Loudest tires I've ever had.

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atikovi

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Federal 595RS-RR

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I thought for sure the front wheel bearings were shot, they make so much noise. Jacked up the front of the car and ran it to 40 mph and no noise, except a sigh of relief. Are these basically a street legal race tire?
 
atikovi said:
Federal 595RS-RR

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I thought for sure the front wheel bearings were shot, they make so much noise. Jacked up the front of the car and ran it to 40 mph and no noise, except a sigh of relief. Are these basically a street legal race tire?
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They’re 200 UTQG tires. Basically a track tire. The fact that it’s an off-brand probably doesn’t help the noise.
 
atikovi said:
Federal 595RS-RR

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I thought for sure the front wheel bearings were shot, they make so much noise. Jacked up the front of the car and ran it to 40 mph and no noise, except a sigh of relief. Are these basically a street legal race tire?
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Yes they're one step below a race tire.

Keep them out of cold temperatures or they will fail.
 
I just checked the Federal Tire website, and there is no mention that these tires are for off road use only, or anything to that effect. So it seems safe to assume that they are road rated. There is no mention of M&S or All Season rating, so assume they are dry road rated.

From the Federal Tires website, it says the tires deliver " . . . even faster lap times and better dry grip." Faster than what, and better dry grip, than what it does not say. There are also a lot of other vague claims that the tires are "improved" and "enhanced", but no baseline to say what they are improved and enhanced from.
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JohnnyG said:
Seems to me that they were designed to look good, not work good!
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This!!! Clearly intended for the youngsters that are more concerned about having a cool looking ricer, than they are about how well the tires actually perform.

Although with all the rubber meeting the road, if the rubber composition is good and the belts are designed well, they should give a lot of dry traction. But I wouldn't want to be caught driving on them in any amount or rain more than a sprinkle.

The website shows their UTQG rating as 200AAA, so pretty good traction and temperature rating. At least until they wear out, after a few trips around the neighborhood..
 
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RooflessVW said:
What makes them an "off-brand"?
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How many here on BITOG, let alone the average Joe Blow on the street, have ever heard of Federal Tires? I consider myself fairly well informed in tires, as I'm a little bit ocd when researching new tires. But I have never heard of Federal. Mickey Thompson, yes. Hoosier, yes. Even Moroso. But not Federal.

But I could be the odd one out. Maybe everyone else here knows Federal Tires.
 
BHopkins said:
How many here on BITOG, let alone the average Joe Blow on the street, have ever heard of Federal Tires? I consider myself fairly well informed in tires, as I'm a little bit ocd when researching new tires. But I have never heard of Federal. Mickey Thompson, yes. Hoosier, yes. Even Moroso. But not Federal.

But I could be the odd one out. Maybe everyone else here knows Federal Tires.
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They have been around for 70 years. Maybe you need more research?

https://www.federaltire.com/en/tires_70.html
 
BHopkins said:
How many here on BITOG, let alone the average Joe Blow on the street, have ever heard of Federal Tires? I consider myself fairly well informed in tires, as I'm a little bit ocd when researching new tires. But I have never heard of Federal. Mickey Thompson, yes. Hoosier, yes. Even Moroso. But not Federal.

But I could be the odd one out. Maybe everyone else here knows Federal Tires.
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They've been around a long time and are pretty prevalent in grassroots motorsports.

I think they're the Formula Drift tire sponsor.
 
Most people looking for a 200 treadwear tire isn't caring about noise.

Loudest tire I ever experienced was the OE on the 2007 Caliber R/T. I feel like it was a BFG tire but can't remember exactly.

OMG that was horrendous and it got worse as it aged.
 
atikovi said:
They have been around for 70 years. Maybe you need more research?

https://www.federaltire.com/en/tires_70.html
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I saw that on their website. However, longevity as a company does not in and of itself make them a well known tire brand. They can be 70 years old and still be an "off brand". When I think of an off brand, it is one that is not mainstream, and not well known by most people. It seems fair to say that Federal still fits that category.

RooflessVW said:
They've been around a long time and are pretty prevalent in grassroots motorsports.

I think they're the Formula Drift tire sponsor.
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Interesting to know.
 
They're absolute **** tires, a 200tw tire that has the grip of a wet soap box, the noise of the space shuttle launching, and the comfort of Fred Flintstones' car.

They're popular in drifting because they're cheap and easy to control at/past the breakaway point.
 
atikovi said:
Like Cooper, Toyo, Falken, Khumo, Hankook, etc. Yea, I know what you mean.
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Cooper were/are OEM for Ford
Toyo OEM Audi Ford Infinity Lexus Lincoln Mazda Mitsubishi Ram Toyota
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Hankook are OEM on Porsche and Mercedes. All off brand tires for sure.
 
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