Advan Neova AD08 or Fedaral 595 RS-R
Discussion
The Federal Tyres are budgets aren't they?
I don't have any experience with the Advans, but the Federal Tyres can be good but seem to wear quite quickly. If I were you, I would stay with the Toyos, they are quite a good tyre compound and can be found quite cheap through a quick search on ebay > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
Going for less than £150.
I don't have any experience with the Advans, but the Federal Tyres can be good but seem to wear quite quickly. If I were you, I would stay with the Toyos, they are quite a good tyre compound and can be found quite cheap through a quick search on ebay > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
Going for less than £150.
ayman82 said:
The Federal Tyres are budgets aren't they?
I don't have any experience with the Advans, but the Federal Tyres can be good but seem to wear quite quickly. If I were you, I would stay with the Toyos, they are quite a good tyre compound and can be found quite cheap through a quick search on ebay > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
Going for less than £150.
Toyo T1Rs are a good budget tyre, the AD08 is a good performance tyre. I went from T1Rs to AD08s on my Civic and the difference was night and day, I would say they were better under all conditions than the Toyos, but in the dry they were phenomenal. I upped the camber to 2.5° at the same time and the grip felt almost identical to what I had on R888s.I don't have any experience with the Advans, but the Federal Tyres can be good but seem to wear quite quickly. If I were you, I would stay with the Toyos, they are quite a good tyre compound and can be found quite cheap through a quick search on ebay > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
Going for less than £150.
Much stiffer sidewall, wear rate appears to be good, far better than R compound tyres, probably only marginally worse than T1Rs, hold up much better on track too.
They are a bit pricey, but worth it IMO.
Would never have even looked at federals before but heard some good reviews on the RS-R from some regular trackdayers so thought I'd give it a go.
Before them I had the hankooks RS-2s which I liked, good in the dry, great on track but rubbish in the wet, at least that's what I found.
Done a couple of trackdays with the federals and I absolutely love them. They ate sensitive to tyre pressure but they're in a different league compared to the hankooks let alone a normal but good road tyre. Tyre wear looks like it'll be similar to tyres like the R888s if not slightly better but that shouldn't come as a surprise.
Had to be said I've never tried the ad08s or 888s so can't give any accurate comparitive info.
Before them I had the hankooks RS-2s which I liked, good in the dry, great on track but rubbish in the wet, at least that's what I found.
Done a couple of trackdays with the federals and I absolutely love them. They ate sensitive to tyre pressure but they're in a different league compared to the hankooks let alone a normal but good road tyre. Tyre wear looks like it'll be similar to tyres like the R888s if not slightly better but that shouldn't come as a surprise.
Had to be said I've never tried the ad08s or 888s so can't give any accurate comparitive info.
Kozy said:
Toyo T1Rs are a good budget tyre, the AD08 is a good performance tyre. I went from T1Rs to AD08s on my Civic and the difference was night and day, I would say they were better under all conditions than the Toyos, but in the dry they were phenomenal. I upped the camber to 2.5° at the same time and the grip felt almost identical to what I had on R888s.
Much stiffer sidewall, wear rate appears to be good, far better than R compound tyres, probably only marginally worse than T1Rs, hold up much better on track too.
They are a bit pricey, but worth it IMO.
This is the kind of feedback which is leaning me towards the AD08 Much stiffer sidewall, wear rate appears to be good, far better than R compound tyres, probably only marginally worse than T1Rs, hold up much better on track too.
They are a bit pricey, but worth it IMO.
irf said:
Would never have even looked at federals before but heard some good reviews on the RS-R from some regular trackdayers so thought I'd give it a go.
Before them I had the hankooks RS-2s which I liked, good in the dry, great on track but rubbish in the wet, at least that's what I found.
Done a couple of trackdays with the federals and I absolutely love them. They ate sensitive to tyre pressure but they're in a different league compared to the hankooks let alone a normal but good road tyre. Tyre wear looks like it'll be similar to tyres like the R888s if not slightly better but that shouldn't come as a surprise.
Had to be said I've never tried the ad08s or 888s so can't give any accurate comparitive info.
Seems alot of road users as well as trackdayer's are liking the RS-R's. I guess it's just a biggish leap of faith to go with a newish tyre getting initial hype...Before them I had the hankooks RS-2s which I liked, good in the dry, great on track but rubbish in the wet, at least that's what I found.
Done a couple of trackdays with the federals and I absolutely love them. They ate sensitive to tyre pressure but they're in a different league compared to the hankooks let alone a normal but good road tyre. Tyre wear looks like it'll be similar to tyres like the R888s if not slightly better but that shouldn't come as a surprise.
Had to be said I've never tried the ad08s or 888s so can't give any accurate comparitive info.
Haven't seen a poor word said about them tbf
bonesX said:
Seems alot of road users as well as trackdayer's are liking the RS-R's. I guess it's just a biggish leap of faith to go with a newish tyre getting initial hype...
Haven't seen a poor word said about them tbf
Actually, here's a bad word... post #102 http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/wheel-and-t...Haven't seen a poor word said about them tbf
To put a spanner in the works, I would look at some Kumho Ku36 tyres. I've just fitted a set to my evo as they were a chunk cheaper than 08s. They're a similar concept - mainly dry weather tyre but do work in the wet.
I'm very impressed - Grip is very very good and they have a lovely progressive breakaway.
I'm very impressed - Grip is very very good and they have a lovely progressive breakaway.
Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff