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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 09:07 PM
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Im debating between falken ziex ze 512 in 275/40/17 or nitto nt555 extremes and wondering which would be better for me? I dont race the car i just drive my car to school back and forth and thats pretty much it. I want something thats good for the price and i do care about longetivity and tire noise. So which of the two would you get ? I am getting them from discounttire and these are just for the 2 in the front because i have tires for the back already . The price is 348.37 out the door for the falkens and 410.33 for the nitto and this is with the certificates included. I dont know if the certificates are worth it or not so if you have experience buying from discounttire please chime in. Thanks for reading
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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 10:39 PM
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What do you have on the rears atm? If its a daily driver I suggest matching all the way around for tread pattern or it can cause some funky handling in heavy rain and/or snow.
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 12:37 AM
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I would never buy a 512. They will edge wear in no time. I have 555s on the front right now with 14k miles still have 7-8/32nds. no complaints
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 12:45 AM
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I have 555s on my Formula, fairly happy with them. They seem to be pretty decent in the rain and they're not real noisy.
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Khaalathas
What do you have on the rears atm? If its a daily driver I suggest matching all the way around for tread pattern or it can cause some funky handling in heavy rain and/or snow.
Spot on!
elis94camaro, if you want longevity and quiet you don't want to 'mix and match'. You will be quite surprised how different the car responds and handles.
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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 07:26 PM
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first off, there's no such thing as a "Nitto NT555 Extreme". it's just "Nitto NT555".

Brand: Nitto
Model: NT555
Description: Extreme Performance


with that out of the way, i would definitely go with the Nitto's over the Falkens. i had the exact same size Falken Ziex ZE512's on my car just prior to getting the Nitto NT555's installed, and there's absolutely no comparison.

the Falken ZE512's are all-season tires, and the Nitto NT555's are Ultra-High Performance (i.e., "Extreme Performance") summer tires.

do yourself a HUUUUUUUGE favor and skip the Falkens.
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