and the less aggressive tread although means quieter ride also means much less precise handling. So if you want to go with performance ride stick with ZE-512, but if you want the comfortable ride go with ZE-912.

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Nice tire, great price

Posted 1 year ago - I have these tires on a 2000 Volvo V70 wagon. They replaced a set of Toyo Proxes H-rated tires. Being also H-rated, these tires are good at just about any speed including freeway speeds, IMO. These tires are actually stickier than the Proxes and the car seems to lean less around curves with these tires despite the softer sidewalls. Pushing them can make noise, but they will still grip well past the squeal point. Solid-feeling in normal as well as near-limit conditions. For the price, you really can't beat them. I do prefer these to the Fuzion tires (Firestone), Kumho Ecsta ASX, and other similarly-priced tires. Have owned all of the above for entire service lives. If anything, they are an equal or slightly better than the Ecsta ASX's.

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Falken Ziex ZE-912 replaces ZE-512

Posted 1 year ago - I read the review from Impala96 just before going down to have a set of Falken ZE-912's put on to replace a set of ZE-512's as he did. And for the same reason - I thought they were the as-good-as-or-better-than replacements for the 512 which I can no longer get here locally. The ZE-512's were indeed, a great handling tire but I had bought them off the internet and could not easily collect on the tire warranty when they wore bald at 30,000 vs their promised 60,000 miles. The problem I have with his review is his use of the word 'drastically' and 'much less precise handling'. One would guess he's driving an Impala and while it may be true that ride in his Impala is drastically changed, it's not true for my Camry XLE V-6 with its' Lexus suspension. The tire is probably more comfortable and less noisy like he says, but I was very happy with noise, handling and ride in the 512's and don't think by any stretch the ZE912 to be a 'completely different animal.' It's just not. Buy the 512's if you can find 'em and don't mind a low mileage tire, but you'll like the 912's too. They're rated a slightly higher mileage tire. (UTQG 480, 65,000mi for series 60 and 65 vs UTQG 420 and 60,000 for the 512). I don't really trust Falken for those numbers and will have to report back in a couple years about that. And just fyi for anyone doing business with Big "O", I just replaced, after only 20 miles, their 'recommended' Sumitomo Touring LS-H/V tires that made my car handle like a heavier one with a slightly delayed steering response and a little body roll like the struts were bad. The rolling is gone now that I replaced the Sumitomos with the Falkens.

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Falken Ziex ZE-912 Tire

Posted Oct 29, 2007 - For the money these tires are your best bet. The ride quality is great and very very quiet. These where my first set of directional tires so FYI make sure they are mounted with the correct "outside" and "inside" orientation.

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Great Affordable Tires!

Posted Nov 2, 2007 - I installed these on a Toyota Camry and it's performance is great. A little bit on the road-noisy side, but I bought it for $40 per tire after tax! Great price!

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Falken Ziex ZE-912 Tires

Posted Oct 31, 2007 - I had replaced my old tires with four of these. I have been using this tires for the last two weeks in lot of rain. The road grip has been outstanding in slippery conditions and yes, no more hydro-planing.

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Great tire for the price

Posted Dec 28, 2007 - These tires are a huge improvement over the stock tires on a 2005 Accord. They are quiet on the road, hold the road well when cornering, have a good ride quality, and excellent traction wet or dry. I was a little hesitant to buy them based on reviews of the previous model, but am glad I got these instead of other tires costing far more.

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Falken Ziex ZE-912 Tires

Posted Nov 16, 2007 - I would buy these tires again if they were on sale. I dont do alot of highway driving so these tires are perfect for just cruising around the city. I prob wouldnt have tried these if DT didnt offer the 100.00 discount. I am glad I did.

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Falken Ze-912 Tires

Posted Feb 7, 2008 - Falken ze-912 tires are great. The 912 series give a very comfortable ride. These tires are quiet and give your car a very good handling. These Falkens can go neck and neck with brands such as Michelin and BFgoodrich. I have these in my 1995 Maxima and they look great and they are affordable too!

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Great Affordable Tire

Posted Nov 18, 2007 - I snagged these tires from DTD.com for $140 and I am more than satified with my purchase. I was pleasantly surprised as to how well these tires performed. They take corners well, highway perform was very quiet and smooth. I had Yokohamas H4 on before I see no difference and saved myself $$$.

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Great Price/Benefit Tires

Posted Nov 8, 2007 - I've had these tires for about 2 weeks now so can't comment on thread life, but I'm very impressed with reduction in noise since putting them on. Another thing I've noticed is how soft they're compare to the tires I've had before. The manufacturer provides a 60K miles warranty, so I'm hoping these tires will last long - even if not, at the price they're sold I'd probably buy another set of these even if they wear out quicker than manufacturer expects.

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Not so good, if you value your life

Posted Jan 31, 2008 - I know that everybody says that it was a great deal for its price, but I feel that my life is worth the extra money to get better tires. I was able to get a $100 discount on 4 tires, so I only had to pay a bit over $100 for 4. However at freeway speeds, you feel like you have no control. Every time you go over a bump, it would swerve. I even had my car aligned twice with no improvement. Did some research on the internet and had people say that the sides are very soft, so you have to put in an extra 5 - 10 pounds to compensate -- it didn't help. Replacing these tires with Michelins immediately solved the problem.

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Falcon Ziex ZE-912 Review

Posted Nov 6, 2007 - I bought 4 of these tires for my car a few weeks back when an online retailer had them for $100 off. I had them put on my car, to only find out the very next day that they shipped out a defective tire! It came w/ a hole in the sidewall and needed replacing. It took almost a week for my replacement to come in - which was extremely annoying and disappointing. After finally getting my replacement tire, so far, after driving them around for a few weeks, the handling is pretty good, and the tires are pretty quite. The nice thing is that they come with a 65k warranty, so I hope they last long! Because of one of the tires being shipped defective, however, I can't recommend these tires.

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Falken ZE 912

Posted Mar 31, 2008 - I took my 05 Honda Odyssey to a Big-O to get a tire patched. Salesman told me the hole was on the sidewall and not repairable. i knew i needed new tires soon and let him talk me into a new set of this performance tire. i looked at him funny since i drive a minivan, but it was the tire he recommended so i reluctantly trusted him and bought a set of 4. i only live blocks from the store, so i drove straight home and didn't drive the van again til the next morning. While on the freeway my van was drastically pulling to the right. I dealt with this for two weeks until i had time to go back to the store. i s/w the same sales guy and after a little haggling he was good on his word and replaced the set for no charge (new tires were more expensive too). i immediately drove the van on the freeway and the pulling to the right was gone! i honestly don't know why the sales person would try to sell performance tires for a minivan, but he told me he would likely not put that tire on any minivans in the future. according to all the research i did the tire appears to be good, and rated well by consumer reports, but not fit for a minivan.

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BEWARE

Posted 1 month ago - Bought a set of these only to have two of the tire's radial belts slip at 38,000 miles. Since they were getting toward the end of their tread life, I bought 4 new ones at Discount tire. After 21,000 miles three of the four have had their steel radials slip (again) and deemed unsafe by discount tire. What a coincidence?? While in discussion with the sales person at Discount tire, he said that this brand 'doesn't last in the heat (Arizona). Good to know. The kicker is that neither Discount tire nor Falken will do anything other than the prorated value of the bad tires. BUYER BEWARE!!

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