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MCSarge · 03-12-2015, 08:58 AM

Well it's time, after 19,000 miles it's time to replace the PZeros. I have decided to go with Falken Pro G4 A/S tires. Can get them at a reasonable price and they are an all season tire. Since this car is just used for cruising I don't feel the need to buy a summer only tire. This car never sees snow, but I am hoping for more miles out of these. Will post up a review when I get them mounted on the car.

FrostySS · 08-10-2015, 03:01 PM

Any update on these? Thinking about trying them out.

JRibknocker · 08-15-2015, 09:38 PM

I just put these same tires on my SS vert and i love them. Granted, they are not a performance tire but found they perform very well. I replaced my Pirelli Zeros and wish i would have done it sooner. The Pirelli's, in my opinion, are junk and you're just paying for the name and people think they're sexy. I played a little with the Falkens and they barked at me a little when i punched it while cornering, but they never broke loose. The Falkens are soooooo much more smoother than the Zeros and they respond very well. The tread is pretty aggressive but they look nice with the stock rims. Got mine at Discount Tire for $860, with all the bells and whistles....and they have a 45k warranty, only got 22k out of the Zeros. Ive had just about every brand out there and these rank right up there with the big boys, in my honest opinion.

FrostySS · 08-15-2015, 10:00 PM

Couldn't have said it better myself, put them on Friday, I'm happy with my choice.

ss2014camaro · 08-23-2015, 06:57 PM

I too have these tires and like them very much...they ten to spin more then the stock tires but overall they are Great for the price.my camaro is a dd and live in michagan so let's see how well they are in the snow have to be better then Summer only I drove with last winter

PDXSSCE · 09-02-2016, 10:12 PM

Will ya'll please share your long term reviews?
I'm especially interested in knowing how they perform in occasional spirited driving & rain/light snow conditions.
Also, I'm wondering if they have the rim protector feature.

5150 Maro · 12-10-2016, 09:14 AM

I went with these a couple of months ago after replacing my p-zeros on my SS after about 32,00 miles.

So far these have been great tires. The ride is much smoother and a lot quieter. Just recently started driving it in cold/rain and handling has been excellent. I tried a little spirited driving in these conditions and traction and control was great.

rontammy0 · 12-10-2016, 09:47 AM

I have Falken Azien on my car great tire. 2 summers .....drag racing and spirited driving still have them in great shape.

PDXSSCE · 12-10-2016, 01:47 PM

I ended up getting the Falken Pro G4 A/S tires when I bought new wheels. I immediately noticed the smoother (more pleasant) ride. The grip in wet conditions instills much more confidence than the OEM (summer) tires. I live in the Northwest & drive the car year round, so it's an important feature in these parts. While there's slightly less grip in a quick takeoff during the summer, the difference is negligible & certainly livable for non-track use.

MCSarge · 06-12-2017, 02:32 PM

My old post, but since I started it, I may as well update it. Finally got the new tires installed on Saturday. After finally getting the car out of storage after 7 months I was really surprised that it started right up and still had 34 lbs of air in the tires. (before anyone comments in the last 7 months I have built 2 motorcycles one from the frame up, rebuilt a 16x16 foot deck and almost rebuilt an entire Jeep Wrangler.)

I went with the Falken Ziex ZE950 AS tire. Was looking for an all season tire and heard and read good reviews. I purchased two back wheels and have a squared setup of 275/40-20's all the way around.

Tire Review:
They ride smooth and have very little road noise so far.
The ride quality is about the same as the Perelli tires as they also have a very short sidewall. ( I had heard these have a soft sidewall but haven't noticed any negative effects)
I have found the grip is reasonable for an all season tire and I pushed hard doing 85 in a 45 mile an hour sweeping turn and no traction or stabilitrak lights and the car always felt stable.
The squared setup makes the car easier to drive it doesn't push in turns anymore and pretty much goes where you point it. Also straight line driving on the freeway is good with very little driver input required.
The tires took very little weight to balance, about 1.25 to 1.75 ounces per tire average.

This is my initial assessment, I was worried at first as another Camaro owner was at the tire shop ahead of me and stated that he had to pull these tires off as they were Sh*t as far as he was concerned and didn't hook up and made all kinds of noise. He then went on to tell me he found the handling at 120 mph suspect and that when he hit 160 it wasn't stable. I kind of wandered over to see his car as I figured that if he was doing this on a regular basis it must have some cool mods.... Nope, completely stock 2014 Camaro with an automatic, not even an aftermarket muffler.... factory must have changed a bunch in 2014 I didn't hear about.....

MCSarge · 06-12-2017, 02:42 PM

The really nice thing about these tires, I found them online for 119.00, had a small local tire shop give me a quote based on that price and they quoted me 100.00 a tire. I took that quote to Discount Tire and they beat the quote at 92.00 per tire. I would have went with the first one but they had to order the tires and said it would be 4 or 5 days and Discount beat the price and had the tires the next day. Discount Tire's regular price on these tires is 139.00. A savings of 188.00!!!!!

Scott@Bjorn3D · 06-12-2017, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MCSarge

This is my initial assessment, I was worried at first as another Camaro owner was at the tire shop ahead of me and stated that he had to pull these tires off as they were Sh*t as far as he was concerned and didn't hook up and made all kinds of noise. He then went on to tell me he found the handling at 120 mph suspect and that when he hit 160 it wasn't stable. I kind of wandered over to see his car as I figured that if he was doing this on a regular basis it must have some cool mods.... Nope, completely stock 2014 Camaro with an automatic, not even an aftermarket muffler.... factory must have changed a bunch in 2014 I didn't hear about.....

My 2010 I had put on Pedders Sways to the stiffest point front and back. Car handled great. When I got my 2013 it handled just as good if not better than my 2010 with the Pedders. So yeah GM did make improvements between the years.

Off coarse I could not stay stock and converted my car with the 1LE track pack. Better yet.

Zezima · 01-03-2019, 10:59 PM

Little late to the party but I can vouch for Falken Pro G4 A/S, good tire with smooth ride

PDXSSCE · 01-04-2019, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zezima

Little late to the party but I can vouch for Falken Pro G4 A/S, good tire with smooth ride

I have no regrets two years later.

03-12-2015, 08:58 AM	#1
MCSarge USMC 1980-1990 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: MI Posts: 478	New Falken Tires Well it's time, after 19,000 miles it's time to replace the PZeros. I have decided to go with Falken Pro G4 A/S tires. Can get them at a reasonable price and they are an all season tire. Since this car is just used for cruising I don't feel the need to buy a summer only tire. This car never sees snow, but I am hoping for more miles out of these. Will post up a review when I get them mounted on the car. __________________ USMC 1980-1990 My other toys are Harleys

08-10-2015, 03:01 PM	#2
FrostySS Drives: 2018 Redline Edition 2SS Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 778	Any update on these? Thinking about trying them out. __________________ 2018 Redline Edition 2SS- A8, NPP, MRC, Recaro seats, ECS Novi 1500 tuned by EFX, cat deletes, Mighty Mouse Wild CC, GM STB, smoked ZL1 3rd brake light, Xpel XR Black 35% tint all around, Street Scene front splitter, C7 Carbon ZL1 side skirts Drake Muscle Car wicker bill, Adams Polishes Ceramic Coating 2010 Infiniti G37x Sedan for the DD.

08-15-2015, 10:00 PM	#4
FrostySS Drives: 2018 Redline Edition 2SS Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 778	Couldn't have said it better myself, put them on Friday, I'm happy with my choice. __________________ 2018 Redline Edition 2SS- A8, NPP, MRC, Recaro seats, ECS Novi 1500 tuned by EFX, cat deletes, Mighty Mouse Wild CC, GM STB, smoked ZL1 3rd brake light, Xpel XR Black 35% tint all around, Street Scene front splitter, C7 Carbon ZL1 side skirts Drake Muscle Car wicker bill, Adams Polishes Ceramic Coating 2010 Infiniti G37x Sedan for the DD.

08-23-2015, 06:57 PM	#5
ss2014camaro Slow Drives: 2014 black ss/rs Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Macomb,mi Posts: 21 View My Garage	I too have these tires and like them very much...they ten to spin more then the stock tires but overall they are Great for the price.my camaro is a dd and live in michagan so let's see how well they are in the snow have to be better then Summer only I drove with last winter __________________ 2014 ss/rs

09-02-2016, 10:12 PM	#6
PDXSSCE Yee-aay-ee! Drives: 2015 2SS/RS CV CE Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: ORegon Posts: 2,520	Awesome information! Will ya'll please share your long term reviews? I'm especially interested in knowing how they perform in occasional spirited driving & rain/light snow conditions. Also, I'm wondering if they have the rim protector feature.

08-15-2015, 09:38 PM	#3
JRibknocker Drives: 2011 SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Constantine, MI Posts: 17	I just put these same tires on my SS vert and i love them. Granted, they are not a performance tire but found they perform very well. I replaced my Pirelli Zeros and wish i would have done it sooner. The Pirelli's, in my opinion, are junk and you're just paying for the name and people think they're sexy. I played a little with the Falkens and they barked at me a little when i punched it while cornering, but they never broke loose. The Falkens are soooooo much more smoother than the Zeros and they respond very well. The tread is pretty aggressive but they look nice with the stock rims. Got mine at Discount Tire for $860, with all the bells and whistles....and they have a 45k warranty, only got 22k out of the Zeros. Ive had just about every brand out there and these rank right up there with the big boys, in my honest opinion.

12-10-2016, 09:14 AM	#7
5150 Maro Drives: 2018 ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Manteca, CA Posts: 307 View My Garage	I went with these a couple of months ago after replacing my p-zeros on my SS after about 32,00 miles. So far these have been great tires. The ride is much smoother and a lot quieter. Just recently started driving it in cold/rain and handling has been excellent. I tried a little spirited driving in these conditions and traction and control was great. __________________ 2012 2SS/RS 45th Anniversary Edition 2012 to present 2010 2SS/RS Summit White 2009 to 2012 1998 RS V-6 Silver with T-tops. 1998 to 2000 1993 Z28 Red Wrecked (twice) 2014 to 2016 1988 RS Blk lowered custom rims 1988 to 2000 Stolen 1976 LT Ruby Red 1976 to 1988 (He's dead Jim)

12-10-2016, 09:47 AM	#8
rontammy0 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 2SS/ RS INFERNO ORANGE L99 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alliston Ontario Canada Posts: 9,057 View My Garage	I have Falken Azien on my car great tire. 2 summers .....drag racing and spirited driving still have them in great shape.

12-10-2016, 01:47 PM	#9
PDXSSCE Yee-aay-ee! Drives: 2015 2SS/RS CV CE Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: ORegon Posts: 2,520	I ended up getting the Falken Pro G4 A/S tires when I bought new wheels. I immediately noticed the smoother (more pleasant) ride. The grip in wet conditions instills much more confidence than the OEM (summer) tires. I live in the Northwest & drive the car year round, so it's an important feature in these parts. While there's slightly less grip in a quick takeoff during the summer, the difference is negligible & certainly livable for non-track use.

06-12-2017, 02:32 PM	#10
MCSarge USMC 1980-1990 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: MI Posts: 478	My old post, but since I started it, I may as well update it. Finally got the new tires installed on Saturday. After finally getting the car out of storage after 7 months I was really surprised that it started right up and still had 34 lbs of air in the tires. (before anyone comments in the last 7 months I have built 2 motorcycles one from the frame up, rebuilt a 16x16 foot deck and almost rebuilt an entire Jeep Wrangler.) I went with the Falken Ziex ZE950 AS tire. Was looking for an all season tire and heard and read good reviews. I purchased two back wheels and have a squared setup of 275/40-20's all the way around. Tire Review: They ride smooth and have very little road noise so far. The ride quality is about the same as the Perelli tires as they also have a very short sidewall. ( I had heard these have a soft sidewall but haven't noticed any negative effects) I have found the grip is reasonable for an all season tire and I pushed hard doing 85 in a 45 mile an hour sweeping turn and no traction or stabilitrak lights and the car always felt stable. The squared setup makes the car easier to drive it doesn't push in turns anymore and pretty much goes where you point it. Also straight line driving on the freeway is good with very little driver input required. The tires took very little weight to balance, about 1.25 to 1.75 ounces per tire average. This is my initial assessment, I was worried at first as another Camaro owner was at the tire shop ahead of me and stated that he had to pull these tires off as they were Sh*t as far as he was concerned and didn't hook up and made all kinds of noise. He then went on to tell me he found the handling at 120 mph suspect and that when he hit 160 it wasn't stable. I kind of wandered over to see his car as I figured that if he was doing this on a regular basis it must have some cool mods.... Nope, completely stock 2014 Camaro with an automatic, not even an aftermarket muffler.... factory must have changed a bunch in 2014 I didn't hear about..... __________________ USMC 1980-1990 My other toys are Harleys

06-12-2017, 02:42 PM	#11
MCSarge USMC 1980-1990 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: MI Posts: 478	The really nice thing about these tires, I found them online for 119.00, had a small local tire shop give me a quote based on that price and they quoted me 100.00 a tire. I took that quote to Discount Tire and they beat the quote at 92.00 per tire. I would have went with the first one but they had to order the tires and said it would be 4 or 5 days and Discount beat the price and had the tires the next day. Discount Tire's regular price on these tires is 139.00. A savings of 188.00!!!!! __________________ USMC 1980-1990 My other toys are Harleys Last edited by MCSarge; 06-12-2017 at 03:12 PM.

01-03-2019, 10:59 PM	#13
Zezima Drives: 2014 Camaro 2LT/RS Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 347 View My Garage	Little late to the party but I can vouch for Falken Pro G4 A/S, good tire with smooth ride