Tyre Choice

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

ok i'm tossing up between 2 tyres for my rears...

they never last long, so i'm not interested in anything over $400 ( and yes i know you get what you pay for )

federal 595rs semi's 235/40/18

bridgestone adrenalin re001 235/40/18

the car is a 300rwkw gtst with 9.5" rears. its a daily, and these tyres are for the great ocean road cruise, and no drift days...

the car gets federal 595ss's for dori dori duties

235/40/18 is the size that's going on.... pls dont turn this into a stretching is ghey thread... i know all the argument's +ve and -ve and have made my choice on the matter, put flush wheels on, rolled the guards and nothing bigger than 245 will fit.

any experiances with both?

cheers!

[Kinks]

Well I'd never put semis on a daily, because it's dicey inthe wet.

I have RE001's currently and have found that they start to go off a bit in the wet now even though they're still near new. Expected a bit more from Bridgestone's premium perfomance tyre to be honest, but the price was good.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

i've heard the 595 RS are not too bad in the wet....

or does that mean not ot bad for semi's

[EJD001]

RE001's all the way.

[blags]

if you wanna get out of it cheaply, there is a deal on Kumho tyres on nissansilvia.com, in the size you want you can get semi's for $197 each, i just ordered some and thought it was a good deal

link here Kumho Tyres page

[Bullet32]

i've heard the 595 RS are not too bad in the wet....

or does that mean not ot bad for semi's

If you are planning on putting 235/40R18's on your car you probably wont be able to get the older 595RS now as they have been superceeded by the newer 595RS-R which has a reinforced casing and sidewall = better overall traction and resistence to "folding under" in extreme situations (track work or very spirited driving).

If you compare the 2 tyres that you have suggested you will notice that they arent really in the same category: The RE001 has a higher treadwear (220), an assymetrical pattern and smaller "broken" tread blocks making it more of a street tyre.

The 595RS-R has lower treadwear (140), directional tread pattern and one singlular "unbroken" treadblock around the tyre making it more of a street legal track tyre or entry level motorsport tyre.

So you can expect very different performance and life from each tyre.

The RS-R will almost certainly give you more dry traction, whereas the RE001 will probably give better wet weather handling.

In regards to your question (above) the 595RS-R was rated the best for wet braking out of the semi slicks tested in the latest Motor Magazine tyre test, but was still not as good as most of the normal street tyres.

P.S. I use the 595RS-R as a daily driven tyre on my R32 (which was putting down 240rwkw until I popped the turbo) and found them to be very reliable and consistent.

I hope this helps with your choice

[R31Nismoid]

RE-001's are good enough to hold 280rwkw in 2nd gear for me

Forget it in the wet, but no over powered RWD car is every going to have traction in the wet... that said my RE-001's are as good as it'll get for wet i think

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

thanx for that ash... i found another thread where you were raving on about them too...

that seems to be the way to go!...

[MookRG]

I'm using Kuhmo KU36's on my 33 at the moment, they awesomw and they are cheap as, bout 240 each for a 245/40/18, with a tread wear of 180 i think

[phunky_monkey]

Be aware that semi's with stiff walls cannot be stretched like other tyres, so if it's too small for the rim then it won't go on. Having said that I run 235 RE55s on a 9 inch rim with no troubles. Not sure about 9.5 though

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

yeah i was not 100% about that...

i have the clearance for a road tyre @ 255 i recon.... but i may have to roll a titch more.... semi's usually sit a lil wider than a road tyre yeah?

was thinking of going 255 semi's for track/strip

[phunky_monkey]

Yep, well the RE's do at least. I run 235's and 255's on 9 inch rims and both fit nicely. As long as it's not a big stretch then you should be fine.

[nisskid]

never understood why people worry so much about semis etc in the wet, just dont drive like an idiot in the wet, save it for the dry lol

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

235 on a 9 is the same as 255 on a 9.5.... well pretty much.... should be aight

[NYTSKY]

I have RS-R on my 17s. Absolute awesome tyres for the price.

Though i do not drive the car much on them. So im not worried about the wear.

[LotusGTR]

never understood why people worry so much about semis etc in the wet, just dont drive like an idiot in the wet, save it for the dry lol

I've run RE55s and D01Js on the street and never had any issues in the wet. In fact, I reckon they have great low speed grip in the wet. Always amazed at how much speed I could carry into a wet corner with them.....That's my experience.

[naut]

Want grip and dont want to pay? accelera alpha are the tyres for you. but the biggest size they have is 245/45/18

[writeoff]

if you wanna get out of it cheaply, there is a deal on Kumho tyres on nissansilvia.com, in the size you want you can get semi's for $197 each, i just ordered some and thought it was a good deal

link here Kumho Tyres page

Thanks for providing that link blags as I rarely go onto NS.com

Which tyres did you go for - the KU36? I was quoted $251 per corner for 275/35/18 plus $85 delivery to Adelaide. The RRP on the Kumho site for these tyres is $438 each. http://kumhotyres.businesscatalyst.com/pcrku36.htm

I haven't been able to find any reviews on these tyres yet. Have yours arrived? What are your initial impressions and how old are the tyres? (just wondering why they are so cheap)

I am also going to enquire about the Kumho Ecsta V70A http://www.fsport.com.au/fsport_siteroot/p...kumho/v70a.html which has had great reviews (from Feb 2005) http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/autob...tyre-review.htm but are only available from selected dealers http://www.fsport.com.au/fsport_siteroot/dealers.html

Also going to enquire about the $ for Dunlop DZ03G that did well in Wheels or Motors tyre test late last year.

Edited March 14, 2009 by writeoff

[nisskid]

if ur in adelaide have a chat with the boys down in Adelaide Tirepower, they deal with Kuhmos and can hook u up with some Admirals which are made by kuhmo. they are cheapies, but do the trick, i just got home from a full days prac, as well as 4 battles and an expression session last sat, and they still have some tread on them and not a sign of delam.