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245/45R17 95V SS-595 FEDERAL

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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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245/45R17 95V SS-595 FEDERAL

how are these tires? looking to buy some tires
Old Sep 3, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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I love my Federal SS595's! The performance is great and for tires with such low treadwear they've lasted me a long time.

Mr.****s95SE is also a fan of these tires.
Old Sep 3, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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Chris, do you find the road noise very noticeable? My car came with approx. half worn ss595's when I bought it. I've put about 6k on it since, and the tires have growled the entire time, especially when coming to a stop. I'm fairly certain I have no wheel bearing or brake issues, so I can only attribute the noise to the tread design (sig pic for visual), but having no other tire to base my opinion on, I'm open to input.
Old Sep 3, 2010 | 10:52 PM
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Chris, do you find the road noise very noticeable? My car came with approx. half worn ss595's when I bought it. I've put about 6k on it since, and the tires have growled the entire time, especially when coming to a stop.
I honestly have very little road noise, which was actually very surprising to me. Are your tires balanced?
Old Sep 4, 2010 | 05:43 AM
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Where did you guys score these tires from? I found it on discounttires.com. I can get by with little road noise. I care more about performance. Did any of you went to track with these tires and got better result than previous tires?
Old Sep 5, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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great summer tire for the buck. make sure you're balanced and aligned. as far as tracking, i ran them on asphalt/tarmac on my old volks. tore them up but still held up decently. i would designate an R-compound or one of the more stickier street compounds (ie: 595RSR, Kumho XS, RE-01R, Advan Neova, etc) make sure you have at least an extra set if you're going to be out all day (especially a hot day)
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