mr two Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Hi all Just wanted to ask the question - how do you rate Nankang tyres ? as i'm thinking of fitting 2 next week Cheers D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Just the name makes me want to slide into a ditch. Never had them to be fair. Vreds for the win...!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleyh_15 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Wouldn't do it if its on your supra mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nankang/NS2.htm Doesn't look good..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 It's not just good enough to say Nankang or Pirelli etc you really need to state the model too. NS2's aren't terrible, but I would go for Vredisteins Ultrac sessanta's for a bit more as their performance in the wet is FAR better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vredestein/Ultrac-Sessanta.htm This post comes to you sponsored by Vredestein..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaliber Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 great tyres for burnouts:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Nangkang nogrips for the man who wants to change the look of his car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB B Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I have a set of Nankang winter tyres on the back, I only use them for about 4 months of the year and they never see anything over 0.5 boost and I am very careful when braking. Having said that I wouldn't use them for spirited driving the rest of the year, have a look on Camskills web sight, at either Falken 452, Vredesteins or Kumho Ecsta, all three are decant mid range tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I had them on the Prelude. Can't really say they were that bad to be honest, I never had a problem that was because of them. They certainly out-performed the poxy brakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sted Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Nankang tyres mmm... I wouldn't put them on a supra they are not the worst ditch finders but the arn't the best tyres to put on a supra. Avon Falkens or Vreds are good mid range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgeer Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Avon's or Kumho's would be a better choice for a middle of the range tyre in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I had a set on my old NA, all round, and to be honest, I never had a problem with them. As I said though, it was an NA, so couldn't really test them on a "spirited drive" as such, but they did ok, and lasted me a year on the supra as a daily, including 300mile round trips to see the folks several times a year. I had a pair of Falkens on the rear before that, and they didn't last 6 months. Can't remember the model though. I'm not saying they are great tyres, there are much better out there, but to all those who are massively against them, have you used them? Or is this another bandwagon I hear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dim Sum Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 This is the second time I've heard this brand, one of my friend suggested but i ain't really looked into until now. Looks like a mixed review on this brand. But overall in my opinion these tyres are middle range tyres at best. I aint tried them myself but reading it up gives me that opinion that, these are best of the budget tyres section....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Ditch finders terrible in the wet ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I've had these in the past, and had no issues with them whatsoever. Far better than any Avon tyre I've ever had (which were similar in price IIRC). I've been persuaded to try Falkens again (having hated them in the past). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Ditch finders terrible in the wet ! I found they performed very well considering the price when wet. I never skipped/slid/spun the wheels without meaning to when I had these. However, I had the Nankang Sport II on my NA, which were the best rated of the brand at the time. Different models have different ratings and perform differently after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas_germany Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I had the NS2 on my Mazda. I would never put them on the supra. On dry roads they're fine but on wet roads they're terrible. They just loose grip so easy. Now I got Falkens on my Mazda and they are way better on wet roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimojameso Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Don't do it. Not on a supra. Get some decent rubber. Thats the main thing keeping your car stuck to the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) I can't recall which Nankangs they were and it was a while ago but my experience of them then wasn't good. I'd be intrigued to try a set of their latest tyres just too see how good or bad they are now. If their better than Avon zz3's then they have improved massively in my opinion, i have zz3's on the front of my supra and i'm very happy with them One thing i wouldn't do is put these on a car in pairs, a set of 4 then at least the grip will be the same front and rear, matching these up to another tyre on the front or rear could spell disaster. Edited February 27, 2013 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Great for drifting, get em on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Widow makers I still rate the Falken 452 as a budget tyre, I used them on my NA and also as road / everyday tyres on my single Have also used them on track in the single Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimojameso Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I thought the avon's were pretty crap aswell to be honest. If you wanna go cheap get some falkens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheCaptain69 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 we fit alot of nankangs nowadays a good tyre compared to alot of know brands avons poor falkens not great federal etc not good i would say nankang or kuhmo arent a bad option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 we fit alot of nankangs nowadays a good tyre compared to alot of know brands avons poor falkens not great federal etc not good i would say nankang or kuhmo arent a bad option Kuhmos have tried to kill me twice, never again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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