nankang NS2's anyone used them?

[jungle-jim]

thought i would see if anyona has used these tyres before?

preferably on track?

MK1 195/50/R15's

thought it best to ask AFTER i had bought them lol. :freak3:

[Marksman]

Not used them, sorry, but am curious as to what you paid for them?

Owen.

[jungle-jim]

PM'd :D

[Paff]

aaarrrgggghhh ditch finders.

Thats all I know of nangkang. not sure of the different models but having heard bad things about some I wouldn't run them myself. Who knows tho they may well have improved their models since hearing that, bad press always lingers longer than good

[mr2aw11turbo]

I've had them on a set of 17's i had on my first MK1, not used them on any tracks but my honest opinion is that they are the best of the "budget" tyres so to speak, they were fine on the back but on the front they were crap, depends on how serious a track person you are, if its going to be used a lot in heavy competition then maybe give them a miss, but if it's just a hobby then you should be Ok with them.

Oh yeah and if it rains then stay in:driving:

[jungle-jim]

interesting?

these are made by yokohama too?

i tend to use the car for track so ditches should be thin on the ground? :)

if i use the car again for track, i will certainly let you know how they go.

[MartG]

I've heard that the NS2s are much improved over the earlier Nankangs ( I had a couple of old ones which showed no wear after a day at Elvington, which indicates how hard they were :eek2: )

[Jiff Lemon]

these are made by yokohama too?

Utter myth :rant: , usually told by people who've bought them and are trying to justify them

What happens with the majority of "budget" tyre manufacturers is that the buy the license for old tread patterns from premium manufacturers.

However, even though you may be running with a Yoko tread pattern, you won't be running the same compound that Yoko use.

Sorry to rant, but tyres are the one point where everyone should spend serious money. Lad at work used to run ditchfinders, also claiming that they were "rebranded yokohama's". The morning he lost the back end and gave his car an interesting new face lift was the last day he ran ditchfinders.

They're cheap and cheerfull for a reason - On a track car that just for hooning around and having some fun they'll be fine. If you want some serious grip, grab a set of RB-888's :)

[jungle-jim]

cant afford R888's atm.

i need a second set of wheels too.

i read the yokohama bit from the nankang website.....

http://www.ctyres.co.uk/tyres/Nankang_tyres.html

[Jinja]

Nangkang = Instant DEATH...!!!!

Probably the worst tyres that you could actually fit to your 2 apart from remoulds...!!!

[Jiff Lemon]

cant afford R888's atm.

i need a second set of wheels too.

i read the yokohama bit from the nankang website.....

http://www.ctyres.co.uk/tyres/Nankang_tyres.html

Can't see any reference in that link?

Like I say, it's just my personal rant about tyres - do a search and you'll probably find a similar rant by my about a year ago! people seem to forget that the entire contact area of their tyres wouldn't fill a sheet of a4 paper! You can have the greatest brake and suspension setup in the world, but without a decent set of rubber you're wasting your time.

Cheapo tyres are fine for what you want - Something for hooning around the track and learning about the car. Once you've got the thing setup how you like it, you can splash out on a decent set of rims and tyres purely for track use. (and then probably have to relearn the car cos suddenly your grips levels have doubled!)

[MartG]

you can splash out on a decent set of rims and tyres purely for track use.

A bit like these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=001&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=110113390492&rd=1&rd=1

[jungle-jim]

ok. so what you are trying to say is they're not much good? lol

i am picking them up friday.

i did want the yokohama parada spec-2 tyres really, but these were cheaper and near to collect

[***aw11***]

If you want some serious grip, grab a set of RB-888's :)

who are these made by?
i plan to use toyo proxes t1-s tyre on mine, anyone got views on these?

[Jiff Lemon]

rb-888's are toyo's, but are semi slick type tyres.

toyo T1-S's are a cracking road tyre.

[***aw11***]

rb-888's are toyo's, but are semi slick type tyre

bet they dont last long on roads though

[lodgeman]

found out today that the falkens i have on the rear of the v6 dont like roundabouts on full revs - in the dry:hidesbehi . i have different falkens front to rear and the fronts turn in quite well . the only trouble with the r888's are there is only a limited tyre size choice, same for the ao48's . i was hoping to get the 888s but cant get the right rolling circumference in the right width. they dont tend to go to the lower side wall heights ( 45 is the lowest in a 16) must be due to heat build up?

[Mk1Chris]

NS-2s on my mates escort mk2 were scary and refused to warm up. That is until he had done 5 consecutive laps of the Nurburgring and they FINALLY showed signs of melting.

In comparison, Toyo T1-S on my mates mr2 mk2 tubby (:gay: ) were brand new at the start of our trip, and barely legal on the journey home! Apparently good grip levels tho.

T-888's fitted to mates 2.0 XE Corsa were amazing grip levels, so much so the stress on his 'custom' parts was too much and his car came back from germany on a trailer.

My Bridgestone's lasted the whole trip and were pretty grippy, but i have now replaced them with A539s, so we'll see how we go... :driving:

[Jiff Lemon]

bet they dont last long on roads though

Well, my plan for the car involves it only going out on dry fun days so isn't really an issue. I'd sooner have tyres that gripped for 3000 miles than ones that didn't grip for 100,000! lol

[***aw11***]

Well, my plan for the car involves it only going out on dry fun days so isn't really an issue. I'd sooner have tyres that gripped for 3000 miles than ones that didn't grip for 100,000! lol

good call.

mk1 chris, what bridgestones were they?
i had a set of bridgestone potenza'a on my mini and it stuck like stains on a matress.;)
( unless you used vanish):thk:

[Mk1Chris]

I think the bridgestones were 'Grid II' or something like that. I've tried to find info on them, but i think they weren't available in this country.

They came on my set of super-uber-light ssr formula mesh's that came from japan :thumbsup: There wasn't a huge amount of tread left on 'em, but they survived 1000 miles around europe and 6 laps of the ring :D

[keri-WMS]

I've had a few sets of nankangs over the years and they are VERY good in my book - but that's because I went for the "chunky" designs of tread which have nice soft sticky rubber. They did wear out pretty fast, but that's a compound trade-off that can't really be avoided with all other things equal!!!

As a contrast the Pirrellis I've have have been cr4p in comparison, but last forever as they seem to be part rubber, part plastic!

I read years ago (on a mfr website, not a forum) that the Nankangs and Yokohamas come from the same factory...and both do have nice sticky rubber which seems to tie in...

[Zip]

I think the bridgestones were 'Grid II' or something like that. I've tried to find info on them, but i think they weren't available in this country.

They came on my set of super-uber-light ssr formula mesh's that came from japan :thumbsup: There wasn't a huge amount of tread left on 'em, but they survived 1000 miles around europe and 6 laps of the ring :D


Could be the Bridgestone Donut range?

http://www.bridgestone.com.au/tyres/products/car/treads/gridII.asp


You can get them down here:thumbsup:

[J05MA5]

Ive used the nankangs on my laguna and were awful, found every ditch and understeered horribly. The best road tyre ive found so far is the yokohama parada spec 2, were really good in the wet aswell as dry. They were £55 each from tyretraders.com, the ditch finders were £35each (225/40/17)

[Jim-SR]

if you want cheap and super-sticky then get a set of Marangoni Zeta Linea's

they are the softest compound, grippiest road tyre you will probably ever find, and cost £30-50 in typical MR2 sizes. they are similarly priced to the budget/mid-range tyres with better performance than Eagle F1's. theyll only last you 5000 miles or so, but you cant beat them for value for money.

[Gad]

Arn't these the ones with the life time warranty type deal?
Like for like replacement on punctures and other such damage if you've been looking after 'em right?

[Jim-SR]

thread from the dead, just realised the original date!! were 2 years too late to bother making suggestions, the set of tyres in question are probably long gone by now lol