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Does anybody have first hand experience with Falken Azenis RT-615 tires? Advice? I found a new set for $346.00 shipped to my door. Sounded like a good price, if anybody wants the link let me know.

Research is saying the grip is far superior to other brands. I'm not worried about Noise, comfort, tread ware, or snow. I want a good, solid tire for dry street use (Mostly mountain driving.) They are for my GSR Blades, 205/50/15. I want solid sidewalls with Minimal flex. Falken's website says the tires run fine in the rain. I'm not concerned with wet performance, but I do need them to get me home.

My current tires are Fusion ZRi's and I hate them. The OEM Michelin XGT4's were much stiffer and handled better.

http://www.tiretrends.com/include/get_image.php?id=5335


Comments, Suggestions???

I thought you meant a different type of rubber :hsugh:


I came in here ready to say repost :oh:

lemme know how they work out..... im runnin dunlop somethings or other on my blades and they're not that great.... and for that price would be awesome

615's meet your demands fine. buy them.

If I wouldn't run them on my MR2, don't run them on your GSR :p

Good tire with lots of grip. If you're looking to race the car, it's just what you want for the street. They're not that great in the rain, but when they are still 3/4 or more tread it's manageable. Once you get past that they start to lose grip noticeably, wet and dry. Mine are just about on the bars in the back and within 1 mm on the front and the grip has really suffered. Don't expect to get more than 15,000 miles out of the them if you drive seriously. I wouldn't run anything else, the grip is awesome. I don't really notice any noise issues. Absolutely unuseable in the snow.

That was my intention, figured I would get quick responses. I'm ready to click "order".

Will do, looks like I'm getting them. :cool:
Link: http://www.vulcantire.com/azenis_rt615_t.htm

That's what I wanted to hear.

Ok, are you saying you would not run them on your MR2? And why?

Great info! Thanks for the advice. I don't race the car, I just enjoy "sprinted" mountain driving. I drive the speed limit 6/7 days of the week. I might take the car down the 1320 after tuning, just to satisfy my curiosity. Probably a once and done thing though. I didn't build it to be a track car.

15K is about what I got out of my XGT4's and Fuzions, traded both early.
:)

That tire is super impractical. The average PA/DE road would eat those things for breakfast and we don't exactly have desert climate up here.

Yea, but I have another set of wheels too with Kuhmo all season's. If for some reason I must drive my car in less than optimal conditions, I will just switch wheels. You think they wouldn't be any good for summer driving?

I know 90% of PA roads suck, but i'll be living right outside of HBG on the mountain & the roads are fair.

It's not set in stone yet, but I think I own a truck now too. This would solve all :)

I had a set of BFGoodrich g-Force Sports and my god...they didn't even get through the summer.