What sizes did you get and roughly how much for each?

Yeah it's a shame they have to come half way around the world. I think it was about $350ish for shipping (At the time). But it still works out pretty good compared to full price retail here. I've "heard" of people getting quoted up to $450 a corner for a comparable 17" size.
 
As a comparison my local Tyreshop where I bought my Toyo T1Rs for my stock 15" wheels they charged me a bit under $700 total, fitted, balanced and for the wheel alignment. When I got them to quote up for my 17"s (215/40r17 235/40r17) it was about $1250! For a mid-level street tyre? No thanks!
 
Needless to say getting Dylan to source me the AD08s for a comparable cost was a complete no-brainer!
 
Having said that you guys have me curious about the RSRs, I would imagine that their dry performance would be better than the AD08s but from the sounds of things the wet weather performance would be worse? For me the wet weather performance was a big factor. I live up in the Dandenong ranges and the twisty roads can get very wet and greasy!
 
Anyway getting a bit off track, I thought we were talking about KU36s

i have the federal SS and they are **** in the wet. i know they are not the others beign discussed here but just chiming in
i can manage to loose traction on 245/40/17 in the back while just boosting in 2nd on a wet road. and im running stock boost.
i need to change them cause they do scare me in the wet.

Aah yes, the wide tyre myth. Yes, all things being equal the skinnier tyres are better for the wet.
 
The "more grip" comes from the fact that wider tyres can be a softer compound because they disperse heat more efficiently. My previous T1Rs in the relatively narrow stock width were very good in the wet, and the tread blocks moved quite a bit too, generating a lot of heat which gave them very surefooted wet grip. However that same characteristic made them overheat and burn out in the dry very quickly. It's no wonder my rears only lasted 8 months!
 
In fact when they were new the wet weather performance was so good and the dry weather performance so poor by comparison that it evened out their performance. i.e. I could drive in the wet pretty much the same as if it were dry. Of course after they were worn in and hardened up a bit it was a different story.
 
Now then, having said that, the wider AD08s I'm now running feel quite comparable to the T1Rs in the wet, but are MILES ahead of them in the dry. Very good steering response too with their stiff sidewalls. Yet as I've mentioned before the ride comfort is actually quite good. But I do also have SSR Type Cs which in 17" form weigh about the same as the stock 15"s. So my total unsprung weight is not much more than the stock wheels, which obviously helps my stock suspension to maintain it's compliance with the road.
 
*edit* Sorry I should mention, I don't mean to say that the AD08s are "magical" tyres, a level of caution and respect must still be observed. If I go WOT in 1st and 2nd they can still spin up in the wet, but half-3/4 throttle with a bit of boost is generally no problem at all.

KU38 treadwear = 180
KU36 traction = ??
RS-R treadwear = 140
RS-R traction = AA
AD08 treadwear = 180
AD08 traction = AA
 
KU36 needs heat to work, RS-Rs work well from cold? and KU36 is bad in the wet while RS-R is good in the wet.
 
So is KU36 cheapest followed by RS-R then AD08 most expensive?

Thanks for that Adrian
What are the sidewalls like on the KU36?