No one seems to talk about the things that go around the wheels, so here I am giving my two cents on two different offerings from Falken in the all season flavor.
First, I have two very different cars with two different Falkens on them.
On the Miata I have Falken Ziex 512, a directional tread all season. Kind of stiff on the ride, but still sort of compliant over the bumps (compared to the crappy no-name all seasons I had before). They are sized 195/50/15 wrapped around Konig Rewinds, a fairly heavy setup. They're pretty quite though and grip quite well even when cold. I haven't had a chance to punish them in the canyons, but that's coming soon.
On the WRX I just put on Falkens newer model, the 329. These are so cherry! Before I had Nankang MX500 and before that I had stock Bridgestone RE-92. The Nankangs were great all seasoners but were really stiff on the sidewall and that was reflected on bumpy roads. The original garbage RE-92's soaked up the bumps, but sucked when pushed laterally. The Falken 329 is a perfect compromise between the two. Sooo silky smooth on bumpy roads, but holds up to lateral pushing on a heavy car like the WRX (3200+ lbs. with me in it). Size is 205/55/16 on this.
First, I have two very different cars with two different Falkens on them.
On the Miata I have Falken Ziex 512, a directional tread all season. Kind of stiff on the ride, but still sort of compliant over the bumps (compared to the crappy no-name all seasons I had before). They are sized 195/50/15 wrapped around Konig Rewinds, a fairly heavy setup. They're pretty quite though and grip quite well even when cold. I haven't had a chance to punish them in the canyons, but that's coming soon.
On the WRX I just put on Falkens newer model, the 329. These are so cherry! Before I had Nankang MX500 and before that I had stock Bridgestone RE-92. The Nankangs were great all seasoners but were really stiff on the sidewall and that was reflected on bumpy roads. The original garbage RE-92's soaked up the bumps, but sucked when pushed laterally. The Falken 329 is a perfect compromise between the two. Sooo silky smooth on bumpy roads, but holds up to lateral pushing on a heavy car like the WRX (3200+ lbs. with me in it). Size is 205/55/16 on this.