FEDERAL EVO FRONT TIRE REVIEW

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

Interesting but I suspect the way you've been riding pretty much any tire would break loose under those circumstances.

You could be right. But if I had hit the turn correctly........

 

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

Here's another benefit to the Federal tires, they are not directional so if you want to rotate them you can do it easily. I ran the Evo twice and got about 30,000 miles on each set without rotating them but Kenny rotates his and he has gotten over 40,000 on a set. So for many of you that would be the only set of tires you'd ever need to buy

Ann, I thought they are directional. The channels are not super long or slanted too much but it looks to me that they will push water to the outside of the tire as opposed to if you just rotate the tire from left to right. Federals website says they are uni-directional, but they look directional to me. Not by much, but somewhat.

 

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

I believe I will check that out when I get off work. I have been able to ride to work a lot lately. Do you think they look directional?

 

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

There is an arrow in front of the tire size. These are definitely directional tires.

 

[Highwayman2013]

Ann is running the Federal Formosa's.

 

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

Here's another benefit to the Federal tires, they are not directional so if you want to rotate them you can do it easily. I ran the Evo twice and got about 30,000 miles on each set without rotating them but Kenny rotates his and he has gotten over 40,000 on a set. So for many of you that would be the only set of tires you'd ever need to buy.

Sounds like she was talking about the Evos to me

 

[fulltimer]

A new tire to me.

Glad I found this post. I am running my first and only set of the stock Kendas on the front of my '13 ST LTD. I will be looking for a new set soon. I currently have over 26000 mi. on them. In looking at the pictures on Amazon of this Federal Evo tire, it appears to be a lower profile tire than the stock. Is this true or just the pictures?:sour: I got rid of the poor rear tire on the last change and am interested in a better and often times cheaper tire based on what the dealers want to charge.

 

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

Glad I found this post. I am running my first and only set of the stock Kendas on the front of my '13 ST LTD. I will be looking for a new set soon. I currently have over 26000 mi. on them. In looking at the pictures on Amazon of this Federal Evo tire, it appears to be a lower profile tire than the stock. Is this true or just the pictures?:sour: I got rid of the poor rear tire on the last change and am interested in a better and often times cheaper tire based on what the dealers want to charge.

I have the OEM size and they are not a lower profile.

 

[900Dave]

Just have to mention

I installed these on my STL the other year. I did not run them long as I traded the St after putting about 8000 miles on the Evo's. They are directional. I ran them at 18 PSI. That is the same pressure I run the Kenda's at. They seemed to be wearing really good BUT they did one thing the Kenda's never did and that was break loose in a corner! two corners in a row I plowed straight and it scared the crap out of us. Just saying! It may never happen to any of you.