Brazil Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Has anybody used Nankang tyres? What tyre do you recomend? At the momment I have Bridgestone Potenza 050 (245/35/19). I would also be interested in links to a good tyre trader? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest civictyper2004 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Camskill are good for tyres. I had nankang NS2's on my old car before it was smashed up (not a Supra) and they had good wet and dry grip for day to day driving but they were most definitely not a high performance tyre. Good for the money though. Falken 912's have a pretty good rep too. What size were you after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 There is a reason they are nankang ditch finders .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Widow makers, things you should never buy cheap on a decent car, tires and brakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 They are best used for making track barriers, or for starting fires with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 They are best used for making track barriers, or for starting fires with. i have to disagree chris if you want to start a fire use a linglong tyre, they go up fast and burn for a long time generating lots of heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Widow makers, things you should never buy cheap on a decent car, tires and brakes its up there with buying cheap airbags off ebay ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty71 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 go for FullRun instead mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Nankang nogrip. The tyre of choice for the man wanting a different look to the front of his car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Nankang nogrip. The tyre of choice for the man wanting a different look to the front of his car. and his face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManwithSupra Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) Widow makers, things you should never buy cheap on a decent car, tires and brakes This is very true, Good tyres are a priority for sure... before you even think about doing any mods at all, for gods sake spend the money on the only thing that actually keeps you on the road. I don’t know why companies sell cheap "performance" tyres... you are gambling for your life if you buy cheap rubber... At the very least get some Falkan 452's... I used to run them when i had less cash available and they were good for the money, a few members on here run them as well. Since trying a more expensive brand (currently on Continental Sport contact 5's) i would say that i wouldn’t touch anything under a Falkan 452 or similar spec'd priced tyre - Nankang is certainly not one of them Edited March 14, 2011 by ManwithSupra (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazybassist Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I'm on Nankang at the moment, and my god they're awful!!! There is NO grip in the wet, and you can get wheel spin in the dry without to much effort. Can't afford to replace them just now, so just have to be careful. And they came with the car before anyone asks why I would buy them One thing I will say in their favour is that they are jolly good fun coming off wet roundabouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darragh Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Ideal for showing off if you intend on them not lasting the day (say drifting or diffing) but for normal driving I wouldn't even put them on my 1.4 3cylinder tdi polo they are that bad lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkddav3 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 P zero's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Make sure you oil the tread to get the best out of them...!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra digsey Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Ideal for showing off if you intend on them not lasting the day (say drifting or diffing) but for normal driving I wouldn't even put them on my 1.4 3cylinder tdi polo they are that bad lol had them on my 1.4 civic for two weeks took them, off n sold them... total rubbish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman00123 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I think a good value tyre, i.e. price to performance, is Vredstein Ultrac Sessanta (think that's how you spell it) - not badly priced and good performance too, a few members on here use them too iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 they would be good for doing burnouts ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazil Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 I ended up buying what I had before Bridgestone Potanza x2 for 550 euros for a pair of 245 30 19. Thank's for your comments...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I think a good value tyre, i.e. price to performance, is Vredstein Ultrac Sessanta (think that's how you spell it) - not badly priced and good performance too, a few members on here use them too iirc I had them on my Supra, I'd highly recommend them. http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vredestein/Ultrac-Sessanta.htm Oh and the ones who have used Nankang's are not alive to tell the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 my car came with nankangs on them.....grip was rubbish and one exploded on a motorway, not a good tyre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Nankang translates to menolikegrippygrippy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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