THE TRUTH ABOUT FALKEN TIRES
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- Опубликовано: 23 май 2018
- On this episode of Tire History, we take a look at Falken Tires. We dig into their roots & cover how they have managed to become so huge in today’s market. Find out more as we go in-depth on Falken Tires on this episode of Tire History. Let us know your thoughts down in the comment section below!
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Fitment Industries hahahaha dat hashtag. May I just add that a video about Speedline would be good.
Better than manspreading LMAO
Hankook tires would be an awesome video to do. I personally run them myself and love them.
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What's that got to do with Falken tires? Stick to the f*cken story.
Love my Falkens. Once I bought those, I had a pair last me 4 years. Never looked back since. All my cars have Falkens now
Just got my first set of Falken wildpeaks on my Tacoma. Cant wait to put them to the test.
Love them. I don't do a lot off roading. I have tested them in recent record breaking rainfall in California and they held up VERY well. Zero complaints what so ever. They are one of if not the most aggressive looking AT tire on the market. And the price of $126 per tire? Cant beat it.
Love my new Falkens on my Holden Colorado in NZ. Dirt road no problem.
@@tommagnum6302 who?
@@atrain132 All of you. Let God sort you out.
Yeah I've been using Falken tires for a little while now they're pretty good tires. I got 75 thousand miles out of set of tires they were only guaranteed for 50,000 miles. Good rotation and balancing the tires on a regular basis really helps.
"Hey 18 is 18"-Alex
I had a small Dodge badged Japanese truck back in '86 thru '92. Every type of tire put on it got sideways badly in the rain (Alvin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, TX heavy rains.) Popped on a set of Falken FX-06 A2's and the thing would run arrow straight in the rain and still let me 'drift' on dirt roads!! Have been a huge fan of the Falken tire ever since...and that truck spent about half it's driving life @ 105m.p.h.! (maxxed out little 2 liter) all the way to 342,000 miles... Nice video dude! : )'
Thats awesome homie!
you guys are awesome, thanks for these educational videos that nobody ever thought of doing before. U guys are the best and the editing is spectacular, THANKS!!
I've just put a set of Falken Wildpeak AT3 W LT305/65R18's
on my Jeep and they are fantastic. Took them on a nice long run through the Superstition Mountains and did some rock crawling. Great traction!
are they loud on hughway
To be honest falken has one of the most iconic livery's for a tire company, and yes so does Yokohama also but it's easily reconizable by many people who watch any type of motorsport. Agree to disagree
I bought Falken Ziex tires for my ZX. I got a chuckle out of it. But then I started to get faster down the local canyon road, out of practicing, and felt a relationship with the brand. Best tires I've bought for rain.
The truth about everything! I love this series!
Hope you reach millions of subscribers
Thank you so much! We hope we do too :D
I recently bought a set of Falken Wildpeak AT3w's for my truck and I absolutely love them.
I hear nothing but good things from Wildpeak AT3s I will be buying these for my Grand Cherokee soon. Good price! $176 each from Amazon! For a AT Tire, that's seriously a good price.
Really like that you guys are going history on tires and springs now. Great job boys. Keep it up
Thanks, man! We cover anything you guys want!
I've been running Falkens for 7 years now, really good tires and saves you quite a lot money compared to equilevent tire from other companies.
i know exactly which brand to go with now for my new tires lol
Been driving with the Azenis FK510 for few months now and I can say that Falken took a big step forward with the new FK510. Previous FK453 were good but the 510's are amazing, but the price is still same.
@@PoorCoyotee Almost as good as Michelin Pilot Sport 4. I've bought PS4 only because I did not find fk510 in the time I had for that!
@@AudioThings Have you had the chance to drive on both the PS4 and the FK510? I'm currently thinking about my next summer tires and I've narrowed it down to these 2. If the Falken tires wear ok I'll go for them I think. Much cheaper.
I moved to FK510’s after having Michelin Pilot Super Sports, and I’m gonna stick with Falken’s for a better bang for your buck. The Michelin PSS were top-notch but just too pricey to keep equipping on my two sports cars
New wheels & new Falken Sincera tires, today! So excited!!
Falken is getting better these days, they embrace their high performance heritage and are really pumping out some quality tires with good value. Consumers these days care less about the brand names as long as the tires have great performance at a competitive price. That's why Michelin and Continental tires are also upping their games in their sub-brands like BFG and General.
I came here just to say "Are you Falken kidding me".... K I'm sure it's been said already but there I did it.
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I put Falken RX-007s on my 80 Datsun 200SX in 1987. They totally transformed the car's handling. Great tires. Very grippy. I scared the crap out of several of my friends carving out turns on the backwoods roads in Vermont, where I lived. Used to drive to school 35 miles everyday on old two lane state highways. Very twisty roads with a 55mph limit. To entertain myself, I'd see how close I could get to an average of a mile per minute. My personal best was 35 miles in 32 minutes. I got three years and 75,000 miles of daily driving out of them.
Awesome to hear!!
The building still says Sumitomo Rubber North America on Google Maps street view. When they changed it to Falken Tire Corporation a few years ago I thought the other company closed, did not know it was the same thing or that it was the company HQ I was driving by every morning.
Sumitomo owns Falken they both are still around I drove by the proving grounds in Madison al
I like this guy. Was put off by him in the first 60 seconds, and then he grows on you a bit. Appreciate the effort he gives. Thanks man for the info.
I'm running Falkens on my daily. Falken Wildpeak AT3W+. They're fantastic, rain or shine, cold or hot, dry or snow. Love love love my Falkens. Next I need a set for my you (95 Pontiac Firebird)
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I had bought ziex 914 205/50-17 for my nissan grand livina last year.
It's pretty good for driving in high speed in high way.
And I love the durability of this sumitomo product.
Saveral time get in the hole of bad road, and it still fine.
And the last, it wothted for the money that I spend for it.
Love falken😍
Do a episode on hankook tyres I'm using them fwd 300ft lbs s1 evo model grip really well better than the previous toyo t1r
Falkens are great iv had them before and will be buying again :)
I have to say Falken is a brand I stuck with for at least 5 years. They are mounted on 22'' rims and are holding up well. For the price I feel the tires are just as good as competitors.
Hopefully picking up some Falken RT615K+ for my first ever performance tires and I couldn't be more excited!
I just got these for my civic 08 wow it’s super balanced and quiet 🥰🥰🥰🥰 in love with them!!!!
Hi Alex. You mentioned that the tires get a little noisy after around the 8000 mile mark. Is this true for all the models of the Falken range ?
Falkens are my favorite don't know why but yeah love em
7:30 when you said that you don't think they'll dive into making extreme creative tires, it's false because the RT615 was that tire. The tread design is unique to Falken and really sticks out. When you see the tread, you know right away that they are Falken RT615. It's had 2 more iterations where the rubber compound was changed named RT615K and RT615K+.
7:45 when you said it doesn't have the same brand loyalty as others, I agree to an extent. If you ever go to an auto-x event like the one at Miller Park that's hosted every month, you'll find the RT615K+ on almost all the cars there. Almost all the FRS/BRZ/GT86 guys were running that tire just last weekend. Even I have a set for my Civic Si. Just absolutely great tires with a lot of grip. Brand loyalty may not be up there yet but so far, it's having a loyal fan base in the auto-x community. Especially with how cheap they are and how well they grip and even tread water pretty well too. I'm pretty much a fan now and would buy another set when these ones are wasted.
i have fk510 on corsa 1.2 ,2014, they have very good grip/ handling/ braking in wet and dry quiet too
Put a set of Falken Ziex 960 A/S on 2011 Mercedes C300. 12,000 miles review. Great price but really impressed with the comfort of the ride. It was quiet and simply more comfortable over the Michelin that had been on there. Braking, handling, and comfort are really impressive. The previous generation 950 was fairly loud, per many online reviews, but the 960 conquered that issue. Not loud at all.
Sumitomo is not just a "rubber conglomerate". They are one of the 6 mega-conglomerates in Japan, called KEIRETSU. The closest comparison would be General Electric in the US or perhaps Samsung in Korea. Sumitomo group companies include NEC (electronics), Mazda (cars), and and SMBC (one of the major banks in Japan).
I bet Sony, Nintendo, Toyota, Subaru, and Honda are the rest
I have used them on toyota echo and yaris with good service. this after the michelins on my echo had the side walls rot out and go flat with over 50 percent of tread left. The tire store said falkens are fully vulcanized and stand up in the sunlight here in Denver very well and they did. I went back to michelins because of a big sale discount. I have learned never to wash or put anything on a tire as that will make them rot faster.
Thanks for this footage.
Found both in one, winter/summer ziex 960 at 235/40/19 on 2018 Camry XSE.
So far, so good!
I just bought Falken Azenis Fk510s for my car going to get them mounted on my Enkei t6s rims as soon as they come in from special order, I’m so excited for it, went with 245/45 r17s 😊
I guess their go to market ploy worked on me. I loved growing up watching the Falken 911 race in ALMS. My truck came stock with those god awful Goodyear Wrangler tires. After the second pair that I bought, I switched over to Falken. All I do is highway driving. What really surprised me was the wet weather grip! It takes quite a bit of effort for me to make it step out. I bought a pair for my mom’s car, and when my dad drove it he too was surprised by the wet weather handling. I don’t think I’ll switch over to any other brand, especially for the price point.
Good price and fantastic quality! 👍
I've got falkens on my winter wheels and I've got a set ohtsu tires on my centerlines I'm running in my volvo. Ohtsu is actually a cheaper brand owned and produced by falken.
Thannnnkkkss so much for making this video!!!!😄😄😄
Your welcome Ractio!
love the flakens i have them on my SUV quiet ride. , good in snow/rain 950 a/s tire... oh yeah good thread compond
Sumitomo is also big in the plastics industry, they own Demag which is a big name in the injection molding industry. We use almost exclusively Demag injection molding machines at work. Love them.
*_Falken Punch_* !
*Falken Kick*
Smash bros!!!!
Show me your moves!
YESZ
The part which holds you to the road. So important to get the best tyre for that reason. I’m new to Falken, but have heard lots of good reports on them.
I went FALKEN after years of replacing brand name tires that wore heavelly won't buy any other brand now just a great all round safe tyre.
Great video, many thanks, I’m getting a full set of Falken winter tyres fitted to a new set of alloys for my BMW convertible, the Bridgestones on the original wheels will go into hibernation
Omfg his pronunciation of Rancho Cucamonga lmao. Hilarious when you’re from socal.
Definitely...I'm from Cucamonga
I’m addicted to these truth about videos. Truth about BF Goodrich, Truth about H&R.... ❤️
Yesssss, I haven't even watched the video yet but. I strongly requested this company since there my sponsor and we still get the falken 452 in custom sizes like 315-40-15 & 285-30-21 yes very rare.
Hmm boutta cop a set of FK510s but the low price tag is keeping me from fully committing as its usually cheap equals bad🤔
Overall good information for individuals with little to no tire knowledge.
Awesome vid, good info! Got any info vids on Kumho Tires?
are there certain summer tires or brand that i should look at for a vw golf r mk7? its awd but the thing is, clearly the pilot sport 4s is the best summer tire ever but i plan on running them only in the summer months so im thinkin those tires will be overkill. if i lived in florida id just run them all year round but since im in kentucky, im having a hard time. i have some pilot sport a/s3+'s for my winter setup but idk what summer tire to get, help?
Question....this is one of my favorite tires...any info on Versatyres???
Rancho Cucamonga hahaha in San Bernardino. SoCal represent! Running falken ze ziex 950 love these tires.
thanks for the video. a very good opinion about Falken tires from a customer in Romania🇷🇴 are the third set of tires I had for winter and summer. 👏
I wanna see talks on Yokohama and Nitto. And hopefully reviews on their tires in the future I want a learn more about Nitto Invos
What do you think about the FK450 A/S on the Q50 3.7?
I love this guy. Best entertainment on u-tube. The automotive knowledge that you get is just a big plus. I do have a question though. I have a 2014 Ford with the stock 20 inch wheels that came with it. Does Bridgestone make a Blizzack tire for winter to fit it. I think it's a 265 or 275 tire size. Thanks.
Hey Randy, Great question man I would shoot us an email at shop@fitmentindustries.com to see if we have available what your looking for! 🤟
I had a pair of Ziex on my old Corolla to accompany wider wheels. Man were they nice; offered more grip when cornerning, controlled slides, and predictable and sharp handling. As mentioned though, they were shit when they got older and in wet weather at 10k of hard driven miles I wear I could have died a few times trying to go over 65mph. Despite that during summer time when the tires are warm they perform nearly as good as day one.
Good to hear man!
Had two sets, Wildpeak AT3 on a pickup that did very well and now OEM on my...VW? So far they're awesome. Comparable to a good Continental Extreme Contact.
My boys back at it with dat knawwwledge!
I actually live 2 exits away from Irwindale lol keep up the vids, Yokohama tires next?
ayyyyy! Yes we plan on it!
I’ve ran 2 separate sets of falken tires and they were all loud once they were worn down a little. The tires were priced low and wear well. But construction wise they pick up nails/debris easily. First set were 329s picked up multiple nails and second set were stz05s picked up a piece of rust on the shoulder.
That being said the only reason I rarely look into falken is that they aren’t advertised as much and a lot of their tread patterns are resold across the whole sumitomo line up with different names. It kinda lowers the exclusivity the brand.
Okay, but...that also lowers the cost of their tires while spreading word-of-mouth about their innovative products - both of which are beneficial! "exclusivity"? My ass.
rancho cucamunga...youve never seen next friday?
Negative ghost rider. - Alex
it was set in rancho cucamonga only reason i ask
“Them are 20s man, nah they 10s... But I keep em clean dough”
Lol just saw it again on MTV last week
I only know how to properly pronounce it because of workaholics.
Fitment Industries,
Please do Hankook Tires next!
Sure!
Yes please I wanna buy some hancook rs4s but want a review!!!!! Pls
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Loved the video!!! Loved that you stuck to your signature song XO tour life 👍🏿 for, “the truth about” series. 🖤
Thanks homie!
Love my Falken AT's on my truck!
:-) The last part about the noise was interesting. I had a set of Falken summer tires around 2002/2003. The first season they were really good, sticking to the road like superglue. Second summer: incredibly loud and "scared" of wet asphalt. Had to replace them as wit got too dangerous and loud for my taste.
The video you made is from 2018, so even 15 years later they still get noisier than other tires if i understand that correct.
So Falken does have a history! A good one too. 👍
i wish they still made the azenis 215k, they were much cheaper than the newer rt615 and were actually a better tire. Best bang for your buck in the early 2000s for a high performance tire
My GT came with Falkens when I bought it. Nearly killed me by surprise oversteer once or twice. Car is a FWD so dunno how it did that. Really didn't inspire confidence, so I junked them for some Continental ExtremeContact DWs. Best decision I ever made
Cant go wrong with the Continentals man! Sounds like a sick ride have you uploaded your car to our gallery yet? bit.ly/2Ma4oca
Fitment Industries Thanks. It's nothing special right now, just a bolted & tuned six speed GT. Should be putting down a little over 280whp. I started calling it Mr. Krabs because 1) it kinda looks like a crab and 2) it loves money lol
Hopefully by next spring it'll be turbo'd. Completely stock interior and exterior. Really trying for the sleeper look
I don't know if you guys been asked this already but what camera do you guys use to film that's it looks really good. the color grading always looks real good.
It's the secret sauce ;) - Mario
I am very pleased with my Falken tires. Good grip, good wear and quiet. I bought my tires "fresh" from Pep Boys.
Which means you overpaid. Compare their tire prices...and RELATED COSTS...to Walmart's - you'll get the same exact tires for LESS at WM.
Great informative review, thank you. Can you review Toyo tires sometime?
I’m glad I watched this vid.
Running a set of falken ziex tires on the stock wheels of my mk3 supra and they ride great! Very quiet and smooth ride with decent traction. I haven't really pushed the car with them on being they are the tires I use to travel with, but for the price they are a great buy. Run a 245/40/17 squared setup with yokohama advan A048 for the fun stuff. Sticky but LOUD!! Next tires I'm buying are the Falken Wildpeak ATW3 all terrain tires in a 245/70/17 for my 4runner. Heard nothing but great things about them and again a very well priced tire.
Agreed I have heard from other guys at our shop that Falken has a nicely priced good quality tire! We actually have some on our site you should check them out! bit.ly/2EtpGT0
Does Falken still mfg the ST80 passenger car tire? The regional tire shop Plaza Tire is really pushing these on me but I don't even see them listed on Falken's website?
Fortune auto coil overs please!!!!!!!! I want some company history before buying a set for my 93 rx7
when I bought my car it had Falken (475 I think) tires
worn out unevenly and old with cracks. I then did a track day before changing them to new federal st1 and I did 3s faster than with the st1 :). Anyway on analysis charts it shows about the same grip, so when they were new they must’ve been very good and strong.
Just got my falken pro g5 touring hahaha I love falken they do give you that secure but honest wheel
I liked the Falken's that I put on my CRX and Mustang so much that just a couple days ago I put a set on my Honda Odyssey. Oh wow!! These tires are great on my Odyssey. I got the Ziex960's only because I can't get the ZE950's anymore. These Falken's are smooth and comfortable riding unlike the Pirelli's that I had on there. Also, these tires are excellent handlers too. I drive a little spiritedly in my Odyssey and these tires are perfect. Love the Falken's!!
having a set put on my crx tomorrow, do they handle well?
Love the content! Do Zestino Tires next!
Thanks, homie! We certainly will do!
I love my Falken ziex ze914a ecorun. They came as stock with my SKODA Superb 2015...and I love these tyres.
Almost as good as premium tyres but a much lower pricetag.
Just bought my second set.
Glad you guys made this video! Been waiting for it lol!
What'd you think?!
Nice vid! Very informative and well put together
Had never heard of these tires before. Used to Goodyear. I was shocked at how inexpensive they are. Considering putting them on my Chrysler 300 which is has a wonderful ride but we live 5 miles on a goat trial with a lot of gravel and dirt roads...Hopefully they will be a good tire
can u guys make one for Bridgestone?
We sure can!
Best intro so far.
Btw, what the song name in the background?
Thanks, Jason! Its the instrumental to XO tour life by Lil Uzi Vert
Falken was a popular recommendation on the online Honda/Acura forums in the early 2K's. I've tried a few different models on my Integra and none of them were overly impressive. The 502's were decent, better than the 512's anyway. I've had the best luck with BF Goodrich, Yokohama and Hankook.
...and 15 years later, Falken tires have greatly improved.
www.consumerreports.org/products/tires/ratings
I love my falcon rocky mountain ats2's on my tahoe.
The Dunlop brand is owned and the tires are made by Goodyear in Europe. That's what's left of the Sumitomo-Goodyear partnership.
In Japan Sumitomo has made a lot of Dunlop branded OEM tires throughout the years. When I was a kid, I was wondering why in the world would a car made in Japan have Dunlop tires and not some japanese brand. Later I found out they were made by Sumitomo.
pretty much wtf he said... PARTNERSHIP!!
I wanna see Bridgestone/Firestone tires. I work for them and install those tires everyday so it'd be pretty cool to know a little more about them
We can do that :D
215/45r/18 mazda 3 recomendation falken tire?
Working at a Continental plant, do one on them!
It's on the list!
Opinions please on the Falken Wildpeak A/T W's.... Would be going on a 15 Titan 4x4... Thanks for your time 👍
Got a set on my 95 Chevy K1500, and I love them...
I sell them and guys love them
@@darrellasbury5781 do they wear evenly? I would be looking at the P Metric type 275/60/20 OEM size on our 15 Titan 4x4.
Jeff Eppenger man long as you keep them rotated regularly you will like the way these things perform..I recommend to all my customers to rotate every 5-7k miles..
@@darrellasbury5781 sounds good I do rotations every 5k 👍
I use the Falken Azenis Fk510 pretty good tyres so far.
I've been considering these on and off. My concern is based around longevity rather than driveability. I suppose all I can do is try 'em.
Great to hear!
+Fitment Industries - I ran a set of Ziex 914's on a Passat and they were a bit wear happy. Then again, Michelin's ghastly Primacy 3 was no better.
I currently use Dunlop SportMAXX RT2 on a UK spec 2012 Mazda 6. These are very nice indeed. Not quite as snappy as Bridgestone Potenza S001 in terms of steering response but the grip is relentless and the car still changes direction like a angry wasp.
I think Azenis 510 is my target Falken tyre for this particular car (summer season anyway).
I'm keen on Vredestein Ultrac Vorti and Michelin Pilot Sport 4 as well.
I got a set of falken azenis fk510 for my 3000gt vr4 about a month ago and I love them so far
What wheels!?
Fitment Industries stockies :p
Do one on Yokohama pleeasee.
Next Friday, man...Rancho Cucamonga!!!!!
I have always bought Pirellis but got an SI almost a year ago that was on falken ziex ze950 all seasons. I don’t hate them but certainly don’t love them. I need new tires now so I looked up the falkens for the hell of it and they were within 3 dollars of a the continental extreme contact dws06 plus and within 5 dollars of the p zero a/s plus. Maybe their performance lines are better but those ziex as are not anywhere near the quality of other tires in the 600-700 range.
Alex, cool funny guys.... i love Falken tires. Please keep the videos comin ... can u do Nitto tires please..
Will do!