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Hi,

I bought these brand new Federal semi slicks last week and my intentions for the car have changed, so theyre up for sale. They are awesome tyres; they stick like sh1t to a blanket. My car is very powerful, and they handled it with ease. Very comfortable on the road with little road noise and no extra harshness.

The sizes are 235x45x17 and 255x40x17. The 235's are 595RS's with a UTQG of 180 and the 255's are 595RSR's with a UTQG of 140. The Federal rep said that this combination was perfect for street, track or motorkahna duties. For comparison, drag slicks usually have a tread wear rating of 60 to 80, and normal road tyres usually have a rating of around 240 to 300. I did a lot of research for these tyres, and for the price and all round performance (including wear resistance for street duties) these came up trumps compared to Toyo and Falken.

The fronts retail for $280 and the rears retail for $315, thats $1190 all up. Im asking $1000 for good as new tyres. They still have the little wobbly rubber things on them!

Contact me on 0414972596 for any queries.

Thanks,

Shaun.

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For comparison, drag slicks usually have a tread wear rating of 60 to 80, and normal road tyres usually have a rating of around 240 to 300.

Drag slicks don't usually have a treadwear rating on them at all.

OK, Thanks for that. I read it somewhere in the tyre section. I did, however, mean DOT approved drag tyres like the Micky Thompsons etc, but im no expert on those.

Its safe to say that these Federals are quite a bit more wear resistant than the DOT approved drag slicks. Thats the point i was trying to make.

Shaun.

Its safe to say that these Federals are quite a bit more wear resistant than the DOT approved drag slicks. Thats the point i was trying to make.

They certainly are! These are bloody good tyres too.

FWIW, the DOT treadwear rating on Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials is...ready for this?

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Hi,

I bought these brand new Federal semi slicks last week and my intentions for the car have changed, so theyre up for sale. They are awesome tyres; they stick like sh1t to a blanket. My car is very powerful, and they handled it with ease. Very comfortable on the road with little road noise and no extra harshness.

The sizes are 235x45x17 and 255x40x17. The 235's are 595RS's with a UTQG of 180 and the 255's are 595RSR's with a UTQG of 140. The Federal rep said that this combination was perfect for street, track or motorkahna duties. For comparison, drag slicks usually have a tread wear rating of 60 to 80, and normal road tyres usually have a rating of around 240 to 300. I did a lot of research for these tyres, and for the price and all round performance (including wear resistance for street duties) these came up trumps compared to Toyo and Falken.

The fronts retail for $280 and the rears retail for $315, thats $1190 all up. Im asking $1000 for good as new tyres. They still have the little wobbly rubber things on them!

Contact me on 0414972596 for any queries.

Thanks,

Shaun.

What size rims are these on? Are you selling the rims as well?

Theyre on 17 inch rims, and no, theyre not for sale. Just the tyres.

Thanks Dave, ive still got your offer in mind. Ill give it a bit more time yet, as im in no massive hurry. If you met me half way, however, they could be yours today! :)

Shaun.

Edited by Shaun

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