[pntballer925]

So after 34,000 miles, my stock Firestone tires were pretty much junk. I plan on getting rid of the cruze soon so I didn't wanna go all out on tires. But, I did want something that handled well, especially in wet conditions. I was going through Discount Tire's selection of stock size tires and came across the Falken Ziex ZE-512's. The tread pattern looked as though it would handle water very well, something the Firestone's definitely didn't excel at. I figured at $75 a tire, i wouldn't be getting a whole lot. Man, was I wrong. These tires are great! Dry performance is phenomenal. The Cruze feels like a completely different car. I can go through water puddles without the slightest misstep. They not only handle great, but they are sooooo much quieter. I hated the road noise of the cruze. These tires make a world of difference. Granted, there are wayyyy better tires out there, but for the price, I don't think you can beat these Falken's. My total came out to $430. Only thing I see is that they aren't on the Falken website. So I'm assuming they discontinued them. But there are plenty of Discount tire's that still have them in stock. All in all, great tire. Worth the money

Ratings, reviews and specifications for Falken Ziex ZE-512 tires

 

[jblackburn]

Great to know; thanks for posting!

Believe it or not, the FR710s are around $140 a piece. I had to replace just one from a hole punctured in it.

I can't wait til I can get a totally new set of tires.


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[Smurfenstein]

I have to say that I've never had a set of those Falkens, but I had a set of Ziex ZE-912's on my old car and they were just phenomenal... so much that I'm getting another set when I get my new rims. Pretty much no matter what direction you go, I've never had an issue with Falken, and I don't know anyone who has ever had a bad experience.

 

[Patman]

Great to know; thanks for posting!

Believe it or not, the FR710s are around $140 a piece. I had to replace just one from a hole punctured in it.

I can't wait til I can get a totally new set of tires.


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I just got a new set of 710s buy 3 get 1 free. Check Firestone.com or TiresPlus.com if you have one local to you. they hold the buy 3 get 1 free regularly.

 

[jakkaroo]

I have the 512 for about 7 months and they ride nice and they look great too

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[Vetterin]

I just got the same tires delivered last Friday from Discount Tire Direct because these are one of the very few tires you can still find in a 255/50-16 size for my Corvette that don't cost $200 each. Got all 4 for $440 delivered but they also had a $100 rebate if you bought them through their Ebay store, so my total came to $340. Had them mounted and balance yesterday at Walmart for $58, so this was a great deal for me. While the Falkens are not the best tire in the world they will be just fine for what I use the Vette for.

 

[brian v]

only 013100 miles so far hope I can find those tires at 40000
with any luck and a lot of searching I'll get lucky.
good to here from you vetterin.

 

[Vetterin]

As pntballer95 stated, the ZE-512 is discontinued and being replaced with the ZE-915. Although similar these 2 tires are not identical. Among other things the 512 is uni-directional while the 915 is asymmetric.
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[brian v]

thanks bro I'll get on the ball then/

 

[Discount Tire]

Thank you for your support and initial review pntballer!

The 512 is an exclusive Discount Tire model and dollar for dollar is a tough entry level performance all-season to beat.

 

[pntballer925]

Thank you for your support and initial review pntballer!

The 512 is an exclusive Discount Tire model and dollar for dollar is a tough entry level performance all-season to beat.

No problem. Not only the tire was great, the service I received was top-notch also! I only waited for about 30 minutes (pretty busy), and 20 minutes of that time was waiting for my car to get into the shop. Once it did, 10 minutes later, I was on the road. Really snappy service which was much appreciated since I had just gotten off of work that day. I'd definitely recommend discount tire to anyone