Have had my car for about two years and bought tires for it several montha ago. Two new Nitto 555's for up front, two new Falken 452 for the rear. Had them installed yeesterday since the Blowtenzas were at 22K. All I can say is WOW! Feels like an entirely different and new car. It sticks to the ground while taking curves at high speeds. I'm thinking HAWK HPS pads next. Next set of tires will probably be a Hankooks, they seem to be as good a value as Falkens for the $$$. The original Potenzas never felt anything like this tires, even when new. Do stock OEM Potenzas really suck that bad, or is it just me? Thanks for any impression from anyone that has ran Falken's or Nitto's/

 

Nitto 555's are garbage. Soft sidewalls and death in the rain.

 

why did you get new mismatched tires? Should have went Falken all around. I have the FK452's and IMO they are much better than the OEM Potenzas....wet/dry/HPDE/noise just an all around better tire.

Also, instead of Hawk pads look into Project Mu B-Force or NS.

 

Got a good deal on two new Nitto's and went for it. Alrady had the falkens and since many people do the same, didn't see any harm in it. Next time I'll do all Falken's or Hankook's.

 

+1 and they get very noisy very quickly

 

I've been driving with a set of Hankook Ventus on my rears and they are great tires..... and you can't beat the price.