[jiggerachi]

Ok anyone who read my other thread knows that I was having a hell of a time getting these damn things on, but all is solved now. Heres the thread...linky
I got the tires today, went to get them mounted/balenced at discount tire, they wanted to charge me 75 bucks for mounting 2 tires & balancing 4, these guys must be on crack!!. I told the guy fcuk that & went across the street got it done for 40.

Well anyway, got them on & damn these Azenis kick so much ass. With the 12 lb wheels, the car feels sooo much lighter & quicker, launching is so much easier & turning is so easy I tend to drift around in the lane a little if im not careful, its amazing how different the car feels.

Ok now my question. The first thing I noticed was these tires are LOUD, really loud. Its like a constant whistle, not what I expected, but makes sinse given the really wide tread patches. Are they supposed to be this loud, or will it go away after breaking them in?? Also, after having them balenced they still wobble a bit, & with the lighter steering response it gets pretty wobbly at higher speeds. I think I need centering rings, but I cant find anything on these wheels. The only info I can find is in Japanese, so how would I go about getting centering rings for them, do they have to be wheel specific, or can a shop just measure it & order some generic ones?

Man I cant wait for next sunday, when I can really see what these tires are made of

Thanks guys

[jiggerachi]

[FattyMcJ]

Congrats on the new rubber man! Best investment into the car you'll ever make, IMO. Hope they work out for ya!

[Boilermaker1]

Measure the centerbore. There's quite a few common sizes. Then call Discount Tire Direct (the website, not the local store) and tell them you need a set of hubcentric rings that fit XXX to a 56.1mm hub. They're $7.99 + $0.01 Shipping (don't ask, I don't know).

[jiggerachi]

I'm guessing this is the centerbore...

[Boilermaker1]

Bingo

[jiggerachi]

Cool. Ill be taking them off tomorow, ill let you know how it goes..

[Zzyzx]

Yes, the Falkens are loud. its just the way they are. think of it as the noise of traction


also, Falken put Steel bands in the side walls to stiffin them up, that would account for the improved responce. My street tires feel like Jello in comparison. I miss my race tires.

[jiggerachi]

What happened to your race day wheels, did you sell them or something??

[Boilermaker1]

I think hes just referring to the other 6 days of the week.

[Zzyzx]

My race tires are now on this car....





I'm co driving another car, so I didnt need half used Race tires sitting in my living room.