Hi guys,
Reading some older threads about tyres choice and a few people said they may try these RSR\'s next.
Just wondering what your thoughts were as a full set of 225/45/17 and 255/40/17 comes in at £446.40 fitted which to me seems decent. In need of some new shoes so any feed back much appreciated.
SP, will be doing trackdays and street use, not my daily drive. :driving
Cheers,
Jus
:cheers
Got them on the front of mine. Very good grip not too much road noise only done about 200 miles on them but very impressed so far:yes:Thumbsup!
ive got some 265 18\'s of these on the back of my fd and have done a couple of track days offer loads of grip and seem to wear pretty well to
get a thumbs up from me :Thumbsup!:Thumbsup!
Have them all round on the FD, good level of grip in the dry. Done a couple of trackdays and they seem to be standing up quite well. Not as out and out grippy as 888\'s but very good.
Shaun
i had a set of these on a vauxhall calibra a few years back and i was happy with them overall
A very good tyre, grippy, tough and very good value for money.
thanks guys, seems a very good tyre, thanks :)
235/40/17 front ?
an fd 235/45 17 front and 255/40 17 rear
oh, im on 225 atm, they dont have 235 in stock or ever stocked them in 45/17\'s :(
Thanks for the input guys.... Have to think about it now...
Camskill had a special on recently, 255/35/18\'s £270 to your door (thats about the price of 1 888 or ao48), i couldnt say no, will let you know what they are like after a decent drive!
Im after some of the federals myself, but camskill are out of stock of the 225/45/18\'s for the rx8, anyone with anymore suggestions as to where to get a set of 4 ?
There is a guy advertising on pistonheads, fast eddys performance centre or something like that, advertises under classifieds, motorsport parts!
Cheers :) Do you have an addy as im at work atm so pressed for time.
Very impressed with the federals for the money, quite happy with putting down 450hp and even when the track got greasy after some drizzle they were coping well. Wear rates look good too. Not all out sticky like some other track day alternatives but better than a standard sticky road tyre! A good compromise i would say and they were only 255\'s!
Hope the link works
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?d=11267
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m118b1878s1147p0/Track_Day_Tyres_-_Trackday_Tyres_-_Motorsport_Tyres_-_18_inch_Federal_Tyres_Trackday_Track_Day_Federal_595RSR_Federal_595_RSR_-_R18_inch_-_255_35_18_255_35R18
If you want to buy federals ring \'service and sport\' www.serviceandsport.com (http://www.serviceandsport.com) as they were, at least at one time, the sole importer into the UK and tend to have a warehouse full and should have no problems sorting you out.
I use the Federal semi-slick FZ-201\'s and have been very impressed by them and even on the medium compound have no trouble getting them up to temp quickly which I know has been a concern for some people using them. They are also a bargain (compared to the previous dunlops anyway) as like the dunlops they are derived from a full slick (FZ-101) rather than a road tyre and came in about £400 cheaper for a set.
I considered using the 595 RS-R as a wet tyre but I have driven them on track in the rain and they just don\'t seem to have the compound for it. They clear water well but couldn\'t generate enough heat to get them to grip although I was in a vx220 so it may be better in something heavier like an rx. I used pirelli pzero\'s on the same day and they were much grippier. I\'ve also driven the rs-r in the dry and they hold up well but I suspect may overheat if pushed, they have a fair bit of grip but appear to be about 2secs slower than a 888 around Anglesey Coastal.
Still they make a good road/track compromise tyre or cheaper track tyre for the dry if you don\'t need to worrry about ultimate pace, which for track days isn\'t really the point anyway.
Have them complete on the FD, excellent stage of hold in the dry. Done a number of trackdays and they seem to be status up quite well. Not as out and out grippy as 888\'s but very excellent.