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KEN-R34

By KEN-R34,
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semi slicks are not better for the street they are shit

noisy pick every little stone pebble etc up and fling em into your undertray paint etc

and if it rains well good luck

Someone once described em to me on here as sounding like tractor tyres and its quite true

(I drive my car with semis to the local circuit)

Stiff as sidewalls no good for drag at all, great for circuit no good for anything else

Run street tyres for street and get some drag radials on another pair of rims for the drags

and if ya have not got a cage sell the used drag tyres n rims once ya crack 11's

I guess everyone has different experiences. But up until recently I was running Falken RT615 Semis all day every day wet/try. Grip was awesome!!!!

rev210 Grand Master

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MT's are the one for drags.

The circuit ones are designed to run more tyre pressure so are generally no better than normal road tyres.

The softer compounds found on either mean they last far less kms than a road tyre for the strip.

Driving on the road with some of the circuit style semi's around is actually really good but, it costs you to do it. They grip better, so offer improved safety and on road enjoyment.

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djr81 Grand Master

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Thanks for all the feedback and opinions.

I recon I'm going to go with the Federal 595RS's for the rears.

Anybody know where I can get a pair for a decent price?

So you have decided to ignore all the advice that has been offered. Good work. :)

The Federals & Falkens mentioned are an awful choice.

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KEN-R34

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So you have decided to ignore all the advice that has been offered. Good work. :)

The Federals & Falkens mentioned are an awful choice.

Everyone seems to have there own point of view and I respect them all.

Maybe some are more accurate then others but I already explained I don't want to go a full drag tyre.

So the MT's are not for me. Yes the MT's sound like the best drag tyre set up but I don't want all out drag tyre as previously stated.

SKYRYAN Grand Master

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Well they were the first set of expensive tyres I've tried so I can't compare to others like re55s.

But they were definitely better than the usual street tyres I've had, once I started getting a bit of camber wear on the front ones (no camber kit on the front of my car) they got rather noisy!

I only used them for street and a couple of skidpan days though.

djr81 Grand Master

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So what exactly makes a Federal 595RS good for a drag tyre.

The stiff sidewall?

The (relatively) hard compound that doesn't soften when you do your pre run burnout?

What you are looking at is a tyre with the characteristics of an R compound except for the grip. R compounds are pretty hopeless at the drags so one with less grip is even worse.

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Everyone seems to have there own point of view and I respect them all.

Maybe some are more accurate then others but I already explained I don't want to go a full drag tyre.

So the MT's are not for me. Yes the MT's sound like the best drag tyre set up but I don't want all out drag tyre as previously stated.

Toyos what you want :)

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KEN-R34

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So what exactly makes a Federal 595RS good for a drag tyre.

The stiff sidewall?

The (relatively) hard compound that doesn't soften when you do your pre run burnout?

What you are looking at is a tyre with the characteristics of an R compound except for the grip. R compounds are pretty hopeless at the drags so one with less grip is even worse.

What street legal tyre would you recommend is best for the drags?

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What street legal tyre would you recommend is best for the drags?

What I am saying is stay away from tyres that are supposed to be a half way R compound track tyre. They are a big enough disaster on a circuit but are worse on a quarter mile strip. Those Falkens and Federals are the tyre equivalent of trying to get your missus half pregnant.

If you are not that bothered by times ie won't get a proper drag tyre then just go and get a good road tyre & run that.

But don't be too upset when the times suck.

rev210 Grand Master

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get a cheap rear tyre that has a taller profile and as soft a compound as you can find. This allows for some sidewall flex (you will be running lower tyre pressures at the drags for this) and the stickier rubber compound will get you more grip.

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like DSTURBD, im running toyo teo's 235*45*17on the back of mine. very grippy in all weather. i got around the 300 to 330hp mark, i can put it flat in first and wont spin, cost about 220 a tyre so wont break the bank either. haven't got on the drag strip with them yet but will soon (what pressure to run in them DSTURBED for drags???)

heller44 Mentor

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Even though the op has probably found some tyres already.. I am running 595RS federals on my car, getting the same 60' and trap as with the hard as buggery, excessively cheap and nasty tyres that I originally had on there. They are nowhere near a semi slick either, treadwear is a lot harder, meant to start slipping on the track a lot earlier as well.

I like them on the street though, stiff sidewall makes it feel a lot more nimble.

If you have a rwd car with decent hp, you can't go past having the proper drag radials, if you want to anywhere on the strip. One set of tyres can't do all tasks.

just thought I'd post my own personal experiences with these 595's.. hope it helps anyone. if not, well..

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I have some hoosiers ET drag radials for sale... they are on Ford rims tho they will still fit on your car.. no probs

Hoosiers are 255 and are on a 16" steel rim

They will fit on the stock R33 R32 16" rims also im am selling for $520 ono for 2 tires and 2 rims and they have only done 3 passes down the strip.. there very very new..

these tires sell for over 395each new.. so grab them while there hea.. if you want give me 2 stock rims and ill get a shop to put them on and ill knock the price down to $480

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