Ohtsu FP6000 tires

[marine65]

This past black friday I got a set of these tires at Discount Tire for $38 each.
$240 out the door.The cheapest tire they had would have been $32 but they only had 3 in stock.
So far they are very quiet,ride well and are fairly responsive while cornering.
Yesterday was my first drive in slush and packed snow(we got 9 inches).These tires did very good and they suprised me at how well they did for a low end tire.
I will not worry about driving in snow unless of course we are talking a major snow storm.
As far as wear I have no idea at this time.
If I can get 30k miles (about 2 years) I will be good for the amount i spent.
These are rebranded Falken ZIEX512.

 

[Ken2]

Falken is an Ohtsu brand label.

 

[CKN]

The Falken ZIEX512 is a decent tire for the price, but a big negative has been tread wear. If your goal is to get 30K out of them-then I believe you should be pleased with your choice.

 

[tommygunn]

Falken makes good tires, but treadlife isn't their strongest suit.

Aren't the FP6000/ZE512 directional?

Still a good price though. And Discount has great service.

 

[stephen9666]

Originally Posted By: Ken2
Falken is an Ohtsu brand label.


Falken was launched as an Ohtsu brand. In 2003, Sumitomo absorbed Ohtsu. So technically, both Ohtsu and Falken are Sumitomo brands.
http://m.moderntiredealer.com/article/2258/multi-brand-strategy
Quote:
2003: SRI absorbs its Ohtsu Tire & Rubber Co. and Dunlop Japan subsidiaries.

 

[marine65]

Originally Posted By: tommygunn
Falken makes good tires, but treadlife isn't their strongest suit.

Aren't the FP6000/ZE512 directional?

Still a good price though. And Discount has great service.


Yes they are a directional tire and I don't know the benefit of that.
Tread wear is not a concern. I have small car (Sentra) and i drive easy.
So if in 2 years I have to buy another set I'm good.
The Sentra has 141K miles on it and the tires may outlast the car.

 

[JHZR2]

Originally Posted By: CKN
The Falken ZIEX512 is a decent tire for the price, but a big negative has been tread wear. If your goal is to get 30K out of them-then I believe you should be pleased with your choice.


I had these long ago and found quite the opposite. Treadwear was absolutely great, the tires wore like iron, my only issue was they were almost a bit too hard in some weather conditions.

 

[marine65]

Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Originally Posted By: CKN
The Falken ZIEX512 is a decent tire for the price, but a big negative has been tread wear. If your goal is to get 30K out of them-then I believe you should be pleased with your choice.


I had these long ago and found quite the opposite. Treadwear was absolutely great, the tires wore like iron, my only issue was they were almost a bit too hard in some weather conditions.

Update-yes they ride a little hard but between the new tires and struts i expected that. It's a Sentra not a Lexus.
But i have been driving in snow-ice-slush for over a week now and these tires are doing great.

 

[garlicbreadman]

I bought the fp7000 after doing some research and they are amazing tires for the money. They stick well and side walls are relatively stiff. I would buy again. I have 17k miles on mine and still have about 85% thread life

 

[marine65]

We are in the middle of a major snow storm. 12 to 18 inches.
Yesterday I stayed too long at the pool room that is 20 miles away from home.When I got on the road the snow and wind were awful.
The drive home was on a lot of ice and snow.
These tires did great.I passed a lot of cars that were stuck.Of course they may have had bad tires or were just bad ice/snow drivers.
Bottom line is I made it home safe.

 

[marine65]

We have another snow storm. It's going to snow for days.The roads are snow packed and it's just not good out there.
But these tires have performed much better then I thought for cheap tires.

 

[ThirdeYe]

I had the FP7000s on the Scion when I got it. They were useless in the snow IMO (even with plenty of tread left), so I ended up switching to Continental ExtremeContact DWS and I haven't had as many problems. In the dry, though, they were super smooth and quiet.