595RS - Sport Competition

New, semi-slick, sport competition 595RS - designed for exceptional traction and grip. Cutting-edge technological advances in design, construction, pattern and compounds. Best performance in its class - a street legal competition tire with the characteristics of a slick.


Features:




Evenly dispersed block stiffness, same level of stiffness in the center and the shoulder for stronger grip and traction, prevents irregular wear.

Uni-directional V-shaped main groove enhances streamline form and also improves aquaplaning ability at high speeds. Wide-angled grooves increase block stiffness, further enhancing tire's grip and traction.

Engraved pattern name along the groove creates an exquisite product image.

Sub-grooves on the shoulder disperse block stiffness, improving ride comfort, grip and traction.

Complete block stiffness provides excellent lateral stability in cornering.






any opinions or further info...where can i buy a set???

 

can you post a bigger pic? lol
they seem pretty new...
all i could find was this:
http://www.federaltire.com/en/...ports#

and the size list is not even available yet

 

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+1

Uh...wrong forum?

 

i believe federal is a cheap taiwanese brand

 

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so..what if they work better than azenis...

 

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One of my local tire guys (who has been around for quite a while) has told me that Federal and Falken share similar some tire designs. I called bs, but he pulled out both catalogs and a few of the tires did look damn near identical! Is Falken a taiwanese brand?

 

i dunno but some rota and some mugen rims have similar designs

 

sorry about the size of the pic...Yes they are taiwanese but they seem to have a lot of great features. i read a review of them of a subaru sti forum of the 595rs vs the ra1 and of course they prefered the ra1 on an all out track car but said the 595rs was an awesome tire comparible if not better than the azenis, and kuhmo v700. where can i buy these...who is a federal tire dealer???

 

look at hankook and the rs2
don't judge a book by it's origin

 

There's nothing all that unusual about street-legal competition tires these days. A lot of brands have R compound tires on the market, and many of them are street legal. You don't have to search far and wide for a small brand like Federal. You can get Yokohama A032R and other, similar tires at the Tire Rack, Discount Tire, and tire dealers nationwide. However, they are still going to feature the characteristics of R compound tires that make them generally inappropriate for street use: rapid treadwear, need to warm up to be fully effective, little to no warning, etc. Leave the competition tires to competition venues. There are plenty of high-performance street tires that will give you excellent results on the street, including the OEM Bridgestone RE010, Falken RT-615, Goodyear F1 GS-D3 (for 16+ inch wheels), etc.

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No. Falken is a division of Sumitomo, which is a Japanese brand that also owns Dunlop. And the similarity between many Federal tires and Sumitomo/Falken tires is not a coincidence. According to Federal's website:

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Federal Tire Website &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Federal Tire was founded in Taiwan in 1954. Technical cooperation with Bridgestone Corporation from 1960-1979 and with Sumitomo Rubber Industries (Dunlop Tires) from 1981-2000 has given Federal the necessary and strong technical capabilities and know-how to produce our own brand tires today – Federal Tires.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

the fedarals come in the size i want thats why i ask

 

The Azenis are made by Ohtsu. Ohtsu has been in the tire business for a long time. Ohtsu is a Sumitomo company.

 

I was hoping for a view of the molecular make-up of the tire...and BAM! I got it!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxtasy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There's nothing all that unusual about street-legal competition tires these days. A lot of brands have R compound tires on the market, and many of them are street legal. You don't have to search far and wide for a small brand like Federal. You can get Yokohama A032R and other, similar tires at the Tire Rack, Discount Tire, and tire dealers nationwide. However, they are still going to feature the characteristics of R compound tires that make them generally inappropriate for street use: rapid treadwear, need to warm up to be fully effective, little to no warning, etc. Leave the competition tires to competition venues. There are plenty of high-performance street tires that will give you excellent results on the street, including the OEM Bridgestone RE010, Falken RT-615, Goodyear F1 GS-D3 (for 16+ inch wheels), etc.

No. Falken is a division of Sumitomo, which is a Japanese brand that also owns Dunlop. And the similarity between many Federal tires and Sumitomo/Falken tires is not a coincidence. According to Federal's website:</TD></TR></TABLE>

And Goodyear owns Dunlop.

 

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Oops - sorry, I mischaracterized the relationship between Sumitomo and Dunlop in my previous post. Goodyear acquired Dunlop, and also formed an alliance with Sumitomo. According to this internet profile of Goodyear:

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tyres-online website &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Since the company announced its global alliance with Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Goodyear has re-established itself as the world's number one tyre manufacturer. ... Its tyres are sold under various brand names besides Goodyear, including Dunlop, Kelly, Fulda, Lee, Sava, Pneumant, India and Debica.
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The alliance with Sumitomo was announced in January 1999 covering the establishment of four joint venture sales companies, one in North America, two in Japan and one in Europe. The North American joint venture includes Dunlop's tyre activities in the region but not Goodyear's. In Europe, both Goodyear and Dunlop activities in Western Europe are included but not Goodyear's activities in Poland, Turkey and Slovenia. The Japanese joint ventures will cover OE sales of both brands and replacement sales of Goodyear tyres with Sumitomo owning 75% of both. Two further joint venture companies, majority owned by Goodyear, will be set up in the USA, one for purchasing and one for technology development. Activities by both companies in Asia and Latin America remain outside the deal. The deal, unique in its scope and arrangement, means that Goodyear have gained control of the Dunlop brand in both Europe and North America, a move which is considered by some to be a precursor to a complete take-over of Dunlop's tyre activities.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I've read on other websites that the alliance between Goodyear and Sumitomo features cross-ownership, with each owning shares of the other company. Still other websites have characterized it as a merger, although it's not clear to me whether that is accurate or not.

The tire industry has seen some consolidation of major brands in recent years, particularly the acquisition of major American brands by foreign companies (Firestone acquired by Bridgestone, BFGoodrich acquired by Michelin).