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right lads im just wondering what the best tyre setup would be in yer opinion..
last year i was competing in pd with my sileighty she was running roughly 220-230bhp and 205 rubber.. now i fiddled with her shes running 267bhp and i just wanna to know what width/make tyre ye think would be best to run on the back, i have 8js on the front and 9s on the back...and also ill run 225s on the front but not sure what make yed say is the grippiest for both wet and dry
cheers
federal super steel 595s are an unreal tyre in both wet and dry lad!!
with that power id say you could run up to 245s but if you think there is too much grip use pleanty of psi!! :D
also the width you can run depends on your budget since price goes up with width
Just remember there is federal 595 super steel road tyres and track tyres the road tyres are shocking I wouldn't put them on a bicycleQuote:
Originally Posted by DeaneMsport_180sx
oh yes sorry i forgot to mention that too!! sorry :pQuote:
Originally Posted by tweek
How would you tell the difference in the road and track ones ??Quote:
Originally Posted by tweek
I didnt know that i was going to get fedral 595ss during d week for ennis how do i know wich ones are the track ones and are they any dearer??
Sound kev...jesus didnt think i could go that wide on the back :eek: what make would you thinks best for the back? And where would i get the federals cause id need em for ennisQuote:
Originally Posted by DeaneMsport_180sx
jasus lad i didn even know that , i always get federal 595 tyres , prob the cheaper ones cause i get them at a good price .......... i av no problems with them at all an drive the absolute ring outa the car ... wet r dry never any problems..... savage on the front and lovely tyre for the rear for good drift control................:)Quote:
Originally Posted by tweek
I'll take a pic later of the road ones And post it up.
@drifter I had Kendas on before the federals and found them better in the wet lol try falken fk452s or falken ziex the ziex wear quicker tho but the fk452s are a great all round tyre or if you could stretch to bridgestone potenzas but at the rate your burn them lol I'd say there is not much point lol
I've federals 595's here a sponsor give me to try out! (on the front) so i'll keep yas posted on how that goes ;) lol
i am using 225/45/17 marix every bit as good as federals, also using 245/40/17 brigdestones both tyres €40 each a lot cheaper than federals.
i was buying my federals off lakeland tyres at the events all last year...they were only 50 euro a tyre i think so thats pretty dam good for federals... everyone has their own preferences for tyres but i cant seem to find an all round better tyre than federals...they have savage grip,last aaaages, are relatively cheap and you get a nice bit of smoke off them!! :D shur what more could you want haha
i had them on the front when i couldnt afford any better and even then they were still really good!!
for the back they are just savage IMO
any1 any interest in 2 brand new Maxxis MA-Z1 Drift tyres 245/40/17 140euro eachQuote:
Originally Posted by Seamie tc
Right I'm getting tyres today so I'm looking for something very grippy but good in the wet too for the front so any suggestions appreciated....and I'm not sure what I'll do with the back I say I'll go with 235s but dunno what make..has anyone some suggestions, really could do with some info asap cause I have to order the tyres today
if you have loads of money but silverstones of toyos for the front lad but if your on a tight budget federals are pretty good up front
id say you should defo go for federals on the back and go for 235s as you were saying :)
r888's up front,,and 235x40x17 hero milanzas for the rear thats all i ever runQuote:
Originally Posted by jeff nelson sileighty
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Originally Posted by DeaneMsport_180sx
ya ill run into town there see does anyone stock something along these lines, kev i say you know ears here in mallow hopefully theyd have something cause i need em for ennis....fuck sake im always leaving things to the last minute :rolleyes: haha sound for the info lads cheersQuote:
Originally Posted by jamie180sx
ya im pretty sure ears would have silverstones or kumhos or something along them lines for the front...chance em anyway
try camskill for federals they are always really cheap if your ordering a few
I won the non seeded pro championship in 09 using Federals SS 595s on the back, aint nothing wrong with them! With that power I would say youre better to stick to 225s or at the widest 235s, anything wider will just make it difficult to drive. You could go wider and run high psi but at the end of the day youre just reducing your contact patch by doing that, effectively making the tyre narrower on the ground and increasing temperature and wear. You could run the 225 or 235s at 20 psi cold and it would give you good grip. As far as the front is concerned, I've genuinely never felt a better tyre on the front than the Bridgestone Potenza RE050s I'm running. If you have anything near good geometry they give telepathic levels of feedback and theres no understeer at all with them, and they work very well in the wet aswell. They might be a bit expensive to be running on the back in the dry, but if you could stretch to it it would be well worth having a set there for a rainy day :)
achille atr sport are a great tyre...have a good bit more grip than a federal 595,
but there priced around 65/70e in a 225.235/17...
ya i was just in ears there and rhey priced a set of kumho v21s (i think) at 185 a tyre for 225 45 17.....is that good or bad, sounds fairly pricey to me?:confused:
jesus thats sum money for a tyre alright , but i dunno how much they go for normally , but id nearly get 4 federals for that money..Quote:
Originally Posted by jeff nelson sileighty
forget the hero's jamie the marix es-o1 are far better and a lot cheaper.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie180sx
picture here http://www.driftireland.com/showthread.php?t=11694
Got a few Toyo Proxes T1R today to test at the weekend so will report back after.
Huge thanks to Hanover Tires in Cork for hooking me up :)
same as myself jamie.i find it a good combo :DQuote:
Originally Posted by jamie180sx
How much chuck?might take a trip up if there a good priceQuote:
Originally Posted by Chuck_g
are you just looking for rear tires or front and rear tires????
Both keith...i need something good all round for the front and just wondering would the make i use on the back be that important?Quote:
Originally Posted by bart
If i was buying new tyres for the front id be looking at falken 452's.
Great value, great grip, great wear.
Best for the money.
I have seamies bridgestone up front and they are simply excellent.!