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  • Year Released: 2008
  • Regions for sale: USA+, Canada, Europe, Russia+, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Oceania
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– Most drivers agreed that the tires were good value for money.
– A lot of users mentioned that they were impressed by the smooth and quiet ride of this tire.
– The consumers appreciated the tire’s performance in both dry and wet conditions.
– The purchasers liked the excellent braking performance of this tire.

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– One driver complained that these tires were difficult to balance.
– Some unhappy drivers wrote that the tires were loud.

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Federal Super Steel 595



Description

The Federal Super Steel 595 is an ultra-high-performance all-season tire that delivers exceptional grip, handling, and durability. Known for its aggressive directional tread design and affordability, it has gained a strong reputation among enthusiasts and everyday drivers alike. While originally designed with motorsports and drifting in mind, the SS595 offers a balanced performance suitable for daily driving. It features reinforced steel sidewalls, advanced compound technology, and an innovative design to maintain stability, safety, and comfort at high speeds. Despite its sporty orientation, the SS595 is practical and reliable for diverse conditions.

Features & Benefits

  • Directional Grooves: Enhances high-speed stability, water evacuation, and traction on wet and dry surfaces.
  • Uniform Stiffness: Balanced stiffness across the center and shoulder minimizes uneven wear, improving grip and extending tread life.
  • Reinforced Steel Sidewalls: Ensures durability and optimal performance across a wide range of temperatures and driving conditions.
  • Noise Reduction: Optimized tread pitch and alignment reduce road noise for a more comfortable high-speed ride.
  • Advanced Compound Technology: Federal’s proprietary rubber blend provides excellent traction and performance in all seasons.
  • TTIC Technology: Federal’s "TTIC" (Tread and Tire Integration Concept) enhances safety, comfort, and consistent performance throughout the tire’s lifespan.
  • M.P.O. Optimization: Ensures even pressure distribution for better performance and wear characteristics.
  • Aggressive Design: The bold tread and sidewall design deliver an aesthetic appeal suited for performance cars.

Year Released

The Federal SS595 was introduced in 2008. It has also been offered in a Run-Flat (RFT) version.

Regions Availability

The Federal Super Steel 595 is widely available in North America, Europe, Russia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania.

Vehicle Compatibility / Popular Vehicle Fitments

The Federal SS595 is compatible with various performance vehicles, including coupes, sedans, and supercars. Given its wide range of available sizes and UHP (Ultra-High-Performance) focus, it fits the following models:

  • Coupes: Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, BMW 4 Series, Audi TT.
  • Tuned * Performance Cars: Subaru WRX STI, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, Toyota Supra, Nissan 350Z.
  • Supercars: Porsche 911, Nissan GT-R, Chevrolet Corvette.

Note: Always consult with a tire specialist or the vehicle’s manufacturer to ensure correct tire fitment.

Final Thoughts

The Federal Super Steel 595 is ideal for drivers who demand a blend of high-performance capability, affordability, and versatility. Its directional tread design and advanced technologies make it a reliable choice for spirited driving, daily commuting, and even motorsports applications. While its slightly increased noise levels may not appeal to those seeking the quietest ride, its performance on both dry and wet surfaces compensates for this drawback. The Federal SS595 offers an excellent value proposition for performance enthusiasts seeking a tire that can handle aggressive driving and daily use without breaking the bank.


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Detailed Information

Type and Size
Tire Model
Federal / Super Steel 595
Car Type
Season
All Season
Rim Diameter
13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 "
Width
185 / 195 / 205 / 215 / 225 / 235 / 245 / 255 / 265 / 275 mm
Aspect Ratio
30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 %
Construction
Radial
Special Features
Runflat
No
Mud and Snow
No
Extra Load
Optional
Speed and Load
Speed Index
H (max 130 mph) ... Y (max 186 mph)
Load Index (max load for a tire)
 

Federal / Super Steel 595 Sizes & Specifications

Rim Model Size Index Features Tread width (inch) Overall diameter (inch) Tire weight Tread depth (inch) Approved rim width Utqg Sidewall styling Tread depth (mm) Max load (kg) Tread width (mm) Section width (mm) Overall diameter (mm) Max inflation pressure Load range Section width (inch) Max load (lbs) Rim width Price
R13 185/60 R13 80H 185/60 R13 80H 5.8 21.7 7.2 7.9 5-6.5 460/A/A BW 10.0 450 148.0 183.0 552.0 44.0 7.2 992 5.5
R13 205/60 R13 87H 205/60 R13 87H 6.3 22.7 8.2 8.1 5.5-7.5 460/A/A BW 10.0 545 160.0 205.0 576.0 44.0 8.1 1202 6
R14 185/55 R14 80V 185/55 R14 80V 6.5 22.0 7.7 7.3 5-6.5 260/A/A BW 9.0 450 164.0 185.0 560.0 44.0 7.3 992 6
R14 195/60 R14 86H 195/60 R14 86H 6.1 23.2 7.9 8.0 5.5-7 460/A/A BW 10.0 530 156.0 195.0 589.0 44.0 7.7 1168 6
R14 205/60 R14 89H 205/60 R14 89H 6.3 23.7 8.8 8.2 5.5-7.5 460/A/A BW 10.0 580 160.0 202.0 601.0 44.0 8.0 1279 6
R15 185/55 R15 82V 185/55 R15 82V 6.5 23.0 8.1 7.3 5-6.5 260/A/A BW 9.0 475 164.0 182.0 585.0 44.0 7.2 1047 6
R15 195/45 R15 78V 195/45 R15 78V 6.9 21.9 7.5 7.5 6-7.5 240/A/A BW 9.0 425 176.0 198.0 556.0 44.0 7.8 937 6.5
R15 195/50 R15 82W 195/50 R15 82W 6.7 22.7 8.7 7.1 5.5-7 260/AA/A BW 9.0 475 169.0 201.0 577.0 44.0 7.9 1047 6
R15 195/55 R15 85W 195/55 R15 85W 6.8 23.4 9.0 7.5 5.5-7 260/AA/A BW 9.0 515 172.0 199.0 595.0 44.0 7.8 1135 6
R16 195/45 R16 84V XL 195/45 R16 84V XL 6.9 22.9 8.1 7.5 6-7.5 240/A/A BW 9.0 500 176.0 200.0 581.0 50.0 XL 7.9 1102 6.5
R16 205/45 R16 83V 205/45 R16 83V 7.1 23.2 8.8 7.5 6.5-7.5 240/A/A BW 9.0 487 180.0 213.0 590.0 44.0 8.4 1073 7
R16 205/45 R16 83W 205/45 R16 83W 7.1 23.2 9.4 7.5 6.5-7.5 240/AA/A BW 9.0 487 180.0 213.0 590.0 44.0 8.4 1073 7
R16 205/50 R16 87W 205/50 R16 87W 7.1 24.0 9.7 7.8 5.5-7.5 260/AA/A BW 10.0 545 180.0 211.0 609.0 44.0 8.3 1201 6.5
R16 205/55 R16 91W 205/55 R16 91W 7.1 24.9 9.8 7.5 5.5-7.5 260/AA/A BW 9.0 615 180.0 204.0 632.0 44.0 8.0 1355 6.5
R16 215/40 R16 86W XL 215/40 R16 86W XL 7.6 22.7 9.6 7.6 7-8.5 240/AA/A BW 10.0 530 192.0 225.0 576.0 50.0 XL 8.9 1168 7.5
R16 215/55 R16 93W 215/55 R16 93W 7.5 25.3 10.9 7.6 6-7.5 260/AA/A BW 10.0 650 190.0 224.0 642.0 44.0 8.8 1433 7
R16 235/60 R16 100V 235/60 R16 100V 7.3 27.1 12.7 7.9 6.5-8.5 260/A/A BW 10.0 800 186.0 234.0 689.0 44.0 9.2 1764 7
R16 235/60 R16 100W 235/60 R16 100W 7.3 27.1 12.2 7.9 6.5-8.5 260/AA/A BW 10.0 800 186.0 234.0 689.0 44.0 9.2 1764 7
R16 245/50 R16 98V 245/50 R16 98V 9.1 25.4 12.8 8.5 7-8.5 260/A/A BW 11.0 750 232.0 255.0 646.0 44.0 10.0 1653 7.5
R17 205/40 R17 80V 205/40 R17 80V 7.1 23.4 8.5 7.1 7-8 240/A/A BW 9.0 450 180.0 220.0 594.0 44.0 8.7 992 7.5
R17 205/40 R17 80W 205/40 R17 80W 7.1 23.4 8.6 7.1 7-8 240/AA/A BW 9.0 450 180.0 220.0 594.0 44.0 8.7 992 7.5
R17 205/45 R17 84V 205/45 R17 84V 7.1 24.2 9.8 7.6 6.5-7.5 240/A/A BW 10.0 500 180.0 211.0 615.0 44.0 8.3 1102 7
R17 205/45 R17 88W XL 205/45 R17 88W XL 7.1 24.2 10.1 7.6 6.5-7.5 240/AA/A BW 10.0 560 180.0 211.0 615.0 50.0 XL 8.3 1235 7
R17 205/50 R17 93W XL 205/50 R17 93W XL 7.1 25.1 10.1 8.0 5.5-7.5 260/AA/A BW 10.0 650 180.0 216.0 638.0 50.0 XL 8.5 1433 6.5
R17 215/40 R17 83V 215/40 R17 83V 7.5 23.7 9.5 7.5 7-8.5 240/A/A BW 9.0 487 190.0 223.0 603.0 44.0 8.8 1074 7.5
R17 215/40 R17 83W 215/40 R17 83W 7.5 23.7 10.2 7.5 7-8.5 240/AA/A BW 9.0 487 190.0 223.0 603.0 44.0 8.8 1074 7.5
R17 215/45 R17 87V 215/45 R17 87V 7.6 24.6 9.8 7.6 7-8 240/A/A BW 10.0 545 194.0 224.0 626.0 44.0 8.8 1201 7
R17 215/45 R17 87W 215/45 R17 87W 7.6 24.6 9.8 7.6 7-8 240/AA/A BW 10.0 545 194.0 229.0 626.0 44.0 9.0 1201 7
R17 215/50 R17 91W 215/50 R17 91W 7.9 25.4 11.7 8.2 6-7.5 260/AA/A BW 10.0 615 200.0 234.0 646.0 44.0 9.2 1356 7
R17 225/45 R17 91V 225/45 R17 91V 7.9 24.9 10.2 7.7 7-8.5 240/A/A BW 10.0 615 200.0 229.0 633.0 44.0 9.0 1356 7.5
R17 225/45 R17 91W 225/45 R17 91W 7.9 24.9 11.0 7.7 7-8.5 240/AA/A BW 10.0 615 200.0 229.0 633.0 44.0 9.0 1356 7.5
R17 225/50 R17 94W 225/50 R17 94W 8.2 25.8 12.4 8.3 6-8 260/AA/A BW 10.0 670 208.0 234.0 656.0 44.0 9.2 1477 7
R17 225/55 R17 97W 225/55 R17 97W 8.2 26.7 12.5 7.9 6-8 260/AA/A BW 10.0 730 208.0 235.0 678.0 44.0 9.2 1609 7
R17 235/40 R17 90V 235/40 R17 90V 8.3 24.3 10.8 8.3 8-9.5 240/A/A BW 10.0 600 212.0 246.0 618.0 44.0 9.7 1323 8.5
R17 235/45 R17 93V 235/45 R17 93V 8.3 25.3 10.9 7.7 7.5-9 240/A/A BW 10.0 650 210.0 243.0 643.0 44.0 9.6 1433 8
R17 235/45 R17 94W 235/45 R17 94W 8.3 25.3 11.1 7.7 7.5-9 240/AA/A BW 10.0 670 210.0 243.0 643.0 44.0 9.6 1477 8
R17 245/40 R17 92V 245/40 R17 92V 8.6 24.7 11.9 8.6 8-9.5 240/A/A BW 11.0 630 218.0 249.0 627.0 44.0 9.8 1389 8.5
R17 245/45 R17 95V 245/45 R17 95V 8.5 25.6 11.9 7.8 7.5-9 240/A/A BW 10.0 690 216.0 252.0 651.0 44.0 9.9 1521 8
R17 255/40 R17 94V 255/40 R17 94V 8.7 24.9 11.5 8.7 8.5-10 240/A/A BW 11.0 670 220.0 260.0 633.0 44.0 10.2 1477 9
R17 255/50 R17 101V 255/50 R17 101V 9.3 27.1 13.6 8.5 7-9 260/A/A BW 11.0 825 236.0 264.0 688.0 44.0 10.4 1819 8
R17 255/55 R17 102V 255/55 R17 102V 9.1 27.9 13.4 8.0 7-9 260/A/A BW 10.0 850 230.0 257.0 709.0 44.0 10.1 1874 8
R17 275/40 R17 98V 275/40 R17 98V 9.7 25.6 12.7 8.2 9-10.5 240/A/A BW 10.0 750 246.0 280.0 649.0 44.0 11.0 1654 9.5
R18 215/35 R18 84W XL 215/35 R18 84W XL 7.5 23.9 9.6 8.0 7-8.5 240/AA/A BW 10.0 500 191.0 216.0 606.0 50.0 XL 8.5 1102 7.5
R18 215/40 R18 85W 215/40 R18 85W 7.5 24.8 10.3 7.5 7-8.5 240/AA/A BW 9.0 515 190.0 223.0 629.0 44.0 8.8 1135 7.5
R18 225/35 R18 83W 225/35 R18 83W 7.9 24.1 10.4 8.1 7.5-9 240/AA/A BW 10.0 487 200.0 227.0 613.0 44.0 8.9 1074 8
R18 225/40 R18 88W 225/40 R18 88W 8.1 25.1 10.6 7.9 7.5-9 240/AA/A BW 10.0 550 206.0 230.0 639.0 44.0 9.1 1235 8
R18 225/45 R18 91W 225/45 R18 91W 7.7 25.9 11.1 7.9 7-8.5 240/AA/A BW 10.0 615 196.0 228.0 658.0 44.0 9.0 1356 7.5
R18 235/40 R18 91W 235/40 R18 91W 8.3 25.3 11.6 8.3 8-9.5 240/AA/A BW 10.0 615 210.0 246.0 643.0 44.0 9.7 1356 8.5
R18 235/45 R18 94V 235/45 R18 94V 7.7 26.5 11.0 7.1 7.5-9 240/AA/A BW 9.0 670 195.0 230.0 673.0 44.0 9.1 1477 8
R18 235/50 R18 101W XL 235/50 R18 101W XL 8.9 27.2 14.0 7.9 6.5-8.5 260/AA/A BW 10.0 825 225.0 250.0 692.0 50.0 XL 9.8 1819 7.5
R18 245/40 R18 93W 245/40 R18 93W 8.7 25.6 12.1 8.7 8-9.5 240/AA/A BW 11.0 650 220.0 253.0 651.0 44.0 10.0 1433 8.5
R18 245/45 R18 96W 245/45 R18 96W 8.7 26.6 12.4 7.9 7.5-9 240/AA/A BW 10.0 710 220.0 250.0 676.0 44.0 9.9 1565 8
R18 255/35 R18 90W 255/35 R18 90W 9.4 24.9 12.6 8.4 8.5-10 240/AA/A BW 11.0 600 240.0 262.0 633.0 44.0 10.3 1323 9
R18 255/40 R18 99W XL 255/40 R18 99W XL 8.9 26.2 11.5 7.1 8.5-10 240/AA/A BW 9.0 775 225.0 258.0 664.0 50.0 XL 10.1 1709 9
R18 255/45 R18 103Y XL 255/45 R18 103Y XL 9.1 27.0 13.7 7.9 8-9.5 240/AA/A BW 10.0 875 230.0 260.0 687.0 50.0 XL 10.2 1929 8.5
R18 255/55 R18 109V XL 255/55 R18 109V XL 9.1 28.9 15.8 8.1 7-9 260/A/A BW 10.0 1030 230.0 263.0 735.0 50.0 XL 10.3 2271 8
R18 265/35 R18 93W 265/35 R18 93W 9.8 25.2 12.8 8.5 9-10.5 240/AA/A BW 11.0 650 248.0 274.0 641.0 44.0 10.8 1433 9.5
R18 275/35 R18 95W 275/35 R18 95W 9.4 25.7 12.6 7.1 9-11 240/AA/A BW 9.0 690 240.0 275.0 652.0 44.0 10.8 1521 9.5
R18 275/40 R18 99W 275/40 R18 99W 9.5 26.7 12.9 7.1 9-11 240/AA/A BW 9.0 775 242.0 275.0 679.0 44.0 10.8 1709 9.5
R19 225/35 R19 84W 225/35 R19 84W 8.2 25.3 10.4 7.9 7.5-9 240/AA/A BW 10.0 500 208.0 224.0 641.0 44.0 8.8 1103 8
R19 235/35 R19 91W XL 235/35 R19 91W XL 8.5 25.7 10.8 7.9 8-9.5 240/AA/A BW 10.0 615 217.0 232.0 652.0 50.0 XL 9.1 1356 8.5
R19 245/40 R19 98Y XL 245/40 R19 98Y XL 8.9 26.7 12.3 8.9 8-9.5 240/AA/A BW 11.0 750 225.0 252.0 677.0 50.0 XL 9.9 1653 8.5
R19 245/45 R19 102W XL 245/45 R19 102W XL 7.9 28.0 11.9 7.3 7.5-9 240/AA/A BW 9.0 850 201.0 234.0 711.0 50.0 XL 9.2 1874 8
R19 255/40 R19 96W 255/40 R19 96W 9.4 27.0 12.7 9.4 8.5-10 240/AA/A BW 12.0 710 238.0 263.0 685.0 44.0 10.4 1565 9
R19 265/30 R19 89W 265/30 R19 89W 9.9 25.4 12.2 7.9 9-10 240/AA/A BW 10.0 580 252.0 261.0 644.0 44.0 10.3 1279 8-1
R19 275/30 R19 92W 275/30 R19 92W 10.3 25.6 12.8 8.0 9-10 240/AA/A BW 10.0 630 261.0 273.0 650.0 44.0 10.7 1389 8-1
R20 245/35 R20 91W 245/35 R20 91W 8.8 26.9 12.6 8.2 8-9.5 240/AA/A BW 10.0 615 224.0 240.0 683.0 44.0 9.4 1356 8.5
R20 255/35 R20 93W 255/35 R20 93W 9.4 27.0 12.2 7.9 8.5-10 240/AA/A BW 10.0 650 238.0 260.0 685.0 44.0 10.2 1433 9

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