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Title: nankang ns-2's
Post by: mase on 01 January 2007, 23:22

any good?

ive got a mate whos into his skylines and jap machines who swears by them, but on the other hand i kno guys who have run the XR611 in smaller sizes who kindly refer to them as 'nankang hedgefinders'

wat u lot think?

p.s: in size 215/40/17 :cool:

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: monzablue16v on 02 January 2007, 17:41

I heard that Nankangs are made in the Yokahama factory but from cheaper rubber. At the end of the day the tyres are the only thing touching the road so not worth skimping on go for a known make toyo, yokohama, Avon, Pirrelli, Bridgestones etc.

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: Uruk Hai on 02 January 2007, 17:49

I agree with the named brand theme but I wouldn't buy Yoko's again as they wear out rapid and I mean rapid, the best tryes I've ever had on a car are Goodyear Eagle F1's and if your after a cheap but hard wearing tyre I'd go for Avon ZV3's but thats just my opinion so each to his own  :wink:

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: monzablue16v on 02 January 2007, 18:27

Never had Yokos but have heard that about them as well, I have Avon ZV3's on mine now and I can't fault them low road noise and super grippy in wet and dry.

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: filthy on 22 January 2007, 23:30

Nankangs are quite soft and actually grip quite well- they score well on tyretest.com

I've had a couple of sets for general road use and they've been good.....also, they're quite cheap!

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: Golf8vGti on 23 January 2007, 00:51

I use toyo proxes and i have to say im very impressed with them, they are a bit soft though so tend to wear a bit quicker than most brands but as previously said tyre is all that keeps you on the road and i personally would rather not cut back when it comes to them  :cool:

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: mase on 23 January 2007, 12:17

i didnt go for the nankangs in the end...

got some falken ZE-512's.... very impressed with them, especially in the sh*t winter weather!  :cool:

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: Len on 23 January 2007, 14:03

If they are anything like Yoko's then I agree totally with Uruk Hai.
I had a pair of Yokos on my Mi16 and they only lasted about 8000 miles!

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: *Dubby* on 23 January 2007, 18:07

Nankangs arent that bad  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: BobbyT on 24 January 2007, 14:29

i have had these before and they seem fine, not as good as toyo's though. i suppose its hard you drive, if you cane it, its worth paying more as you will want that little extra grip! if your a normal driver then i dont think you will really notice the difference?  :smiley:

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: Bluefox on 28 January 2007, 00:55

I ran Yoko A539 on my 106, which were excellent in the dry. Didn't last for toffee - got 5k out of a set of 4 - and gripped in the wet like something that doesn't grip very well*

* I tried, I really did. :laugh:

You get my drift, anyway.

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: patch900 on 30 January 2007, 09:52

Probably go for some Falken's or TOYO-R1's when I get round to it.

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: mase on 30 January 2007, 10:18

the falken 512's are great tyres for their price mate... dont have a single bad word to say about them  :cool:

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: systemseiko on 03 February 2007, 19:48

My wife has them on her Mk3 Tdi and although they have never received a thrashing they are teh dog's bollocks,  had a set of Avon Av's on it before and at £70 a tyre were sh!t in the wet and fast wearing,  Hey up the Nankangs

Title: Re: nankang ns-2's
Post by: SpearMintTom on 10 February 2007, 17:09

I had nankangs on my old MK2 Polo, reasonably good grip, relatively inexpensive but they wore out quickly.

Tbh goto: www.topgear.co.uk or www.mytyres.co.uk & order some Toyo Proxes T1-R tyres :D - unbelievable grip, great in the wet & arn't too bad on ice / snow compared to most others. (£166 for 4! including delivery & fitting @ topgear.co.uk!)