I've been running 452s on OEM 19s for almost 2 years with no bubbles or noise. I haven't had any problems with them at all.

 

Nankangs wear like ish... you get what you pay for with those. The Falkens are strictly performance tires so they are great as far as handling but they pretty much dissolve with "spirited" driving. The Hankook's are the best product for the price hands down. They are on both my G Coupe and my fiances Lancer GTS. Great tires!

 

^ lol falkens are **** in any situation.

 

Exact same thing here. However, thinking about stepping over to the dark side and getting some PS2's for the rear. My front tires (452's also) have about 20K on them and, not a single bubble or wear. Excellent tires so far.

 

Dave out of your 3 choices I'd go with the Hankooks. I've run the Falkens and the V12s and the Falkens are a far inferior tire. They get really hard and loud as they age, there's the issue of some of them having the sidewall problems or blowing out, and they feather really quickly if your alignment's out of spec just a touch.

That being said I'm in the process of replacing my V12s with the Nitto Invos. Already have swapped out the fronts and OMG what a difference. Smoother, quieter, tons of grip, and a super cool tread design. They're just a few more dollars than the V12s as well.