I have decided to toss the RF's
I think one of these three are for me (215/45/17).
I have done a search for the 405's and their was/is not much to read about.
I am looking for a relatively quite tire that handles light snow (1-3") and is sticky in the summer. I know, a lot to ask but odds are I will get new wheels and put high perf tires on there for the summer.
Thoughts? reviews? comparison between the three?
Thank you in advance for your help!

 

Anyone?
Bueller?...Bueller?

 

If you're thinking about price alone, I'd say to go with the Hankook Ventus HRII H405, they're on sale at Edge Racing for $67 each for the 215/45's. That's cheap. Plus they come with road-hazard for the first 25% of the tread life.

They also weigh less than the Proxes

 

You could also looke at the Toyo Proxes FZ4 in the 215/45's

$77 at Edge Racing

 

I'd like to stay under 100 per tire.

 

Try Tires1010.com I Suggest Toyo, Ive Heard The Hankook's Split Easy.

 

I am getting the Falken 512's

Who has these? Do you like them?

 

I just recieved my 512's from the big brown van today. They should get mounted this week. I'll let you know how they feel after I get some miles on 'em.

 

I'm running Ziexes (ZE512 205/50R16) on 16" Rota Slipstream wheels. Great all-weather tires. Big improvement over the OEM Wrung Phlats! They are OK in light snow, although I plan to put the Blizzaks on tomorrow:

 

Tom,
A quick question, have you ever taken the last train to your town?

 

I have the Ziex's on my car. Initially, I was not happy with the handling on these tires compared to the Pirelli runflats but the overall ride is so much better with these tires (smoother, less wandering, less harsh impacts, less bumpiness).

Today was my first time in lots of snow (6 or more inches) and they handled fairly well. The DSC kicked in quite a bit and I was almost hung out to dry when pulling out of a gas station and it kicked in leaving me with one option - let off the gas until it kicked off. I thought I had allowed myself plenty of room to pull out but someone thought they should drive over the speed limit in the snowstorm we are having today.

Anyway, back to the Ziexs. I like them quite a bit. The initial turn in on dry pavement is not even close to the Pirellis but overall they handle well. I just needed to get used to them and have learned to enjoy them. Again, they ride so much better than the runflats.

 

I've also got the Falken 512's on my car. I've had them on for about 10,000 miles, and I've rotated them twice. They seem to be wearing very well. I'm about to install some H-Sport springs though, so we'll see how that works out.

I'd say you definitely can't go wrong, they're nice tires; especially nice when you compare them to the stock runflats.

 

What size do you have? I am worried that if I drop the car with the H-sport's that the 215/45/17 will rub.
I am having them installed tomorrow

 

215/45 might rub, but I know a few people running that set up just fine. I know 215/40 will work fine. H-Sports don't drop your car as much as other spring sets (as I understand it) so you should be fine, but maybe someone else has some better insight.

 

WOW! I can't believe how smooth the Mini is with out run-flats. I am really happy I did this.
Thank you so much for your help all!