Federal tyres

[SILICONEKID340HP]

Just been on there website ,they have extreme performance and performace series tyres.

Are the Performnace series a road leagal track day tyre or just a road tyre like the Toyo T1r and Falken 452`s


Im looking for something like the Toyo R1R with plenty of tread but cheaper ..Im wondering federal do a similar tyre ,the Federal 595rsr looks more like a R888 to me .

cheers

[magooagain]

Have a read of this. http://www.fccuk.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=show...

[delmatt]

Had these on my Mazda MX5 which was pretty much only used for trackdays. I lost count of how many days they did but they were pretty good and were well worn with no cracks at all when I sold the car. I have a Caterham with 13 inch wheels now and wish they made em in my current size but they seem to start at 15 inch which is a shame.

[Antj]

federal 595's are bargain tyres and bloody good, shocking thing for me is how good they still are in the wet, used them on rent4rings swift, great tyres and about 505 of the cost of the equivalent R888

[src1971]

I'm getting 8 track days from a set of Federals on the fronts - rears are lasting even longer.

[SILICONEKID340HP]

Thanks for your help, Problem is the limited sizes and limited width sizes due to catching body chassis etc

The widest you can go without modification is rear245 front225

These are the closest match to original setup but they come a bit narrow .Does anyone know if they come much wider they come , which would be a plus .

Federal RSR`s 205/50/16 Diameter 610mm / original 205/55/15 Diameter 606mm

Federal RSR`s 225/45/17 Diameter 633mm / original 225/50/16 Diameter 632mm

Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Tuesday 25th September 21:29

[rex]

I used them on a track prepared e36 M3. Rears lasted for about 8 track days but fronts knackered within 2 days. They did not grip as well as the 888's.

[sbird]

src1971 said:

I'm getting 8 track days from a set of Federals on the fronts - rears are lasting even longer.

That's odd. My rear tyres are wearing faster.

[Old Red]

Try 'mytyres' i got my 235/40 18 RSR-Rs for £110 ea delivered. 888's are £195 ea. Quite sensitive to temperature/pressure, tyre wall is softer so i wear the shoulder more.
I am on my 4th set!

[JordanVXR]

Desperate to find some for next week I need 215/40/r17 anyone have any ideas other than demon tweeks or cam skill as both out of stock

[joe_90]

What pressures should these be setup (cold) e36 track car (all stripped) if that helps? I have no idea when it comes to all the setup stuff really.

[JordanVXR]

prob about 28-30 psi depending on air temp at the time.

[Rockatansky]

JordanVXR said:

Desperate to find some for next week I need 215/40/r17 anyone have any ideas other than demon tweeks or cam skill as both out of stock

http://www.tyres-pneus-online.co.uk/car-tyres-FEDE...

Bought mine from them earlier this year with no problems.

[SILICONEKID340HP]

Rockatansky said:

JordanVXR said:

Desperate to find some for next week I need 215/40/r17 anyone have any ideas other than demon tweeks or cam skill as both out of stock

http://www.tyres-pneus-online.co.uk/car-tyres-FEDE...

Bought mine from them earlier this year with no problems.

Do you know how much wider the 215`s come out at ?

[Rockatansky]

SILICONEKID340HP said:

Do you know how much wider the 215`s come out at ?

Sorry, I actually run 215/45/17 so not a direct comparison.

Does this help? - http://www.federaltire.com/en/images/products/2012...

[GC8]

JordanVXR said:

Desperate to find some for next week I need 215/40/r17 anyone have any ideas other than demon tweeks or cam skill as both out of stock

http://www.racecarnewmedia.com/bmtr/news.asp?NewsID=45