Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Hey all,

Im looking to purchase a new set 245 / 40 / 18's for the gtr.

things i need from the tyres:

-need to last reasonably long as the gtr is my daily!

-not too fussy on grip as the damn thing has too much anyway!

-cannot be an excessivly noisy tyre

-high speed happy :(

So far my options are;

federal 595s

160 each from qld

115 for delivery

total of $755

have tried to find these locally but cannot find them cheaper than 255 each :/

these will be going on 10" wheels and will have a slightly stretched nothing hardcore but ive herd that the federals look wierd when stretched or something?

also ive been quoted 150 each supplied and fitted by a local dude for the same size tyre but in a brand name called Strata, apparently its the same as nankang just different name? anyone running these atm?

to be honest i rather buy locally so if anyone knows where i can get a decent set of tyres for around 150-180 ea mark please let me know

cheers

oz

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/339497-what-tyres-to-buy/
Share on other sites

  • Replies 54
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

I've got 595's on the front of my car, been on there since I bought the car 2 years ago and still miles of tread left! Mind you my car is only RWD, I'm not 100% sure how long they would last under torque...

You should PM Hank Scorpio, bit of a guru when it comes to tyres and wheels :(

on the silvia forums aaron or "westy" is his forum name, hit him up i got his number if u want it, i think he has the federals for around the same price, and can fit them and balance for you too. he lives in forrestfield pm me if you want his number.

Hi mate,

I just got new set for Federals fitted to my r34. There the 595's SS size 245-40-18 (smaller wheels be cheaper)

I got mine on ebay from http://myworld.ebay.com.au/tyresforless2009/

cost 150 each and delivery was $70 to SA via reg courier. took like 2 days to arrive from syd to adl.

I recommend you go to them as they are a business in syd you can call up and talk to etc and not some backyard.

I got a few qoutes around adel and all were big $$$ and pretty bad brands like Duron or diamond n crap.

I took my new tyres to tyrepower n they were shocked i got em that price. Fitting/balance and full allignment was 120 for the lot.

as for performance wise.. tyres are pretty good so far! there been postitive alot reviews on them already. From my r34 gtt, the handle well, not sure about in da wet yet and are low noise not to bad if you have an exhaust doubt u hear anything lol

if any questions feel free pm me :(

Hope that helps :/

Edited by shorty_01

no complaints, high speed all smooth, good grip.

They are a budget performance tyre. For the price your paying their best compared to any other tyres place will tell you. My old tyres were around Dunlop SP series and to be honest i cant tell the difference.

I was in your position too and did alot research and calling and visiting tyres shops at the end of the day... same story "yeah this well do well on ya car rar rar rar" i looked it up on review forums and what they recommended me was crap.

tyresforless FTW =) for 150 for r18's bargain! Give them a call.

Cheers

well im inclined to trust people with personal reviews on an item rather than sum1 whos making money off me :(

very good, i have a full set of nexens on my stock gtr 33 wheels and they werent the smoothest tyre out, they are a pretty hard compound but last forever!

anywho cheers again!

595 will last forever, they are a hard compound. however once you get some serious heat into them they start to wear very badly (however, i only have had this issue drifting with the tyres so as i street tyre you will have no issue with this)

They offer a pretty good grip level for the price. however comparing it to my RE001r they are shithouse, but as seeing re001r cost like $250-$300 each for 17inch 235 (compare to $110 each)

I have never used the 595 in wet but i have heard they are pretty average due to being such a hard compond

  • 1 year later...

595 will last forever, they are a hard compound. however once you get some serious heat into them they start to wear very badly (however, i only have had this issue drifting with the tyres so as i street tyre you will have no issue with this)

They offer a pretty good grip level for the price. however comparing it to my RE001r they are shithouse, but as seeing re001r cost like $250-$300 each for 17inch 235 (compare to $110 each)

I have never used the 595 in wet but i have heard they are pretty average due to being such a hard compond

+1

I would never put 595's on my car

sorry to resurrect this tread, but where do you buy tyres from locally this days and what you would recommend...?

current looking at Federal 595 and KU31 budget wise.

thanks in advance! :cheers:

Bryn at Tyrepower in Osborne Park - 9444 2233

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Nah. Was just wondering if you were having a small stroke or if there was some slur/gaf/inside joke that I wasn't aware of.
    • That was a fark up, it's Salamanca Place I was thinking of. And now I'm curious as to what potential slur/gaf I have caused with Salamander Road, ha ha!
    • Actually everyone on the roads was really well behaved. The only person that did any minor tailgating was a local hoon in a Turbo Focus. Unfortunately we weren't going the same way so there was no grand initial D touge battle. Lots of people pulled over and let me through. The amount of "Hey man nice car, omg skyline, nice 34 man woo" was suprising. Like really suprising. Like almost annoying. My partner was obviously surprised, she'd never seen anyone in the real world point out the car/like the car/want to chat about the car before, so to have like 3 people per day mention it was notable, I could finally say SEE? SOMEONE THINKS THEY'RE COOL. Everyone was also pretty suprised about the weather. Every day was dry and about ~13-14C. Mount Wellington had a sign that said they close the gates at 9pm and I was heading up there at about ~7:30. It was VERY apparent that conditions were getting significantly worse by the minute on the way up and down. The road on the mountain was terrible though, it's no driving road. I have various suspension related questions now. Luckily it was only about 20 minutes from where we were staying to the top of the mountain as said Google maps. We only had the 2 nights in Hobart. We went to the Farm Gate Market though which was really good - And went down to the Hastings Thermal springs/caves down there during the day. I'd definitely be up for going back again, so luckily there's a few more sights yet to see. Didn't get to do the west coast/queenstown/cradle mountain so this was supposed to be a 'scouting' trip anyway of sorts if I were to one day do/take part in/organize a more car-focused trip. As for the boat, it wasn't bad. Well it was bad, but not in the way you're thinking. We did the night trip which leaves at 6:45 (though you have to be there ~2 hours earlier) and arrives the next morning at about 6am. There is nothing to do on the ship. If you plan accordingly and bring a book/tablet/show to watch/charger you can just chill out, take some Travacalm and just sleep through it. The food there is an extremely basic buffet that costs $32 a plate, or $14 for a $3 pizza. The way back we had a travel kettle and a few different types of cup noodles and made our own tea/coffee in the room. This was a far superior way to do it. At the very least book one of the rooms with beds. I guess as we were in the off season we didn't have room mates. You get an option for rooms with 4 beds (2x bunks) or a room with just the two bottom beds. There's also some option for a deluxe queen bed but it's much pricer. We've been on sleeper trains in Asia before so we figured this is similar (and it was)
    • You just gotta be really, really, really clear and decisive with what you want your end product to be. 99% of people who want this conversion aren't "I want to run a 295 front tyre!" so they don't really need the widebody. They just want the OEM body to look a little less dumpy, so bonnet, bar, skirts job done with some camber, stretch, slam. It's when you want that, but then decide to pivot later you get big problems. See also if you're willing to get an all in one fibreglass bar, and you're willing to accept fibreglass problems like cracking the entire item on a driveway, instead of just a piece attached to the bottom, etc etc etc. Decide this all before buyin'.
×
×
  • Create New...