Are Federal 595 Super Steels Rubbish?

[niZmO_Man]

have been reading up that KU31 are better than the 595SS ?

this might be a better option as they have said to handle better and have less road noise.

I have both tyres new on my car. I can safely say KU31 is better than the Federals overall, especially in the wet. I still get surprised how good the KU31s are in the wet. Unfortunately I don't have a set on my cars atm but will when the time comes.

The SS595 is a bit noisy, and about 50% worn lose a lot of grip. Perhaps it's because they got old as well. They do have a lot of contact patch so when warm in the dry they perform pretty well for their price.

It all depends on what you want from the tyres.

[GTSBoy]

why would you expect the 595ss to be better then the Ku36, WHen the closest comparrison to the 36 is the RSR. Both should be miles ahead of the ss. or 31

Sorry, mistyped that. So used to typing KU36 that I accidentally typed that when I meant KU31.

[WMDC35]

i've got 595 on the rear, they were cheap and were supposed to be for skidpan, not too bad dry, wet fine for normal driving, i'd take a kumho over a federal in general

[ishyz34]

I've heard that nankang ns2's are about the same price but stick better in the wet especially, not talking from personal experience, just what I've heard from mates.