my potenzas were bald at about 10-11k miles(rear only) so finally purchased some falkens at 15k miles....here are before and after pics of the slicks(what the potenzas looked like) and my new tread on the falkens....

sorry crappy pics on my cell phone...

Before(bridgestone potenza)




After(falken)

 

11k?wow you must really torture those tires. mine have lasted 19k. i am going to try and let them live till track day in march and then replace mine. post how those falkens do.

 

and i dont do burnouts on a daily basis....the year and half i had my car i may have did no more than 3 and those tires are baldddddddd...i do like taking the turns hard though so that def will do it lol

so far i am liking the falkens....had them on my last car as well and liked them...people say they are a little noisy but i dont hear anything with my exhaust and radio on so that dont bother me...and the tread life should be a lot longer than 11k miles...they have the same W rating....they arent all season tires but that dont bother me...im trying to think of the model # they were 452 or 451 maybe...but def a great tire and a lot less then bridgestone potenza...i was quoted $250 a tire for potenzas the falkens were $163 a tire

 

not bad, i am thinking about going with the re050 pole positions or the michelin pilots. but the pilots are not cheap.cool

 

Check treadwear ratings. For example a 200 treadwear rating says that tire will have 200% the longevity of a 100 treadwear rated tire.

If you hated your 140 treadlife tires, then look for something around 280 or 300.

I know Pilot Sport A/S has a 400 treadwear rating.

Your falkens are 300 rated.

 

yea these falkens are 300 i remember the guy saying that....yea the treadwear on the potenza was weak...dont get me wrong...great tire in the begining...but no longevity and being we have a staggered set up doesnt help with tire rotating so...the rears really take a beating

 

yea those pilots are $$$

when i was at the tire place i think its goodyear that makes the carbon fiber reinforced tires...those things are big money

 

Wow that is some hard compound. Must not hook up very well.