SABS Road Legal Federal 595 RS Semi Slicks
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Size preference?Gary57 wrote:I need "road" tyres I think, what you got. Need 2 very soon.
True intended use? *I don't want to give you a price on a 'cruising' or 'touring' tyre and you want to use it for drags or to drive 240km/h
....so tell me honestly what you expect out of a tyre and I will spec it for you 
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My Pirelli P6000's on my old Alfa were 140 or 180 UTQG rating and that is hardly a soft compound.
The Toyo R888 Semi slicks I use for autocrossing are 100, and I'd consider anything harder than that to be a road tyre. That Federal hardly looks like a semi slick either compared to the Toyo's or the Bridgestone semis.
A true semi slick is night and day difference in grip and cornering, and they're not bad in the wet either (Toyo R888 is listed by Toyo as a wet weather race tyre) The only problem's are the semis wear quickly and are very noisy, low frequency tread noise.
The Toyo R888 Semi slicks I use for autocrossing are 100, and I'd consider anything harder than that to be a road tyre. That Federal hardly looks like a semi slick either compared to the Toyo's or the Bridgestone semis.
A true semi slick is night and day difference in grip and cornering, and they're not bad in the wet either (Toyo R888 is listed by Toyo as a wet weather race tyre) The only problem's are the semis wear quickly and are very noisy, low frequency tread noise.
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veecee wrote:D = double overhead cam
E = electronic ignition, i.e. coils on plugs
i currently have toyo's on the golf - 225/40/18's proxes4.
the thing handles like its rails - like nothing i've ever driven before. not sure if its the car or the tires - but my gawd - it just goes where i point it, no matter what!!!
havent had the car long enough to talk about wear rates, or wet weather traction, etc
Shot! I figured D was for Twincam or DOHC -
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Sewercyde, what tyres do you have in 215/45R17?
I need a set of 4 for my Focus ST170, I have a set of semi's for autocrosses so the tyre won't see use on a track but I do want a high performance tyre, preferably AA traction. I mostly do driving to and from work daily with a weekly 160km return trip thrown in.
I would also prefer not to have a directional pattern, the Hankook Ventus K104's I have at the moment got a bit noisy after a while.
I need a set of 4 for my Focus ST170, I have a set of semi's for autocrosses so the tyre won't see use on a track but I do want a high performance tyre, preferably AA traction. I mostly do driving to and from work daily with a weekly 160km return trip thrown in.
I would also prefer not to have a directional pattern, the Hankook Ventus K104's I have at the moment got a bit noisy after a while.
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Howzit Boet,Guy wrote:Sewercyde, what tyres do you have in 215/45R17?
I need a set of 4 for my Focus ST170, I have a set of semi's for autocrosses so the tyre won't see use on a track but I do want a high performance tyre, preferably AA traction. I mostly do driving to and from work daily with a weekly 160km return trip thrown in.
I would also prefer not to have a directional pattern, the Hankook Ventus K104's I have at the moment got a bit noisy after a while.
Hercules Raptis is my choice, I drive with the 225/40/18 when i go long distance. They are Asymmetric, so they are quiet and comfortable.
215/45/17 @ R795ea
