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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Nich" data-source="post: 984937" data-attributes="member: 16842">Car : 1998 mustang Convertible Rear End: 2.73 stock 5sp or Auto: AutoWheel Size: 17"x8"Tire Size: 245/45/R17Tire Make: Falken Ziex ZE-912 After buying my car the first thing i needed was a new set of tires because the previous owner had a different tire on all four corners, so I was looking for something decent yet cheap. So the tire shop guy told me about how he runs falkens on his mustang and they're a great tire for the price. So i bought them. My first impression was WOW they're quiet. this is a huge plus for convertibles since we hear everything. after the first hundred miles I thought they were great, They're a pretty soft tire, and Held traction well in dry conditions, but the first rain, I hydroplaned at like less than 30mph on an off ramp of a highway and nearly went into the railing but recovered. The rears would also spin like a motherfucker. I was told this was due to the release agent of the tires not completely being worn off because after a few hundred more miles i've had to made evasive maneuvers in wet conditions at 50+ mph as well as hard braking and they held well and don't slip easily, But as for snow, .....Falken markets these tires as "all weather" but...that's bullshit. If you like your car or your life don't use these in the snow or ice, there isn't much tread to bite into the snow so it'd just get compacted into the grooves and turn them into slicks basically.  I was doing deliveries for my job at the time, and it was snowing about 1 or two inches, ..... The car was all over the place. even starting from a dead stop in 2nd gear the rears would spin and the slightest tap of the pedals would spin them or lock the tires up,  So overall.. they're a good tire for Light rain or dry conditions.  Just get a set of snow tires/wheels  Though the tread does wear rather quickly.</blockquote>