semi slick choice. dont know which one to buy

[v__]

hey guys.

about to buy some tyres. looking to use for street/track aswell.
205 45 16 for ek

kumho ku36
federal 595 rsr

yokohama ad08
falken azenis rt615

and a few others. what is good for my money?
has anyone experience the federals? and rough price you have payed?
or any deals on atm?

[waix]

kenda, achilles or nexen mate. Best brands out there.

[pat88c]

Go with federal 595 rsr or yokohama ad08

Kumbo's are cheap and falken azenis rt615 are old style that should be replace with new compound tyre to go up againest new compound tyres from other tyre companys

[v__]

yea i was looking at some federal rsr and ad08.

big price difference though. id be useing it more daily aswell.

i dont work at bobjane anymore so they giving me shit prices.
anyone recently bought federals 595. or rough prices on them?

[Riced_Civic]

are those really semi slicks tho????

[v__]

i read on forums. they say its not a semi. but places say they are.

so idunno i think its just a road tyre/performance

[dougie_504]

I don't believe the KU36 is a semi is it? Close but not quite, same as Toyo R1R?

I've heard good things about the Federals and Azenis. But TBH I think you're best having semis on a separate set of rims and just swapping your rims for the track. I think it's silly to use semis on the street, total waste.

[Mullensxxx]

ku and rsr are like the step under a semi vii

RSR are definately more grippy then the ku, speaking from expereience, they also dont get as hot as the ku's (more time on the track) in reguards to price for i paid $680 fitted and balanced for my RSR

as for semis ive used Re55S and the dunlops they sell at QR, i personally like the RE55S more out of those two, once scrubbed in only time i lost traction was third gear and planting my foot out of corners, but thats only because of my lack of throttle control

speaking with a few people (ken from accurate suspension) tyres are like anything, u get what you pay for, so id definately keep that in mind before making your choice

[Stevil]

$600 for a set of RSR's in 205/50/16 back in July. V G tyre, lots of feedback and very driftable in my Civic. Really suprised at the performance. A mates MX5 wears some KU-36 and I thought they'd have been similar grip but I was left a bit disappointed. Not expecting more than 20-25K out of the RSR's.