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    Good or bad on front of Spyder RT-S?
    Federal 595 EVO
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    Neither. We stock and install high quality Yokohama tires for the front. Do not care for the chinese imports.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jcthorne View Post
    Neither. We stock and install high quality Yokohama tires for the front. Do not care for the chinese imports.
    What model yokahomas for the RT-S 2014
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    Quote Originally Posted by cyclekid58 View Post
    What model yokahomas for the RT-S 2014
    Yokohama Avid S34FA 175/55-15 Great tire for the Spyder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jcthorne View Post
    Yokohama Avid S34FA 175/55-15 Great tire for the Spyder.
    Thank you James for your suggestion, and installing them for me. I'm at 10K miles on them at 25psi on the front and 28psi on the rear. Ridden in just about every type of weather except snow/ice. Almost no wear on the fronts and minor on the rear. Kendas tire are the worst. It is funny to me that everyone agrees on this, but bases their PSI recommendation from these crappy tires to their car tire replacements.

    Tried my Yoko's at 15psi and they were like soft water balloons. Hated it because even turning in my driveway was laborious.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jcthorne View Post
    Neither. We stock and install high quality Yokohama tires for the front. Do not care for the chinese imports.
    Do you use the 175/55r15 for the front of the f3t? Not much clearance under the fender. How does it work out for you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeffmal View Post
    Do you use the 175/55r15 for the front of the f3t? Not much clearance under the fender. How does it work out for you?
    The Yokohama 175/55-15 tires we install are a perfect fit with all 3 fender types. No clearance issues whatsoever and no modifications required. Other brands in that size will not all be the same dimensions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jcthorne View Post
    The Yokohama 175/55-15 tires we install are a perfect fit with all 3 fender types. No clearance issues whatsoever and no modifications required. Other brands in that size will not all be the same dimensions.
    Do you know the diameter specs on these tires?
    I was just told the Vredesteins are

    We can tell you that a 175/55R15 Vredestein has a new overall diameter of 573mm, which is 22.5591 inches, and a max in service diameter of 581 mm, which is 22.874 inches.


    I don't know what the max in service diameter means....

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLUEKNIGHT911 View Post
    Max service diameter = if the PSI is at the max allowed pressure for that tire that will be the MAX diameter that the tire can attain ...... The Short answer to your 25 or more questions about tires is ....Jeff you are waaaaaaaaay over-thinking this ........ and the difference between 573mm and 581.. is less than 3/10 of an inch ....and since you are talking about the Diameter you divide the 3/10 by TWO .... SO IT'S MINISCULE ......... To allay ALL the rest of your Fears about the Vredesteins you bought ....if they don't fit ....I'll buy them from you at TWICE what you paid annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd I'll pay the shipping to Vermont......I don't make stuff up and then post it as FACT and I do not LIE about stuff either...... plus my BUTT never over-rules SCIENCE ..................Mike
    Now that sounds like a legit offer! (but I still hope they fit...)
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    Quote Originally Posted by rpopdan View Post
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    " Vredesteins " Quatrac 5 , model ...... They are probably the best wet / dry road tire sold today ..... they have 14in. & 15 inch sizes to fit All Spyders ....... Tire Rack is currently shipping these FREE ....... Mike

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    https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...T5XL&tab=Sizes

    TIRE RACK TEST RESULTS VREDESTEIN QUATRAC 5


    Video; Are These Grand Touring All-Season Tires the Way of the Future? (06:25) Scroll down at link above to see this video comparison of 3 Grand Touring All-Season tires

    Some drivers can be successful with a single tire solution for their year-round mobility needs. To see how three new three-peak mountain snowflake-branded tires perform and what, if any, tradeoffs come along with this enhanced snow traction, we did a Real World Road Ride and Performance Track Drive.

    Read the Full Test Report
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    think we need more tire and oil threads on the forum. Couple hundred aren't enough
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    Quote Originally Posted by Docster View Post
    think we need more tire and oil threads on the forum. Couple hundred aren't enough
    No we don't.

    People should use the "Advanced Search box" top right hand corner, below the Log Out, Settings, My Profile tabs.

    I know there are new spyder/current spyder owners that join this site.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Deanna777 View Post
    No we don't.

    People should use the "Advanced Search box" top right hand corner, below the Log Out, Settings, My Profile tabs.

    I know there are new spyder/current spyder owners that join this site.


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    Agreed. I joined this site before getting my Spyder then spent 4 weeks reading and searching through threads, especially "The Do's and Don'ts" where it suggested reading the Owners Manual......Twice. Many questions can be answered by "read the owners manual" but most are not. IMHO that's no different than doing the child's homework for them. They learn little.

    Many here, especially newbies (BTW, I consider myself a newbie), don't bother to do a Search or bookmark important threads full of answers, finding it easier to have someone else give them the answer. Even trying to Search would teach them how to Search effectively. That's the difference between helping and enabling.......and why there's hundreds of tire and oil threads
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    A month or so ago I went to the Federal web site and Fount the Formoza but could not find the Evo listed at all. Am wondering if the Evo has been discontinued. Easy enough to tell if someone would post a 2018 manufacturing date on their new Evos.
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    Default VREDESTEIN TIRES

    Quote Originally Posted by UtahPete View Post
    https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...T5XL&tab=Sizes

    TIRE RACK TEST RESULTSVREDESTEIN QUATRAC 5


    Are These Grand Touring All-Season Tires the Way of the Future? (06:25)


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    Some drivers can be successful with a single tire solution for their year-round mobility needs. To see how three new three-peak mountain snowflake-branded tires perform and what, if any, tradeoffs come along with this enhanced snow traction, we did a Real World Road Ride and Performance Track Drive.

    Will these premium Grand Touring All-Season tires be the way of future?

    Read the Full Test Report
    Did you scroll down into the GREEN - performance numbers .....this is why I think they are currently the best all-around tires today ..... compare them to Kumho or Toyo " S " drive ...... Mike

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLUEKNIGHT911 View Post
    Did you scroll down into the GREEN - performance numbers .....this is why I think they are currently the best all-around tires today ..... compare them to Kumho or Toyo " S " drive ...... Mike
    Yep, there's a lot of good info at that link
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    Quote Originally Posted by UtahPete View Post
    Yep, there's a lot of good info at that link
    There have been comments & complaints that those tests were done using Cars not Spyders and therefore are totally Invalid ............ I've been to school on this and I feel they are valid .... I have yet to see a highly rated tire become a Crappy tire just because it's on a Spyder annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd I've yet to see a poorly rated tire become a Great tire when used on a Spyder ..... For Spyders using Car tires it's ALL about what PSI you are using ....... JMHO ( and probably Peter Aawen's also ) ................... Mike

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    Will this fit the 2015 spyder rt limited. Does the fenders have enough height and width for theses tires?

    Thanks, Lois



    Quote Originally Posted by UtahPete View Post
    https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...T5XL&tab=Sizes

    TIRE RACK TEST RESULTS VREDESTEIN QUATRAC 5


    Video; Are These Grand Touring All-Season Tires the Way of the Future? (06:25) Scroll down at link above to see this video comparison of 3 Grand Touring All-Season tires

    Some drivers can be successful with a single tire solution for their year-round mobility needs. To see how three new three-peak mountain snowflake-branded tires perform and what, if any, tradeoffs come along with this enhanced snow traction, we did a Real World Road Ride and Performance Track Drive.

    Read the Full Test Report

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    Quote Originally Posted by lois35 View Post
    Will this fit the 2015 spyder rt limited. Does the fenders have enough height and width for theses tires?

    Thanks, Lois
    That link you referred to - https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...T5XL&tab=Sizes

    is for a Quatrac 5 sized 185/65R15 tire!! I don't know of anyone who's managed to fit a 185/65R15 onto their Spyder without doing mods to the fenders &/or support brackets. The biggest I personally could fit on my 2013 RT Ltd with the same fenders as most of the 2015 RT Ltd's was a 175/60R15, and even then, I had to gently prise up the fenders to actually fit/mount the wheels onto the hub (once on, they were fine!) However, when cornering hard the hex head screws that project their heads into the wheel well area just touched the new tires, so I took all the hex head screws out & replaced them with dome head screws, & no more touching!

    But I think you'd be seriously 'touching' something if you tried to run the linked 185/65R15 tires, they are just too much bigger than the OE Spec tires, that are a bit on the small side of their nominal size anyway!! You could always mod the fenders tho?!?
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    I've run both the Federal Evo 595 and the Formoza. I prefer the Formoza over the Evo. On paper the Evo should be the better tire, but in the real world the Formoza is superior in ride and handling.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Aawen View Post
    That link you referred to - https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...T5XL&tab=Sizes

    is for a Quatrac 5 sized 185/65R15 tire!! I don't know of anyone who's managed to fit a 185/65R15 onto their Spyder without doing mods to the fenders &/or support brackets. The biggest I personally could fit on my 2013 RT Ltd with the same fenders as most of the 2015 RT Ltd's was a 175/60R15, and even then, I had to gently prise up the fenders to actually fit/mount the wheels onto the hub (once on, they were fine!) However, when cornering hard the hex head screws that project their heads into the wheel well area just touched the new tires, so I took all the hex head screws out & replaced them with dome head screws, & no more touching!

    But I think you'd be seriously 'touching' something if you tried to run the linked 185/65R15 tires, they are just too much bigger than the OE Spec tires, that are a bit on the small side of their nominal size anyway!! You could always mod the fenders tho?!?
    Peter, ............. Vredestein actually makes FOUR 15ln. Front tires that will fit the Spyder ....even a 206/65-15 rear tire ..............Mike
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    Quote Originally Posted by lois35 View Post
    Will this fit the 2015 spyder rt limited. Does the fenders have enough height and width for theses tires?

    Thanks, Lois
    PM sent ..... Mike

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    Quote Originally Posted by rpopdan View Post
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    I have run both on the RT and I prefer the Formoza. That’s what I’m running on my F3T now as well. They handle great and should last you upwards of 30,000 miles. Another benefit of the Formoza is it is asymmetrical so you can rotate them without dismounting and remounting the tire on the wheel.

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    In truth, I think that since the stock Kendas are so crappy, anything else is a vast improvement!

    FWIW, I currently have Kumho Solus KH16s on the 2014 RT-S. They work for me, but then I'm not an aggressive rider.

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