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Old 05-07-10, 06:11 PM
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Oh wow. I have FK452 on.. I'm scared of this happening to me. knock on wood.
Old 05-07-10, 06:28 PM
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couple of things, 275 on a 11... dont even mention stretch cuz its not

as for the tire, yep falken ftl... most ppl here in hawaii, the land of stretch , run on general UMP, sure its not as sexy as toyo and other brands but we run them cuz they work
Old 05-07-10, 06:34 PM
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F FK452s....sorry to hear that John....
Old 05-07-10, 06:35 PM
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My 452s lasted close to 30k miles with no issues. Still, I won't buy them anymore since they are super noisy.
Old 05-07-10, 08:08 PM
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sooo any help ???
Old 05-07-10, 08:14 PM
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Yikes that quite a gash
Old 05-07-10, 08:44 PM
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Did you check to see the manufactured date?
Old 05-07-10, 09:45 PM
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I have Falken Fk452 for 31k miles. I have no problems with them at all except they are a bit noisy. I am switching them out with some Hankooks soon since my sidewall been bald.
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
couple of things, 275 on a 11... dont even mention stretch cuz its not

as for the tire, yep falken ftl... most ppl here in hawaii, the land of stretch , run on general UMP, sure its not as sexy as toyo and other brands but we run them cuz they work

general UMP or UHP? i am going to go a tiny weeny stretch of 265/30 on a 10.5... is that good?
Old 05-07-10, 10:22 PM
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Falken FK452s are garbage.
Old 05-07-10, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by acefalcon2
general UMP or UHP? i am going to go a tiny weeny stretch of 265/30 on a 10.5... is that good?
not a stretch at all, your fine.


and a 275 shoudlnt have problems at all on your 11, its the brand
Old 05-07-10, 11:42 PM
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Agreed 452 are garbage... contact falken about this asap. This happened to my buddy's 350z..
Old 05-08-10, 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by IS25Heaven
fk452s are known to blow up and bubble up. Thats why I never buy them.
There are many threads with horror stories , im just glad it didnt happen while you were in the freeway.
This +1, I've stayed away from fk452's after it bubbling on me. If you want some good cheap tires to stretch, get nankang ns2's. Nothing but good reviews on VSC
Old 05-08-10, 01:44 AM
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no effing way, i have only heard good things about falken 452s.. and now when this thread comes up im kind of skeptical cus im running them right now. sigh, i have 2 sets of these tires too =.=
Old 05-08-10, 02:12 AM
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falken list your tires to be in spec, so you should be able to warranty that tire.

good luck.


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