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Duncan- I have to retreat on my campaign against the sp9000's. I now have them on the front on some 17's with 235 on the front and they are very impressive. Guess the aspect ratio of the standard rims combined with a lack of width contributed to the horrible handling.

I have not changed the suspension at all and it is very nice. Turn in is sharper and there is now actually grip!

>_<

The thing with the price comes down to the size tho. I went for 235s over 225s as there was a $70 per tyre price difference, for the smaller tyre. But $200 for a 235/45/17 sp 9000 sport sounds cheap...

After spending some time going through this thread, I've got some quotes for the following tyres (note: Front - 235/45/17, Rear - 255/40/17):

Federal SS595 - $730 fitted (Front: $165/corner, Rear: $200/corner)

Hankook K104 - $872 fitted (Front: $194/corner, Rear: $242/corner)

Toyo T1R - $1070 fitted (Front: $247/corner, Rear: $288/corner)

I'm not overly fussed about spending the money to get the Toyo's, but from what people know about these tyres, are they worth the extra money over the Federals and Hankooks?

I've heard good things about all the above mentioned tyres, although I'm leaning towards the Federals, not because they're the cheapest, but because they seem to have relative performance to the Toyo's and hence are better value for money.

At the end of the day, I basically want a set of tyres that will give reasonable performance and durability. The car is daily driven and I have another set of rims for whenever I feel like going to the track, so I don't really need an excessively performance orientated tyre that will cost more and potentially not last as long if a better compromise exists...

What do you guys recommend?

Is there anything else I should consider?

You have read the posts on all 3 of them tyres from other members, only you can make up your mind. Sure the toyo's are a good tyre, but are they $82 a tyre better than the federals? I dont think so personally but it is still up to you what you do.

The best value for money would be the federal there, but you may get a little bit better grip out of the toyo, but i dont think that the little bit you will notice will be worth the jump in price.

And I personally think that the federal and toyo's are better than the K104. cos I know that the K104's become noisey after about 15,000 - 20,000 km's, but you will only notice that if they last that long.

I've just recently put Federals on my car

SS595

265/35 R18 $320 each

and

235/40 R18 $220 each

fitted and balanced

So far so good. Night and day difference between the Nankang NS-II's I had on there before.

Will have to see how the wear is though.

N.B. For Federal 595 RS I was quoted $570 each for 265/35 R18's!!! :laugh:

Where did you get your tyres from Wilch?

Out of all the places I called for quotes, Payless Tyres in Chatswood were the only ones that stocked Federals...I think their quote was competitive, but I've really got nothing to compare it to.

N.B. For Federal 595 RS I was quoted $570 each for 265/35 R18's!!!

Ewww..they are ripping you off big time! :ninja:

Federal tyres RRP is $475 for the size mentioned above.

I had the exact same tyres fitted to my GTR for just under retail.

  • 3 weeks later...

I got a great price on FK451 from Temple of Chrome tyres, 245/45/17 for $200ea, I think they are running out stock since th 452 have arrived.

Great tyres and worth twice that price :)

Very dangerous in the wet!!

i 3rd that! Sava's are absoulutely crap in the wet! Bought myself a set of Eagle F1's 225/45/R16 at $60 each. (got the hookup at dunlop) :D I found 'em to be awesome both in the wet and dry

Witht he common sized federal tyres over 18 inch, you can normally screw the RRP down a fair bit, I know that with a couple of sizes alone in the federal range, the RRP price is like 80% markup on purchase price, so keep an eye out for the best deals, also the price of federals dropped in all comon sizes about 2 months ago, and most tyre places havent passed the price drop onto the customers, so once again, ask a heap or questions and try to get the best price., I wouldnt pay anymore than $480 for any federal passenger tyre, unless it is the RS's then you will be paying a little bit.. keep that in mind.

I got a great price on FK451 from Temple of Chrome tyres, 245/45/17 for $200ea, I think they are running out stock since th 452 have arrived.

Great tyres and worth twice that price :)

im using FK452 275/35s on mine, and they perform well.....going through a lot of corners and had no problems with them so far.

they seem to get worn out fast though....

The federal 595's are performing well in the dry.

Theres still a wet test yet.

they came with compliance on my stocko rims, and to be honest i think they are great tyres....even in the wet, i hardly had any problems with them whatsever.

just bought a set of federal 595ss in 17inch 255 R and 235 F.

For $700 from payless tyres in chatswood.

I also recently bought a set of Federal SS595's from Payless Tyres in Chatswood - same size as above, same price as above, excellent service and would highly recommend.

Despite all the positive comments already posted, I was still pleasantly surprised at how well they perform once I got them fitted on my car (280ish rwkw R33) - they definately exceeded my expectations.

Obviously there may be some slightly better performing tyres available, although considering they're likely to be close to double the price (or more) and probably not as durable, I don't think there's many better value for money street tyres available on the market at the moment.

well i use Bridgestone Potenza 275-35 R18 they have a nice compound, i like it when i warm them up by doing a 10k launch and then launching on their tracks. they are shit expensive, but they are one of the best tires around. (again, my opinion)

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