*Falken FK452 VS Stock Continental*

kyle3481 · 2nd October 2010, 00:41

Hi guys
for some reason my tireshop messed up my order for tires and they say they would give me continental sport contact 2, the stock tire
for M5 instead of the Falken 452 i originally ordered.

so if money is no subject. which is better? i dont race or anything, i like comfort, and less road noise. would the fk452 be better than the
continentals?

thanks!

andrew

stunt · 2nd October 2010, 01:57

I don't have any experience with the Continental, but last month I picked up a spare set of rims with the Falken 452s and boy are they noisy and rumbly at 20mph, 40 mph and 60 mph!

I came from almost new Potenza Pole Positions, and I trying to decide if I should have the Potenza's mounted on my new OEM rims.

The 452 also have no grip compared to the Potenza's. With the Pole Positions, I could barely break traction, with the 452s, I roast the rears at anything above about 70% throttle from a standstill.

I'm sure the 452 will last a long time, but they are *very* noisy/rumbly compared to the Potenzas!

Revo · 2nd October 2010, 08:04

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Originally Posted by stunt

I don't have any experience with the Continental, but last month I picked up a spare set of rims with the Falken 452s and boy are they noisy and rumbly at 20mph, 40 mph and 60 mph!

I came from almost new Potenza Pole Positions, and I trying to decide if I should have the Potenza's mounted on my new OEM rims.

The 452 also have no grip compared to the Potenza's. With the Pole Positions, I could barely break traction, with the 452s, I roast the rears at anything above about 70% throttle from a standstill.

I'm sure the 452 will last a long time, but they are *very* noisy/rumbly compared to the Potenzas!

Have you done any price comparisons lately? The Potenza's are about twice the cost of the FK452's - so I'd expect nothing less than for the Potenza's to perform phenomenally better than the Falken's. Not to mention the treadwear rating - <200 for the Potenza's vs 300 for the Falken's. Just playing devil's advocate here. The equivalent Falken tire would be the RT-615K. Unfortunately, the largest wheel size them come in is 18", true of any serious performance tire.

To the OP, the Continentals are definitely a far more sophisticated and better tire. The Continentals are in the same class as the Michelin PS2, which are arguably one of the best tires around for a daily driven M5. If you are getting the continentals for the price of the Falken's, I'd definitely take that deal.

I've had the FK452's on my G35 for some time (have had more than one set), and while they are a bit loud, they ARE a great tire for the price. The tire stays relatively consistent in all aspects (performance and ride quality) throughout it's life. It's a pretty good daily tire unless you are really picky about road noise.

On the other hand most forum members note that the Continentals get rather loud as they wear, but in the end I think all will agree they are a better tire than the Falken when value is not a factor.

stunt · 2nd October 2010, 10:44

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Originally Posted by Revo

Have you done any price comparisons lately? The Potenza's are about twice the cost of the FK452's - so I'd expect nothing less than for the Potenza's to perform phenomenally better than the Falken's. Not to mention the treadwear rating - <200 for the Potenza's vs 300 for the Falken's.

I agree it's not really a fair comparison, but I was very suprised at the difference in grip and road noise. Once you're cuising at 70-80, the noise is gone. But around town it's pretty annoying. If I hadn't been spoiled by the brand new Potenza's I had been cruising around on since picking up my ride a few months ago, I might not have felt the 452's being that noisy.

kyle3481 · 2nd October 2010, 14:02

thanks a lot guys!
i would tell the discount tire guys to give me sportcontact 2 instead of the fk452!

deemoe25 · 2nd October 2010, 20:22

I have to agree with the others on these falkens 452...I have them and they are noisy...just have about 10,000 miles on them...won't buy them again good price for them new but...........0(

TonyNJ · 4th October 2010, 19:48

I would go with the Conti's.