Just bought some nankang tyres for my cossie, has anyone heard of them and are they any good?

Cheers Smudge.

 

cheap is what they are

i have 4 on my fiesta got em for Ł120 for four

there not the best on my 96bhp fiesta lol

 

shit.

 

when i first read that, i thought you said you put them on the cossie















oh re-read, YOU DID

 

Fook.........

 

I wouldnt put em on a petrol lawn mower

 

yes and no are my answers

 

Dont be tight on Tyres, they are the only things that keep you on the road

 

They are made by Yokohama, they are the budget division of the company, i believe.

 

Cosworths deserve better tyres than that!! T
The tyre you chose has a massive influence over your cars handling/grip.

I've got 2 Nankangs on the rear of my 4x4 (Previous owner put them on not me!) and they seem ok however, they are coming off as soon I get time to put some proper Bridgestones on there.

 

there not that bad

 

I know you get what you pay for..............
My mates got them on his scooby and has had no problems, thats one of the reasons why i went for them.

 

They are not made by Yokohama.
They are the same colour
They replicated the tread to a degree


Maybe the Nankang actory is near Yokohama...that's about the only link.
They are good.....from stopping your rims getting scratched up on tarmac.

 

good if you want to go everywhere sideways in the wet - had a set on a bmw 325i sport (e30) - the one with the lsd

undriveable in the wet due to them shitty rubber boots by nangkang - made roundabouts interesting tho and fun

 

Stick to the yokohamas make m8 that what i put on, Always pay for good tyres.

 

crock of shit, got em on a 1.8 beemer and its well sideways all day

 

nankang

AKA

ditch finders.

sying that, i dont think them yoko A539's were any good, had a set on my old mk4 for 2 weeks, went round a bend in the wet and the fooker slid sideways, pretty much head on into a S reg toyota celica

needless to say, i have never bought yokos since!

 

I wouldn't put them on my 1.4

 

wise words indeed

 

Nothing wrong with nankangs very good tyres never had any probs with them used them for years Got them on all my cars all got proper ratings etc.last twice as long as well
works perfect in the dry no so good in the wet but what tyres are

BIG UP NANKANGS

 

only cosu get em for Free tony

take your car on trakc with them and you will see what good tyres mean

 

I had them on a sierra twincam with l8 4x4 cossie rims i did'nt like them 1 bit

 

ive got them on my cars...

and my 160bhp fiesta will wheel spin in 5th gear in the wet

in fact!! my 92bhp 306 also wheel spins when it comes on boost in 2nd with them on!!

personally dont like em I wouldnt out of choice buy them.

 

We'll have Warley Daddy on here in a minute telling us how good the "Stunners" he had on one of his old cars were.


A cars handling is totally about the tyres, suspension, geometry, setup everything else is just trying to make the tyres work at there best. Plus your braking ability relies on them and your acceleration ability for that matter.

At the end of the day they are the only things that actually connect you with the ground, so not something to skimp on too much in my opinion.

 

They are shit, I won't have them again

If you're buying budgets go for Toyo Proxes or Khumo Ectsa 712

 

ive had um on most my car after havin them fitted warm them up take the shit of them and there spot on

 

never had a problem with them myself, even when i swapped from michelin pilot sports to these they seemed just as good and lasted MUCH longer than the expensive french crap! id buy em again,no probs.

 

Lasting twice as long says it all really, it's hard to have a grippy tyre that doesn't wear fast due to the nature of rubber compunds.

If you want to drive slow on a budget they will be ok but don't expect a lot of grip!!

 

Got em on the Esc, fine in the dry, good laugh in the wet, on roundabouts etc.

 

Well they are going on soon, will let every one know how they are.........if you read a post soon about how i totaled me cossie............

 

how many of you have used nankangs on track ?

and you think they are good in the dry

 

CraigN, me cossie wont be going near a track, dont think it would last to long........

 

I have them and i think they are fine.I dont use my car on track or drive like a fanny though,especially in the wet

 

What car you got Stoo?

 

S2 Turbo

 

i got a set on my 2wd cossy but i aint driven it yet (still in bits) so i cant say kinda hope there ok. if not it wont be long b4 the cossy eats em so ill get some better 1s. suppose it depends on ur drivin style really & handlin ur used to probably be fine for my drivin. let us no how you get on with them

 

Nice one

 

1 set of melted tyres after a trackday

with them like this i was doing 4 wheel drifts and the front end was going straight on when i was steering into corners at any decent speed

sorry about pic size but i wanted you to see the detail

 

 

[quote="Sean Bicknell"]We'll have Warley Daddy on here in a minute telling us how good the "Stunners" he had on one of his old cars were. quote]

FOOK OFF YOU MOANIN CUS YOU HAVE A COLD GINGER TWAT!!

Ask burt,they were MINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get some on your new rims!!

Pete!!!!