Nankang Tyres, peoples thoughts?

[Jonesy484]

hey guys im wanting some information on nankang tyres. Are they any good? i drive my car hard, so i need to know if there decent
Cheers Jonesy

[Reaper]

they are the cheap tyres you put on a car to get thru a rwc when you have sold it. Overall cement would have better road holding imo.

Reaper

[Jonesy484]

thanks man, i would never buy them but they are coming on the rims that im buying

[STEALTHY™]

I used about 3 sets in a row on my car a few years back. Didn't find them to be as shit as most people make out to be (waits for minux to get in on this thread haha)

I only use Falkens now, but i guess for burnouts i'd probably go nankangs again if they were a shitload cheaper

[Sabbath']

Nankang tyres are fine. Unless you're an elitist prick who needs to spend $800+ a corner on tyres to feel adequate then you'll be fine using them.

[Jonesy484]

i had falkens on my other wheels they only lasted about 9000 km before they became bald so i've got bridgestones, and now im sceptical about using the new wheels till i can afford new tyres

[Jonesy484]

my main concern is do they go well in the wet?

[STEALTHY™]

i had falkens on my other wheels they only lasted about 9000 km before they became bald so i've got bridgestones, and now im sceptical about using the new wheels till i can afford new tyres

I usually talk tyre life in weeks, not k's

my main concern is do they go well in the wet?

Like i said, i used 3 sets in a row (so over all seasons) and never had an issue with them being low on grip.

[soop]

As has been said, they're cheap.
You get exactly what you pay for.

If they cost the same as some other brands, then I'd burn the factory down. But for what they do cost, they're fine.

[Tom_1569]

i had falkens on my other wheels they only lasted about 9000 km before they became bald so i've got bridgestones, and now im sceptical about using the new wheels till i can afford new tyres

9000kms? My current Falkens are on nearly 70,000kms and still have another 5000km in them before they hit the wear limiter, getting replaced next week. I thought I was harsh on my tyres.

[Jonesy484]

yeah i was surprised when my mechanic told me they were balled

[old mate]

hey tom, you have the same tyres i had on my ute and i got 7,000km from a full set. how many kays you got on your ute now?

that being said, i had wicked toe out that ate the insides.

most street tyres are pretty terrible when you start to push them hard, i'm hopefully going to try some Khumo KU36 next which are around $200 a corner.

[Jonesy484]

yeah well my 16" potenza's were 250 a corner

[HamaTime™]

Kenda 235/40/18's - $140 a tyre.

Best budget tyre I've come across. No road noise, not too aggressive tread pattern. Good grip.

[Tom_1569]

hey tom, you have the same tyres i had on my ute and i got 7,000km from a full set. how many kays you got on your ute now?

that being said, i had wicked toe out that ate the insides.

most street tyres are pretty terrible when you start to push them hard, i'm hopefully going to try some Khumo KU36 next which are around $200 a corner.

7000kms? Fark, I'd be very poor if thats all my tyres lasted. My ute has 294,000 on it this morning. Its getting some presents for the big 300, and a little rest. The Falken tyres are only 170 each now, Im pretty sure I paid 230 each back in 2009.

[old mate]

yeah, i was giving it a bit of a hard time. 294???? mine is on 260 now, lol they used to be the same.

one cheap tyre that wears well but still has a bit of grip (for the price) is the roadstone n7000). i had them all round on my ute after the falkens and probably have 40,000ks on the fronts.

[2DIE]

What size are you after?

I like my tyres, $60 each.

Highway Max :P

[sus_038]

I have Neuton NT5000 on my VT, $150 a corner, wouldn't get any other Tyre - and im always in the hills (pretty much every night) with the whole 'import' scene and they grip like crazy and great in the wet too - normally last about 12000kms - and normally put fronts to back and new ones on the front so by the time the fronts goto the back there about 70% tread.

But i would deff look into them Hope this helps!

[sus_038]

And a link to sus them

Neuton Tire Sizes

[psycho_smurf]

I had nankang whitewalls on my s3 jaguar. They almost killed me turning from a T-intersection into a 70 zone, the rear end just lost all traction and around I went. Previous to those tyres the Jag handled perfectly and I'd driven her like a madman and she'd never lost traction once. I'd personally never buy them again.

[Jonesy484]

I had nankang whitewalls on my s3 jaguar. They almost killed me turning from a T-intersection into a 70 zone, the rear end just lost all traction and around I went. Previous to those tyres the Jag handled perfectly and I'd driven her like a madman and she'd never lost traction once. I'd personally never buy them again.

thanks for the feed back psycho smurf and cheers for the photoshop job on my car

[ari666]

nothin wrong with nankang.