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Federal 595RS Sport Competition tyres
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 2:32 pm
by hot rod
Hi guys,
I was wondering if any of you guys have experience with these for road daily use?
http://www.federaltyres.com.au/ss595rs
I've also heard good things about the lower spec 595 tyre. They are only $140 odd for a 205/40/17.
http://www.federaltyres.com.au/ss595Cheers guys
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:50 pm
by FMS01
I beleive they also released a new softer 595 RS-R at the end of last year too.
Cheers,
Julian
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:10 pm
by 16bit
how much have you been quoted for the semis
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:40 am
by fastfreddygassit
16bit wrote:how much have you been quoted for the semis
I rang up a local dealer (as per the federal website) and for a 205/40-17 it was:
595 $160
595RS $215
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:37 pm
by SteveS1
in terms of the 595RS (semi-slick) the local Qld dealer advises they only do 17\" & 18\" tyres until at least may/june when they may bring in 15\".
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:49 pm
by irwin83r
SteveS1 wrote:in terms of the 595RS (semi-slick) the local Qld dealer advises they only do 17" & 18" tyres until at least may/june when they may bring in 15".
know anyone thats ran on them?? any feed back?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:30 am
by 16bit
yeah because 215 for 17 inch semis is cheap. should be very resonable for those of us with proper sized rims
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:06 am
by StanTheMan
fastfreddygassit wrote:16bit wrote:how much have you been quoted for the semis
I rang up a local dealer (as per the federal website) and for a 205/40-17 it was:
595 $160
595RS $215
Well..... 595RS's certainly have come down in price. Mid 2006 i was quoted $290 for the 16 in size.
I ended up going back to the 15" size & settled with RT615's.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:39 pm
by hot rod
Thanks for the info guys, too bad the RS are not available in 15s, I'll ring around locally and see if I get a different story.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:41 am
by Brad
Nark wrote:Just thought I'd give this thread a bump in case someone has tried these.
I'm seriously considering these since the RT615s don't come in 205/45R16.
Anyone tried the 595RS-Rs? Apparently they have reinforced sidewalls and treadwear rating dropped from 180 down to 140.
No 205/45/16??? Bugger. I was eyeing these off for my next tyre set. I have these on my 14" and while they were good on the track they had alot of roll and my car rides much better now on 16" Yoko S-Drives. I'm sure the RT615's in 16" would be excellent though.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:40 pm
by Jimmy
I just got a quote for the 595RS.
205/50/R15 was $205/corner. Thats pretty damn good. Looks like they have updated their sizes.
Does anyone have any feedback for these? It seems like very good value for a semi slick.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:51 pm
by 16bit
are they a genuine r spec tyre or are they like the rt 615's?
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:55 pm
by Brad
They'd have to be a RT615 equ. surely.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:01 pm
by Jimmy
I'd say they would be RT615's rival.
I'm not in the market for them as im getting some 888 and c-drives (gotta love tax return time!) but was just letting people know that the 15's are now available!
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:05 pm
by StanTheMan
I think they are very similar to the RT 615. How they compare against each other I have no idea. But they do come i the elusive 16\" size