Got my first track day book up and i need new tyres all round.normally i use second hand slicks on front(210/60/17) and toyo r888( 235/40/17 )on the rear for me gave quite a good balance.now i want new rubber and checking the prices of toyo and hell gonna cost 800 notes all round.
anybody had any experance with Federal 595rs tyres or kumho v70a

cheers mark

 

used the v70,s they wear quick and only come with 3mm of tread i think, work well but not for long, speak to steve harkeridge tyres [spelling] in bristol, allways got cheap part worns,

 

bump anyone

 

Mate of mine has rsr's on his 3dr did 8 laps of nurbering on them and drove home on them and theve got plenty left in them yet. He sed there as good as his 888's he had previously hope this helps you mate.

 

cheers for reply sounds like a good enough for me as these were the tyres i was thinking of getting

 

No worries mate hope there as good as he said they are for you.

 

times are hard and with a saving of over 200 euro worth giving them a bash

 

The Federal 595rs are not a bad tyre. The RSR is better again and a pretty durable and consistant tyre, even if it is just shy of the grip afforded by RE55s. Sadly they are all well off the Yokohama A050s

 

never heard of the yoko ao50 before must me similar to the ao48

 

I only ran one set of AO48s as they didnt seem to like the heat cycle and hardened and lost grip even with plenty of tread left. Found the Bridgestone RE55s more durable then A048s.

But the A050s are way softer and offer so much more grip. I now need to run more spring, damping or bar as I dont want to run more camber as any more will hurt the car under brakes and under power. So need to stiffen it up. They are an amazing tyre and best thing is still great grip when bald like a slick



The RSR are about the best street tyre alternative in my eyes. They hold up well and don't throw tread blocks when new like many other performance street tyres when you give them hell on the track. They are nice and predictable and give you a squeal when locked or about to give way