Falken 502's or Parada Spec 2's
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the 3 sizes that the Pardas come in on a 17' wheel are,
205/40WR17
205/45WR17
215/40/WR17
The UTQG rating on them is
300 AA A
the falkens,
225/55ZR17
205/50ZR17
225/50R17
205/45ZR17
215/45ZR17
245/45/ZR17
255/45ZR17
205/40ZR17
215/40ZR17
255/40ZR17
275/40ZR17
With a UTQG rateing
300 a a
so acording to the UTQG ratiein both tires have the same wear. Meaning they both will last as long as the other
but the Pardas have an AA rating for traction where the Falken 502's have an A
So the pardas has more wet traction then the 502's. in straight a head wet braking. This rateing does not indicates wet cornering ability.
both are rated A for temp which is the highest rateing.
W speed rating = up to 168mph
Z speed rateing = up to 149mph
not that we could ever use that.
Dry traction is not Listed in the UTQG rating becaus that is an issue of compound softness. mening the softer the compound the sticker the tire.
so you could compair tires aginst eachother by compairing the wear rateing. so by the numbers the Pardas and the 502's should have the same traction in the dry, however because the Pardas have a higher wet rateing, and Dry and wet traction depends on 2 different things, I would guess that the 502's would have slightly better dry traction. This is because wet traction is dependant on how much water can be shed from under the tire when it rolls. To do that you need more space between the tread blocks, so that would give you less rubber in total touching the ground at anny one time, and thus less dry traction.
so the question is ,how much does it rain where you live?
205/40WR17
205/45WR17
215/40/WR17
The UTQG rating on them is
300 AA A
the falkens,
225/55ZR17
205/50ZR17
225/50R17
205/45ZR17
215/45ZR17
245/45/ZR17
255/45ZR17
205/40ZR17
215/40ZR17
255/40ZR17
275/40ZR17
With a UTQG rateing
300 a a
so acording to the UTQG ratiein both tires have the same wear. Meaning they both will last as long as the other
but the Pardas have an AA rating for traction where the Falken 502's have an A
So the pardas has more wet traction then the 502's. in straight a head wet braking. This rateing does not indicates wet cornering ability.
both are rated A for temp which is the highest rateing.
W speed rating = up to 168mph
Z speed rateing = up to 149mph
not that we could ever use that.
Dry traction is not Listed in the UTQG rating becaus that is an issue of compound softness. mening the softer the compound the sticker the tire.
so you could compair tires aginst eachother by compairing the wear rateing. so by the numbers the Pardas and the 502's should have the same traction in the dry, however because the Pardas have a higher wet rateing, and Dry and wet traction depends on 2 different things, I would guess that the 502's would have slightly better dry traction. This is because wet traction is dependant on how much water can be shed from under the tire when it rolls. To do that you need more space between the tread blocks, so that would give you less rubber in total touching the ground at anny one time, and thus less dry traction.
so the question is ,how much does it rain where you live?
So, just get those 
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I'v owned both brands, actually I've owned most brands, and Yok's are the best value when you consider performance/noise/ride-quality. Considering the excellent performance, they last a long time too.
I'v owned both brands, actually I've owned most brands, and Yok's are the best value when you consider performance/noise/ride-quality. Considering the excellent performance, they last a long time too.
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Rep Power: 0 What do you guyshank think of the TOYO Proxe FZ4, i've had them before on my Racing Harts, but don't have alot to compare to. I'm thinking about getting them again, but not sure, I looked at the KUMHOS, not really interested, would you say the Falkens and Paradas are better than the FZ4? Thanks!
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