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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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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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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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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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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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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Excellent Tires for the Price

Posted Dec 1, 2007 - These tires have perfomed very well in the dry. They offer a decent ride and for the price, I don't think you can beat the performance. I like that it seems to have very heavy and deep treads.

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Good all-season performance tires

Posted Dec 28, 2007 - I got these tires for my 2002 Accord from Discount Tire Direct at a good price. They installed them for an additional $53. So I paid less than $200 for a brand new set of tires. I immediately noticed improvement in braking. Since it hasn't snowed too much since I put these tires on, I don't have much to say about their performance in deep snow. But in rain and light snow, they have performed well. They are better and cheaper than the OEM Michelin tires that Honda chose. They are rated as all-season performance so they should perform well all year around. I would highly recommend getting these instead of getting ripped off by your dealer again.

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Great Tire

Posted 1 year ago - I got these tire back in May 2008 and I'm nothing but happy with them. I got them at a great price and they have preformed as promised. I have them on my AWD 2001 Audi S4 ( mys4.org/... ) and went with a 235/45/17 vs the stock 225/45/17 which I think helps with the handling. I've yet to take them in the snow yet but I look forward to it.

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Great Tire - As GOOD AS MICHELIN

Posted 4 months ago - I replace my OEM Michelin MXV4 tires 225/50/17 with the Falken 912 on my 2006 Hyundai Sonata LX V6. Number one reason was the price. The OEMs are way too expensive and had to replace one tire twice. I bought the new Falks yesterday and drove 250 miles. Very Smooth and Very attractive. For those of you that are disheartned by the price to replaced some OEM tires, GO FOR THE 912. SO FAR SO GOOD.

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