Federal track day tyres - Saxperience

Dave_P · 25th January 2011, 09:45

Some interesting track day tyres from Federal...

The 595 RS-R according to the spec appears to be more like a 195-45-15 than a 195-50-15 (557mm OD) & costs £78 from DT.

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motors...Tyre/2153/7903

The posers among us may prefer the FZ-201 as it has a fancy tread pattern and is larger at 576mm OD and costs £102 from DT.

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motors...Tyre/2153/7907

Jimmy-Boy · 25th January 2011, 16:48

is that cheapest place to get them?

miamibluebaby · 25th January 2011, 16:53

got quoted £68 a tyre at tweeks last week for R888,s fitted in 195 50 R15 give them a ring or pop in like me and make freinds

Olly · 25th January 2011, 19:29

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Originally Posted by miamibluebaby

got quoted £68 a tyre at tweeks last week for R888,s fitted in 195 50 R15 give them a ring or pop in like me and make freinds

You get that in writing?

Unbelivable price almost.

Dave_P · 25th January 2011, 19:41

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Originally Posted by Jimmy-Boy

is that cheapest place to get them?

DT is normally the most expensive place to buy stuff.

rorz_vts · 25th January 2011, 20:25

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Originally Posted by Dave_P

DT is normally the most expensive place to buy stuff.

i was going to say they're normally the most rip off place around never seem to find a bargain in there

miamibluebaby · 25th January 2011, 20:42

will try and get it in writing but ye including vat!!!

JoshB · 25th January 2011, 21:01

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Originally Posted by miamibluebaby

will try and get it in writing but ye including vat!!!

Get that price agreed an I'll have a set tomorrow!!!

Back to the OP, I was talking to a chap who worked for a motorsport tyre distributors and he said that the 595RS-R have been performing really well.

The other ones I was looking at were the MaxSport RB5's, but they only do them in 185/55/15. Will be alright on some old steelies though

Paul^p · 25th January 2011, 21:03

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Originally Posted by miamibluebaby

got quoted £68 a tyre at tweeks last week for R888,s fitted in 195 50 R15 give them a ring or pop in like me and make freinds

bollocks lol

Tufty · 25th January 2011, 23:56

I have just emailed demon T.... about a group buy on these.... that cannot be including VAT surely.

Paul^p · 26th January 2011, 01:15

Even without VAT thats still cheap.

If anyones interested i have some r888s forsale in my forsale thread (see sig).

Steve · 26th January 2011, 09:15

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Originally Posted by Dave_P

Some interesting track day tyres from Federal...

The 595 RS-R according to the spec appears to be more like a 195-45-15 than a 195-50-15 (557mm OD) & costs £78 from DT.

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motors...Tyre/2153/7903

The posers among us may prefer the FZ-201 as it has a fancy tread pattern and is larger at 576mm OD and costs £102 from DT.

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motors...Tyre/2153/7907

FZ-201 have gone right up in price, a few months ago most places were £356 delivered incl vat

for 4 x 195/50/15

Tufty · 26th January 2011, 10:05

Hi Jason,
thanks for your e-mail enquiry.
We can certainly look into the possibility of a discount on a group buy for you guy's. I can offer a 10% discount on Toyo 888 & Yokohama A048R tyres on 5 sets or more ordered at any one time.
Here are some prices with the discount applied

Toyo 888 195/50/15 @ £81+ vat per tyre
Toyo 888 185/60/14 @ £54'+ vat per tyre
Yokohama A048 185/55/14 @ £73+ vat

I can also include foc postage on these tyres to a UK address.

Please let me know if you would like to discuss this further by contacting myself on the below telephone number or this email address.
Many thanks

Tony Beckett - Road Tuning Sales
Tel: +44 (0)1978 663015
Fax: +44 (0) 870 6005775
Email: tonyb@demon-tweeks.co.uk
Web: www.demon-tweeks.co.uk
75 Ash Road South, Wrexham Industrial Estate, Wrexham, LL13 9UG

JoshB · 26th January 2011, 10:15

So about £390 inc delivery. Thats not too bad actually for a set of 15's

Tufty · 26th January 2011, 10:20

388.80 for a set of 15s R888 rubber, thats surely a good deal?
The only problem i have is i reckon that we could get massive amounts of people on this, and 50 sets of R888 rubber at my house would be epic lol!!

JoshB · 26th January 2011, 10:23

Surely he means delivery to individual address'?

Post a thread up in the tyres forum and see how many we can get interested, if they only require 5 for a 10% discount, if we get say 15, then surely we can wangle a 15% discount

Tufty · 26th January 2011, 10:27

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Originally Posted by JoshB

Surely he means delivery to individual address'?

Post a thread up in the tyres forum and see how many we can get interested, if they only require 5 for a 10% discount, if we get say 15, then surely we can wangle a 15% discount

Lol, an extra 5% is a big wangle

I have put it up in the tyres section, will see what interest we get etc.

I will send them a further email upon numbers.

Jason

Also will ask about delivery.

AndySAXO^p · 26th January 2011, 10:57

I was looking that them tyres the fz201 but the price went straight up so worked out more than others, then got a good deal on some silverstone type RR,

I dnt think any one on here has try the silverstone, but in a test back to back with other tyres including 888 and AD48 it came out on top.

It also include Other semi slick tyres.

Maybe worth a look, but I know the price is high on them now as I got them for 80 quid a tyre include vat, but know normal price is over 100 quid a tyre.

Dave_P · 26th January 2011, 16:25

You should of got a price for the 595 RS-R as well...

If the quoted o.d. Is correct it'd be better suited to a saxo/106.

AndySAXO^p · 26th January 2011, 19:28

i did they where abit more after i got the price on the silverstone, but was told that they are more a fast road/track day, not a semi slick as such, if i am correct though, the 201 are not for the road at all, i think they state on the tyre competion only.

ill get the review on the silverstone,

see review, seem to be good from what they are saying.