Need tires bad!!! Can you all help me pick? I am looking at the Falken Ziex ZE-512 or the Nitto NT-450 Extreme Performance. Which would you pick? I drive 50mile round trip to work, so the more quiet one would be better

 

Probably should have posted this in the Tire and Wheel Forum, but....

I got some 512's about a month ago. I was surprised at how quiet they were, much quieter than the stock Blowtenzas.

I don't have any experience with the Nitto's, but being in Illinois, you'd probably appreciate the all season rating of the Falkens.

 

same here id go with the falkens, ive always had falkens on everything!!! even on my moms car...lol but i never had nitto's either

 

Neither.................... Pirelli P Zero Nero M/S best Performance/ Allseason tire I have ever owned . Phenominal reviews on TireRack as well. Not a single complaint on my end. I run them at 35 PSI in the front & 34 in the rear. In approx 2 months time I havent lost a single psi on any of them.

 

I've got the Nitto 450's on my 01 and no complaints. Quieter than stock death tires and they handle great but I don"t know about wear , they have only been on half a year.

MCE

 

Go with the Falkens. All I hear about them are good things!

 

have to agree with him. i also love the YOKOHAMA Y2k. Very smooth and quiet ride..

 

I just installed falken ze 512... i just wana knows whats your psi setting, 32 is soft, 34 is hard, i did 33 in the front, 32 in the rear, nice and soft.

 

Currently running the Falken's and enjoy the performance they provide especially for the price....

 

I have the 512s, love them. My buddy has the N-450s on his 3000gt. He loves them. But the Nittos are V rated, while the Falkens are H's.
I like the Z-512s.

 

I got 37,800 out of the nitto 450's and still had a lil tread left. that's the positive. on the downside, the wet traction went downhill rather quickly. Much easier to break loose than the HTR+ I have now. Going w/ the falkens next.

 

Hmm... My friend replaced his 450 w/512. He hates the 512. I hafta agree with him. I've driven his car hard w/the 450s and they're wonderful (not top notch, but really good). The 512 are stanky. 2 good things from the 512: they seem to wear longer (which translates to less grip, usually, and true in this case). Another good thing: easy to bring the *** end out, which's fun, but slower through turns (unless you're drifting).

My vote for Nitto w/o hesitation. But the new Nittos for sport compacts, too early for anybody to put an opinion forth yet.

Jae

 

more info here on falken ze512:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....10#post2878310