All Things Mk5 > Performance Modifications
Team dynamics 1.2's and Federal 959RSR's
jk99:
Kumho V70's are a great track day tyre that come in somewhere between 595's and 888's budget wise. I've being using them in the hard compound for the past couple of years doing a mix of track days and fast road driving and find them great. From talking to people at the track the 888's seem more suited to light weight cars rather than the golf, they go off very quickly and need to be heat cycled carefully.
jk99:
I've just ordered a set of Pro Race 1.2's to try for next year. I'll probably be gaining weight with them as I'm moving from 8x18 OZ Ultraleggera to a 9x17 in the 1.2's. The change is purely to get extra rubber on while maintaining brake clearance.
I did notice a good difference when moving from stock wheels to the OZ. Lighter wheel seems to give a lot more precision to steering inputs and puts up with road bumps better too.
dansmith180:
--- Quote from: jk99 on November 28, 2014, 07:36:47 pm ---I've just ordered a set of Pro Race 1.2's to try for next year. I'll probably be gaining weight with them as I'm moving from 8x18 OZ Ultraleggera to a 9x17 in the 1.2's. The change is purely to get extra rubber on while maintaining brake clearance.
I did notice a good difference when moving from stock wheels to the OZ. Lighter wheel seems to give a lot more precision to steering inputs and puts up with road bumps better too.
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Cheers, I would love some OZ ultra's but the only way I could afford a set is to sell my current wheels but not sure if I want to.
Janner_Sy:
--- Quote from: Pikey Motorsports on November 24, 2014, 02:49:57 pm ---The 595 are good for the money and so are the nankangs but the 888 was in another league for me easily ome of the best thing i done i consider the 595 and and nankang as a summer tyre more then a trackday allthough there good enough for most as an all rounder
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but with the R888 you get LOTS OF ROAD NOISE, less wet grip and a greater wear rate. Bearing in mind were not racing drivers and 99% of the cars use is road work, id say the extra grip and cost above that of the 595RSR is just not worth it.
I was blown away by the grip of the RSR in very wet conditions on track. I was happily following the rear bumper of a Focus RS MP350 running the Sport Conti 5 tyres in my car which had "worn" RSR tyres fitted at a cold Mallory Park Trackday in what was pretty much torrential rain. There is no way i would have been as quick with R888s on. Same goes at Silverstone, i was lapping silverstone on a hot trackday pretty hard with the RSRs and they never failed to impress, didnt go off and hardly wore. Id wager the R888s wouldnt have lasted any where near as long, nor made my day any more enjoyable.
For me, the RSR is the best all round tyre when you consider not only dry grip, but wet grip, wear rate and cost.
Anyone try the Nankang NS-2R? Apparently a direct competitor to the RSR!
Tfsi_Mike:
The nankangs are cheaper and have a higher speed & load rating to the federals. They seem to be getting decent reviews too
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