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Federal 595ss's are good but they turn to nothing in the wet... That said, its still pretty good bang for your buck since Pam Anderson came to town.

Bennoz wrote:Still reckon the Federal 595's are the best bang for buck for UHP street tyres.

I want that tyre/rim combo... Freaking hot...

Bah, dish is non existent

Actually 595ss's are quite good in the right conditions... I actually can tail out a little due to the strong front grip... I have some falkens at the rear...

What price range are the federal 595s??

Bennoz wrote:Still reckon the Federal 595's are the best bang for buck for UHP street tyres.

i wish i could get these but they have the wrong load rating for 225/35/18

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4x-225-35-18 ... 4aa6d68d53

Absolute steal... But 83W when fto needs 87 or greater

and considering the Falken FK452 i have cost $1100 to get again :S

Valandis91 wrote:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4x-225-35-18 ... 4aa6d68d53

Absolute steal... But 83W when fto needs 87 or greater

and considering the Falken FK452 i have cost $1100 to get again :S

Also I need 17s.. not 18s..
So this would be better, yes?:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4x-235-45-17 ... 33677ac43c

Edit: $470 for 4 federal 595 delivered to my door is a good price yes? - are they what I'm looking for? - Will 235s be too wide??

bass_twitch wrote:

Valandis91 wrote:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4x-225-35-18 ... 4aa6d68d53

Absolute steal... But 83W when fto needs 87 or greater

and considering the Falken FK452 i have cost $1100 to get again :S

Also I need 17s.. not 18s..
So this would be better, yes?:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4x-235-45-17 ... 33677ac43c

Edit: $470 for 4 federal 595 delivered to my door is a good price yes? - are they what I'm looking for? - Will 235s be too wide??

I have 235's on the rear.. No issues...

I haven't put them on the front though .. I know most of the guys here have no drama's, but it will depend on your wheel offset.. FRE55H put 235's on the front of his, and it scrapes like a bitch ... But that is with rims that came off a riceline... So offset would not be the desired one..

rock_it wrote:

Bennoz wrote:Still reckon the Federal 595's are the best bang for buck for UHP street tyres.

I want that tyre/rim combo... Freaking hot...

I would not get the RS again ( ones in the pic ^^^^^)
They go hard after 3-4 times of being heated up to a good running temp.
RSR's for the win.

Somehow I don't think they're for track days Aza

Just be wary buying tyres off Ebay, check the manufacture date on the tyres & ask how they've been stored.
As they most certainly have a shelf life & Ebay is the best way for them to get rid of old stock.

The ones I had only did one track day and two or so club drives before they went off .

Well that sucks

I've still got a pair on the ass end of mine, been there for years

I'll be trying the Falken FK452 for my fronts in 215/45/17

Good reviews but its about $200 a tyre but i'll cop it. Seems to be a good tyre according to reviews.

aza013 wrote:

rock_it wrote:

Bennoz wrote:Still reckon the Federal 595's are the best bang for buck for UHP street tyres.

I want that tyre/rim combo... Freaking hot...

I would not get the RS again ( ones in the pic ^^^^^)
They go hard after 3-4 times of being heated up to a good running temp.
RSR's for the win.

Thats an SS? aka 595SuperSteel
RS might be a different tyre Aza

Gholdwayne wrote:I'll be trying the Falken FK452 for my fronts in 215/45/17

Good reviews but its about $200 a tyre but i'll cop it. Seems to be a good tyre according to reviews.

definitely go the FK452,

Fantastic grip in the wet, good grip in the dry.

Have had mine for nearly 30,000k's now and only barely getting to the point where i am thinking of replacing them probably in the next 5-10,000k's

can definitely have a lot of confidence in these tyres

Valandis91 wrote: Fantastic grip in the wet, good grip in the dry.

Nice! Have you tried Fed 595SS's Do you reckon FK452's have better dry grip?

Also, what do you think of the Falken ZE912's ?

Gholdwayne wrote:

aza013 wrote:

rock_it wrote:

Bennoz wrote:Still reckon the Federal 595's are the best bang for buck for UHP street tyres.

I want that tyre/rim combo... Freaking hot...

I would not get the RS again ( ones in the pic ^^^^^)
They go hard after 3-4 times of being heated up to a good running temp.
RSR's for the win.

Thats an SS? aka 595SuperSteel
RS might be a different tyre Aza

Same one they just changed the RS to the SS.

Bennoz wrote:Still reckon the Federal 595's are the best bang for buck for UHP street tyres.

Aren't your ku36s cheaper?

phunkydude wrote:

Bennoz wrote:Still reckon the Federal 595's are the best bang for buck for UHP street tyres.

Aren't your ku36s cheaper?

Marginally cheaper then the RS-R's not RS (also known as SS).

The Kumho alternative that is in the same range as the RS/SS would be the KU31

phunkydude wrote:

Bennoz wrote:Still reckon the Federal 595's are the best bang for buck for UHP street tyres.

Aren't your ku36s cheaper?

Nooooo..... In 225/45/18 the Feds were $180 a pop, the KU36s area bracket up, they're not considered a UHP, rather a proper semi. I went up a size to 235/45/18 with the KU36s, but they were signifigantly more at $250 a pop.

As mentioned above, equivalent to the 595SS's is the KU31 in Khumo. Dunno about pricing on them...