wana ask all the sifu here...
anyone used federal 595evo before...?
how izit for spirited driving during dry & wet...
as i plan to change 2 of my front tyre to this...
thx in advance...

falken nope. toyo can be considered.

more importantly, why didnt specify your criteria in tires?

Planning to change myvi stock tires 175/65/R14. <rm200
Criteria - comfort, low noise, longer lasting thread

- XM2
- C drive
- CC5?

thanks

This post has been edited by kucingfight: Jul 16 2012, 10:30 PM

perhaps XM2

Which model of tyre should I get for 205/60R15 ? Bridgestone GR90 or Yokohama CD 2 or other ?

Wanted to ask.Is it have to burn in tyre for better performance?

i use toyo R1R 195/55/15 on fiesta. can drive 180km/h during rain with no scary feeling. bought few mth ago at 375/pc. not sure about RSR but RSR is better in dry but toyo i made in japan, quality assurance

it's more to safety procedure to let the tyres release their lubricant on tyre surface during the break in period

just changed 2 pieces of used federal 595evo...
left around 75% @ Rm150 after trade-in...
feel quite nice during dry & wet...
at least better den v12 for me...
just quite noisy and i feel like not so stable using profile 50...

Can pls give comments on which of the tyres below ( Size 185/60R14 ) is better in terms of grip in dry AND WET, esp more in wet conditions :
1. Michelin XM2
2. Bridgestone Turanza AR10

Also their pros & cons.

TQ in adv.

better go with Yokohama C Drive 2... better than those tyre...i've tried it before

can't comment on tire comparisons on the mentioned 2 brands/models, however do take note that yokohama or c.drive 2 in particular don't perform so well on wet.

that said, i still speed quite decently during wet conditions (over 100km/h) and experienced aqua/hydroplaning time to time. so far so good though, still controllable conditions.

TQ very much, Bros!!
Both comments noted...Do appreciate them.

Why not continue to use PS3 for your City? That are good tyres. Toyo's price isn't cheap and Falken..quality and performance have no match with PS3.

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Added on July 18, 2012, 10:36 pmI heard people commented this with high speed drive during rainy days.... You are among those i have heard from. I would say your comment is real there are others driving like you while rainy days.

This post has been edited by raymond5105: Jul 18 2012, 10:36 PM

ps3 dont have any 195/65/16
i think u r using 175/65/15 XM2


semi-slick for street use abit wasted and dangerous man
although u have good experience with it

Oh yeah true. City should be using 195/55/15. I think phil08 might have upgraded his car RIMs to 16" inches. profile should be lower than 50 if it is a 16" inches RIM.

DL Cosworth had good experience with it. I heard the tyres are sticky.
But nestum, why would you say it is dangerous?

most semi slicks perform very very poorly in wet conditions.
that's why in races they have specific wet tires should the track gets wet.

at the end of the day, these racing semi slick/slick tires are not only unsafe, they are also illegal on the streets. not to mention unnecessarily expensive too. do take note on that before considering on such tire usages

Oh i see. Illegal and unsafe..but Toyo is still selling them..not sure it is legal or illegal...

Just to make something clear..

R1R is not semi slicks..they are extreme performance tyres..they are step down from Semi slicks..similarly to 595RSR

But of course as you go up the range of performance tyre, the handling in wet will slowly go down..

I've driven the R1R before (fronts only)..I drove from KL to Perak..and after tracking out..I drove up to Gohtong and back down to KL (all teh way raining)

I can say..I didn't dare to go above 80kmh

The tread as I reached KL was about 30% I think

they sell it assuming you will be using it for track /legal racing purposes.

i am sure they have disclaimers and will not be held responsible if you have improper use of racing/semi or slick tires