Kumho Ecsta MX vs Federal 595RS

[Fenvy]

anyone have live experience with them?

I am not talking about the SS that everyone is using... but the RS

[yokota180sx]

rs is nice nad grippyi like them almost as much as an Reo1r

[tamdo714]

i know a guy running the rs. he says he it feels better to him than rt615

[RB20DETodd]

im looking at the rs or rt's for my new wheels but where they hell can i find a online dealer for these damnit

[bone_stock_240]

I had the Kumhos, and I thought they were amazing. Really grippy in dry, and pretty damn good in the rain too.

[AmoebAssassin]

Todd, check out http://www.discounttiredirect.com. I bought my 615s from them on the cheap. I dont think they carry federals though.

The federal 595RS has big tread blocks...lots of street cred fo shizzle

[RB20DETodd]

Todd, check out http://www.discounttiredirect.com. I bought my 615s from them on the cheap. I dont think they carry federals though.

The federal 595RS has big tread blocks...lots of street cred fo shizzle

hahaha werd phat driefts?? edgeracing.com ftw on the rt's

[AmoebAssassin]

yeah you could rip some pretty fat d's with those tires.

[RB20DETodd]

yeah you could rip some pretty fat d's with those tires.

sweet thats what i want to know

[Fenvy]

lol

I had kumho ecsta mx before... the are the best I had but it's not like I had many tires before. The ones I had before was ES100 which seems to be less grippy as the 1st few thousand miles pasted.

The kumho Ecsta MX is grippy at a decent price... aroun 130$ a pop shipped from tirerack

The federal 595 RS seems to offer the same traits: low price and high performance

[onosqv]

ecsta mx has nothing on the rs. RS just grips like no tomorrow, doesn't get greasy after a few runs, nice overall.

Any locals wanna check it out should roll by CSCC autox practices & championships (you can only ride along during practices, though). Next one is July 7th @ cali speedway. Just look for the grip of 240's there, haha - one of us runs 595rs, one runs rt615s, & I think one of us runs MX's (if it's not bald and replaced already). It's not fair comparing these MX's tho bcs they are about 20-40mm smaller in width than the rs & 615's we run. I run whatever I can get my hands on (car & tire wise).

[ArticDragon192]

How do they do out on a road racing track though? Can't compare tires used in auto cross to tires used out on the track.

[boznuttz]

For the size wheels I have been using, I gotta say it has been one of the best bangs for my buck...I'm not saying it's the best, but for that price, I was able to afford BEATING the living hell out of them.

[onosqv]

For road racing, we've only had customers come back w/ reports on the SS595 series, which those of whom have driven on the MX's also greatly prefer the ss595 over the MX. The RS, not yet - most of our customers don't buy that tire.

From our own personal tests (nothing scientific, etc), both the ss595 & 595rs stay sticky & love heat.