Great Deal on Falken RT-615

[88-diamondblue]

I try to keep an eye on tire deals for my car as I will need some new RT-615's this year. The tires grip is great though wear is not so great as I will get 6-8000 miles on the rears much more on the fronts. Discount Tire Direct has a $80.00 rebate on a set of 4 RT-615's. An example (what I have on my car) 225/45-17 & 255/40-17 is $490 shipped with the $80 rebate delivered price is $410

Reate is good through April 30 2010 Promotions - Discount Tire Direct

Shot of the car with the RT-615

[85Shark]

+1 I just got mine using that deal couldn't pass it up.

[Scooter]

Thanks for the heads up! I have these on my car now and really like them. Maybe I will get another set in the spring, since the rebate is good until April 30th.

[Deadeye]

Autocross or track experience with these tires?

[euro911sc]

track: my rears were great (225/R16). Unfortunately I could not get a set in 205/R16 for the front so I was running on old crap... Rears wore evenly and well for the 2 days I ran. Both 'days were at night, though it was Forida in the summer so it was still warm at night. I like the tire.

-Michael

[Won]

Originally Posted by Deadeye

Autocross or track experience with these tires?

Falken RT-615 was the tire for SCCA street tire class a couple years ago. Since then a few more have come out (RE-01 and 11, Kumho XS, Dunlop Star Spec) but unless you're gunning for top times 615s are still very good tires especially considering their price.

[175K911]

My experience is with Audis and BMWs running the RT-615, but I never got more than 3000-4000 miles out of them. Like Won said, they were the hot setup for "autox" a few years back but many other tires have left them in the dust. On the track they were OK for maybe 4-5 laps then got really greasy and went away, as would be expected of a tire designed for fast warmup and limited run time in autox'ing. That said, I know people who've used them for track use as a cheap alternative to chewing up their street tires. But they're not even close to an r-comp tire, even a well heat cycled one. Again, this is on heavier sedans but ones prepped for track, not a 911.