MSOxGs3

Went to get my tires flipped today. Fronts were done than, ran into a problem w/ the rears. Tech said there was a bubble on the inside of tire and 2 nails. WTF.! luckily they prorated my tire. Is this a common problem w/ Falkens 452's?
Sit'n on 255/30/20's (R)\/\/0rks.

speedaddic

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I see posts all the time about people with 452's bubbling. I've had mine on for 2 years with no issues. although I noticed you said you had nails in them. If you run on these tires with low pressure, they will get bubbles.

5t341th

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bubbles are common in many 452's i see

Baliztik

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452's were notorious for bubbles and blowouts. The newer ones seemed to be fixed.

Kyle Harty

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It seems that the 452's bubble easily when stretched, I've had them on my GS the last 2 summers but mine aren't stretched. I did have the sidewall shred on one of my rears last year but I can't say it was the tires fault, never know if it was losing air and running low pressure at the time of failure or something like that.

vwynn

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gotta note that most guys that stretch tires.. are running an overloaded setup.

PHML

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bubbles can occur on any tire.

my buddy had them on his dunlops...near the edge of the treads and sidewalls meet.....he hit a pothole...and that was it.

Mesca

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I also recently had to change my FK452's, put on about 10k miles and there were 2 bubbles on the inside tread.

MSOxGs3

Thanks for all your inputs.

aristo2369

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FK452's really suck..... stretched or not....
i had 4 sets of wheels with nitto... continental... Bf's and the only tire i had problems were the 452's i its not a good time.... if i can go with any tire i would go with continentals... not too soft and not too noisy and great grip...

geeznuts

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I had FK452s on my lowered Tacoma for over 4 years with no problems... But I run high pressure on my tires...

aristo2369

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whats PSI that? i run 42 psi on my tires... they note on tire 50 max psi...???

chrispy

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FK452's are the worst tires ever. They will bubble even at high PSI.

speedaddic

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I run mine at 45psi...haven't had a problem.

geeznuts

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always 45-50psi