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Tires FEDERAL or Achilles
I've pushed those achilles so hard and there is still practically no wear! still trying to make these fit proper, some more fender rolling is needed.
Pros: practically no wear
Cons: fender rolling needed
Federal 595 are great for the price. $80 for some super sticky stuff
Pros: super sticky stuff
Try, Federal RS-R. It should be equal to XS in performance but cheaper. I have the 195/50/15 on Miata and I think it is better than my previous Falken Azenis.
Pros: equal to XS, cheaper
Vehicle:
Mazda
The wheels look absolutely great and they drive great, the driving feel with such a light wheel is amazing. One of the wheels wasn’t perfectly round and had a small hop to it... I put 1500 miles on them and the vibration never bugged me, even on a road trip to Chicago.
Pros: driving feel is amazing
Cons: slight vibration above 85
Vehicle:
Mazda
Mileage: 2414 km
Got my tires yesterday and went and got them mounted this morning. Liking them so far, hardly any stretch. I'll have my coilovers in a couple weeks then to see how they are on the car. 165/55/14 Federals on 14x6 wheels
Pros: hardly any stretch
I learned my lesson with the 165/45 15 federals... and will tell anyone here that can still find these to stack up while they are cheap/can find them.
Pros: cheap, can find them
I have had these on for a few weeks. They are super quiet and have an amazing ride.
Pros: super quiet, amazing ride
i have them on 15x8 on a 165/45 and they are by no means autocrossing tires. What they do have, is the forgiveness in treadwear so they tend to last much better than the toyo proxes that were phased out over a year ago. Now those handled great, but had a terrrible tire tread life.
Pros: forgiveness in treadwear, last much better
Cons: not autocrossing tires
I currently have these tires on my mk2 in 165-45r15 on some porsche phonedials. They are awesome because they exist in sizes that the general population doesn't care about and they are super cheap. The down side..... They have sh!tty grip and the sidewalls are made of spaghetti. They feel like poop in the turns. But hey, for how cheap they are I can't really complain.
Pros: available in niche sizes, super cheap
Cons: shitty grip, weak sidewalls, poor in turns
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Yes the handling is worse! Yes I feel my ride is compromised when taking corners, braking, and overall feel for the road is reduced.
Pros: jamm under the fender
Cons: handling is worse
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