I'm buying tires next week and looking ate Falken 512s or 451s... The 512 is all season, (not recommended for snow tho) but that doesn't bother me 'cause I have winter tires, and the 451 is more performance... My only concern is road noise and sidewall strength of the 512??? there is a $75 cdn difference between the set. I am going out of spec at 235/45/17....

Is there anyone running the 512 and is happy with the strength of the sidewalls???

 

just whoring through

 

What price did you get quoted on 512s in stock size? I just ordered ZE-512s in 225/50/17

 

I'm going with the 235/45/17 for either tire... 1. more rubber on the road and 2. $25 cheaper than OEM size...

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I'm Canadian, but they have US prices there as well if you click the flag icon

 

I stuck with OEM because 1. I don't want to have to check my tire pressure every week, and 2. I got a good deal on the OEM size...