Falken Azenis...

[SubiMatt]

Hey guys, anyone with Azenis? I just want to know what the life expectancy is for them... im looking to get some after winter for autox but i dont want to buy new tires every other month. thanks!

[Rexer66]

I've had mine for 2 full seasons 1 full autox season and 2 races this year and i think im going to try for a part of a 3rd season.  

Ken

[nk]

Inexpensive, stiff sidewall, predictable, and one of the the stickiest compunds for the street.  It's not a coincidence that the top 4 drivers at 2003 Solo II Nationals (STX) and 7 of the top 10 were on Azenis.  There were 5 WRX's out of 12 trophies and 3 of them were on Azenis including #1 and #3 finisher.

The Azenis does get a bit oily when they heat up, so after a couple of laps at the track,  they would start to slip-  but it was very predictable, and still an effective tire at the track.

As for the durability,  I have had great experiences-  but on much lighter cars.  One set on my integra (about 2600lbs) went over 10k mi, 5 autox, and two track days, and were stolen before they were done, but had a decent amount of tread left.  Another set (Miata, about 2250 lbs) has gone 12k mi, 2 autox, and over 200 miles of track duty, and they still have more than half of their tread left.  These are still on the car, and I can take pictures if it would help.

Sorry for the long post, hope this helps.

nk

[SubiMatt]

Thanks guys, yea overall everyone loves them... im gonna buy some for spring, hopefully i can get them for xmas...

[Yaz]

they are good, i got my first set used, and i bought a new set, they still look good after 3autox's and abusive driving

[WRXWGN]

Alright, I do mostly daily driving so what is the best over all tire and light weight rim. I like to have bronze rim.  


What would be a good light weight rim and also look good crusing???


17 or plus sizes!!!
Thanks for the info in advance      

[nk]

There are so many choices!

I'm a fan of bronze wheels, and have a set of Rota Attacks waiting for winter to be over.  As far as I know, they are the lightest 17's (17 x7.5) that Rota makes (about 16lbs). (Correct me if I'm wrong guys)  They are definetely adequate for cruising as Rota's are a favorite of many trackheads because of the combination of price, weight, and strength.  The average price for a set of attacks should be well less then 600 shipped.
My last track wheels were a set of Rota Slipstreams that took a ton of abuse and kept coming back for more.  



Check out Rota's website for other styles too.

If you wanted to spend more money, you could go with a forged wheel like the VOLK CE28's.  Really nice wheel,  but a bit of an overkill for just crusing if you ask me.  They cost a pretty penny, and would be lighter than the Rota's.

happy wheel hunting- hth
nk

p.s. this probably should have been a new topic- Mods?

[ScreaminFast]

azenis < victoracers

[Tdimpreza]

im goin to run on azenis this year as well

[nk]

Azenis are DOT legal-  Victoracers are R-compounds-  I should hope Victo's are better.

That said- I'm thinking about Kumho MX's.  Not as sticky, but the tread design is better equipped to handle rain.  

I was a bit hesitant this past summer (rain) with my Azenis on the miata-

Grassroots tested the MX, and pulled very similar times on the autox course (a tad slower) compared to the Azenis.

hmmmmm.

[ScreaminFast]

Victoracers ARE DOT legal hence DOT-R, heheh

anyways, I ran kumho MX's for last season, and I absolutely LOVED them. Ed's got my MX's now and they are nice and heat cycled for him


you guys need to come over and check out my DOT legal 40" stack of tires (255s )