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04-07-2004, 05:37 PM

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pics of my Falkens

here's some pics of my new setup. check my website for more pics!

04-07-2004, 08:20 PM

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looking good. are those 17" ?

04-08-2004, 03:42 AM

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no, they are 18" falken 512s. the wheels are falken torque 5s

04-08-2004, 04:46 AM

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no, they are 18" falken 512s. the wheels are falken torque 5s

Da-dang! That Max is sweet! I love that style of wheel on there. I would love to see a set of the ADR Sterlings on a 5th gen.

Have you had a chance to play with the Falkens? I heard they had a very soft sidewall unless you pumped them up to 40psi.

04-08-2004, 08:37 AM

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I'm about to buy some tires for my 18" rims. I'm curious what your offset is, how wide the rims are (7.5/8.0/8.5?) and what size tire you put on there, 235/40/18 or 245/40/18 or 245/45/18? Thanks!

04-08-2004, 04:23 PM

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they look nice

04-09-2004, 04:11 AM

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i haven't played w/the falkens yet. they are super sticky and handle like a dream, but i haven't been over 70mph w/them yet.

my tires are 235/40/18 and the wheels are 18x8 i believe. the offset is 35 i think. check falkentire.com for more info.

04-09-2004, 08:17 PM

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whats better continental contact extreme or falken 512's? cuz i see that continental contact extreme are ultra high performance all season while falken's are performance all season...

04-09-2004, 08:28 PM

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whats better continental contact extreme or falken 512's? cuz i see that continental contact extreme are ultra high performance all season while falken's are performance all season...

Haven't had experience w/ Continentals but they both should perform similar. Only downside about Falken tires are that they are made of softer rubber compoud, thus short tread life.

04-09-2004, 09:21 PM

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Haven't had experience w/ Continentals but they both should perform similar. Only downside about Falken tires are that they are made of softer rubber compoud, thus short tread life.

so far i like my falken 512...they stick to the road like crazy...iv'e gone 120 mph with it and it feels like your going 60 mph. btw i have the same wheels you got but mine is 19" Gunmetal. nice choice for the wheels!

04-10-2004, 08:25 PM

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Falkens are sure sticky !!! but i've noticed lot of newer BMW around here come with ContExtreCont as OEM tire .... if BMW is using them - they have to be pretty good.

Nick.