Thought it was a wheel bearing, tire came apart

[haunsolo7]

Was driving, felt like I had a blowout, but when I got out and looked everything looked fine, must have been parked on the missing tread lol
At work the next day lifted it up because I was thinking wheel bearing or something on the suspension, as I'm doing that on the passenger side coworker walks up and points out my driver tire, didn't feel too smart today haha
Anyways anyone ever have this happen? It's a Falken 205/40R17 "ZE960A/S" also new tire recommendations would be great, in the market now

 

[M-Sport fan]

YIKES!!

And here I though that the profuse sidewall bubbling I experienced on the circa 2005 version of those very tires I had for 2 years on my 4th gen Z28, were bad.

As great as their 200 tread wear, DOT 'race' tires are, I really do not trust Falken donuts for regular street/all season use.

I have not checked what is available in that size for years now (sold my factory wheels 4 years ago), but if they are still making anything in that size, I would stick with Conti, BFG, Michelin, General, and maybe Cooper for decent all seasons.

 

[Capri to ST]

I have and like the Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 in the 205/40-17 OEM size that you are looking for. They have quick turn in and agile handling, which are my main priorities in a tire. I haven't driven them much in the rain, but the few times I did they did fine.
I prefer a summer tire to an all season, I think the all seasons compromise the quick handling which is the primary asset of the car too much.I do avoid the extreme performance summer tires, because I use them in cool weather, and those get too hard on cold days.

 

[dhminer]

Damn that could’ve been so much worse.

I’ve only run the OEM RE050s, pzero neros, and fallen 615k+.

RE050 excellent, not worth the $

Pzero Nero (summer version) total crap

615k+ on my 3rd set. Love them. Highly recommend if weather where you’re at supports a summer tire. If not, I suggest do it anyways and get a dedicated winter set lol

 

[haunsolo7]

Thanks everyone! Decided to just order a set of 15" steelies and blizzacks for the winter, and next season decide if I'm going to summers or A/S. Should probably go to a pick n pull and try to find a spare tire, didn't even know I didn't have one until now 😅

 

[Dialcaliper]

YIKES!!

And here I though that the profuse sidewall bubbling I experienced on the circa 2005 version of those very tires I had for 2 years on my 4th gen Z28, were bad.

As great as their 200 tread wear, DOT 'race' tires are, I really do not trust Falken donuts for regular street/all season use.

I have not checked what is available in that size for years now (sold my factory wheels 4 years ago), but if they are still making anything in that size, I would stick with Conti, BFG, Michelin, General, and maybe Cooper for decent all seasons.

Even the great RT660's have had problems with the tread splice giving up and center rib disintegrating, at least they did a year or two ago. The problem may be fixed by now, but it's really hard to tell - Its one thing I'm still on the fence about before trying a pair of Falkens after my current Rivals have worn down. That, and the fact that while its usually supposed to be a "more affordable" tire, in 215/45R16 for some reason the Falkens are not meaningfully cheaper than the other options

https://www.google.com/search?q=rt660+delamination

 

[M-Sport fan]

Even the great RT660's have had problems with the tread splice giving up and center rib disintegrating, at least they did a year or two ago. The problem may be fixed by now, but it's really hard to tell - Its one thing I'm still on the fence about before trying a pair of Falkens after my current Rivals have worn down. That, and the fact that while its usually supposed to be a "more affordable" tire, in 215/45R16 for some reason the Falkens are not meaningfully cheaper than the other options

https://www.google.com/search?q=rt660+delamination

Yes, I exempted the 660s from the distrust thing due to believing that Falken has solved/cured those tread delamination problems, but DID they??

 

[Dpro]

I have been running 660’s for awhile now and they are a great summer tire. Sticky as hell only bested by A052’s 🤣 Which cost a lot more. They are my go to Summer tire. Hell I honestly have never tried to find a good all season tire. I am under the general impression that there are not really great all season choices for our cars that don’t cost an arm and a leg. It makes driving my car in rain condo’s a choir. Ah the GRC will solve that issue better wheel selection, better wheel sizes huge tire selection. 🤣
OK I will stop now😂

 

[WannabeST]

What's the production year on these tires? I run a lot of take off race tires to save on cost and I've usually only had this problem with rubber that is very old. I'm guessing these tires have been on there for a while? Just because I tire has tread don't mean it isn't dry rotted out.

 

[rallytaff]

I wouldn't put Falken's on my car even if they were giving them away! Two flat spots on two tyres on my Focus with NO emergency stops or track days. Falken in Rancho Cucamonga told me to go pound sand and weren't in the least bit interested in finding out the cause even when I offered to take the tyres to them for examination. Customer Service is ZERO! They don't give a crap!

 

[WannabeST]

I wouldn't put Falken's on my car even if they were giving them away! Two flat spots on two tyres on my Focus with NO emergency stops or track days. Falken in Rancho Cucamonga told me to go pound sand and weren't in the least bit interested in finding out the cause even when I offered to take the tyres to them for examination. Customer Service is ZERO! They don't give a crap!

I wonder if you just had a single bad interaction with one worker or bad management. I've had a bunch friends with RT660 start delaminating after track days and falken has replaced with new tires with little to no struggle.
Like mentioned above tho, I wouldn't buy falkens for daily use personally.

 

[haunsolo7]

What's the production year on these tires? I run a lot of take off race tires to save on cost and I've usually only had this problem with rubber that is very old. I'm guessing these tires have been on there for a while? Just because I tire has tread don't mean it isn't dry rotted out.

I think 2021 if I'm reading this right

 

[rallytaff]

I wonder if you just had a single bad interaction with one worker or bad management. I've had a bunch friends with RT660 start delaminating after track days and falken has replaced with new tires with little to no struggle.
Like mentioned above tho, I wouldn't buy falkens for daily use personally.

No, I stated facts in my letter to Falken but they weren't interested in finding out why the flat spots had occurred.

 

[haunsolo7]

Finally got a spare, winters getting here next week
If anyone is wondering a donut spare from a 2001 focus fits just fine front and rear
Edit: just the wheel is from the 2001 lol I bought a new 125/80/15 tire for it, don't go running 22 year old tires 😆 jeez that makes me feel old

 

[Intuit]

Anyways anyone ever have this happen?

Yip. The Yokohama brand tires were still meaty, new. In addition they had a pillow type feeling and kept getting stuck everywhere during the Winter. Those Yokohama tires were so horrible I wouldn't have given those to Crooked Donald even; if he even knows how to drive something bigger than a golf cart 😂. On the subject, just got rid of a fresh set of Cooper brand tires because they were always picking up debris and wouldn't take a plug without leaking. Winter performance on the Cooper was okay for an all-season; just had to let the air out after a bad snow when I needed to get up the hill at home. But in several hundred thousands of miles, those are the only two sucky experiences I've had with a set of tires.

 

[rallytaff]

Donald has class. He wouldn't take your crappy tyres anyway!

 

[Intuit]

Donald has class. He wouldn't take your crappy tyres anyway!

😂 yeah with so many suckers giving him money Crooked Donald can certainly afford better 😂

 

[rallytaff]

He doesn't drive so he wouldn't need them anyway!

 

[rallytaff]

By the way, he's a saint compared to mentally deficient fool in the WH now!

 

[Intuit]

By the way, he's a saint compared to mentally deficient fool in the WH now!

He doesn't deserve that; nor does he talk to us like we're fools. Respect those that respect you.