Hi guys,
I just picked up a used set of 5th gen 17s with good tires.
I was told that two had falkens and then the other two had different tires.
I did not think much about it until I got home with them and saw that the falkens are different models and that the whole setup might be bad.

Here is what I got: (all have same tread - about 85% left)
1. Federal Super Steel 595 -all season
2. Falken ZIEX 512 - all season
3. Falken ZIEX 912 - all season
4. Fullrun HP199 - summer


My use for them is Spring/Summer/Fall as I have a set of rims with Winter Tires.

1. What is the best setup regarding where to put the tires.
2. would it make sense to replace two of them so I have some consistency? (like get another 512 and 912 tire so i have matching sets? ) I don't want to screw up my steering and do not want any adverse effects. (online some say its ok and some say its wack).
3. Since I am running a set of winters.. do I still need All seasons or can get I summers? I am in Baltimore... seems like there is just winter and summer here...

Thanks in advance.
Mike

FWIW, I've got those Federal SS595's all the way around on my car, and I intend on replacing them as soon as I'm financially able, even tho they're practically new ( I bought the car with 'em on it )

The road noise is deafening, I can only attribute it to the tread pattern. Just putting that out there, I'd replace it with perhaps one of those Falkens, rather than the other way around.

Thanks Chuck. Yeah, I am leaning towards getting another Falken 912 and replacing the Full-Run Summer... then I will have two 912, a 512, and the Federal.

I am just running these tires until October... any issues putting them on as is?

Nah, you'll be fine.

If possible, just try to mount the matching tires on the front axle, of course, the rears are mostly "along for the ride", it's the frontend of a FWD car that does all the work.

Matching tires up there will combat any tendency to pull to on side or another, or traction issues, etc.

But if you're in a financial pinch, hell, slap em on as they are. As long as they're the same size, you can run 'em till this winter. If you get pull issues or whatever, just try experimenting with tire rotation.

Even though "the rears are just along for the ride", be carefull, because if the rear kicks out on you while cornering, you could be in a world of hurt.
Tire retailers always recommend putting a pair only of new tires on the rear, (FWD included), for this reason.

Thanks. I am thinking I might just run the winters for the next 4 months and then get tires for the rims in the Spring. I found a shop that had used tires.. they were in good condition about 6/32 tread left...but I was not trilled with the models.. (GS-As and Hancook Optimas) both had pretty poor ratings on Tirerack.

And I've always thought that was about the stupidest thing I'd ever heard of. Among my other past jobs, I slung tires at a sears auto center for more years than I'm comfortable with admitting , and they told their customers the same thing. When the customer asked me, the dirty as hell sweating grunt actually doing the work, I asked 'em : "Does your rear axle steer?" "No?" "K, put the new tires on the front" kthanksbye

I understand your thought process, but being as experienced in drifting as I once was, I'll always take the ability to correct or steer into a slide, over not. If you're a bad enough driver to accidentally induce a slide, well, sorry, did it to yourself.