nangkang ns 2s oppinions please

[dazleeds]

as above has anyone had these em??

need a couple of tyres urgently
heard mixed views
so what ya reckon are these any good??

cheers all

[bigkev]

had them on my gti seemed ok but you get what you pay for at the end of the day

[dazleeds]

looking at these as a temp option they wnt be getting any hard spankings for now as theyre going on the auto but need something to stop the ass spinning as me old ones are dead and the weather is crap

all suggestions welcome but need to keep costs down at moment

anyone got some toyo,s they dny want??

unlikely i know lol

[Jon_Bmw]

How much are they a pop?

You can get eagle F1's for Ԛ£50 or as little as Ԛ£36 if you know someone in the trade 195 50 15 if you are on standard wheels. They are excellent in the wet and also very good in the dry.

I've never experienced nankannnnggsss, so i can't really comment.

[m-dtech]

i have colway remanufactured tyres on my rears.

cost 18 + vat and are v rated !

they have a proper grippy tread too.

Toyos are a budget tyre and umm... "ditch finders"

IMO

[DaveD]

had them on the fiat coupe and have had no probs whatsoever,,,,they wear very well but are a bit harsh on the ride .... Ԛ£40 fitted and balanced

[m-dtech]

had them on the fiat coupe and have had no probs whatsoever,,,,they wear very well but are a bit harsh on the ride .... Ԛ£40 fitted and balanced

what toyos or colways ?

i have uses colway tyres for years, since living on a farm !

they do awesome 4x4 tyres.

[320Touring]

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s99p545

the nankang ns2 is what I've fitted to my 320i

cost me Ԛ£104 for 4x 195/50/r15.

steering feel is improved over the 205/55 on the front

grip at the rear is really good-not had a hairy moment in about 1k miles, even in the really wet weather. Tread depth is good and pattern seems effective

[dazleeds]

woohooo

cheers all

and cheers neil
i knew someone would have them fitted

snag is im on 16s and any really good tyre is gonna cost a fortune

but the ns2,s i can get for about 30/35quid each

been looking all over the place as i usually go for eagle f1s etc and considered the toyos but i just dnt have that sort of cash to spare at the moment and my rears are now down to the bars and spinning everytime i try pull off in the wet in the auto
which is fun but dnt wanna lose it and clip something/someone

so looks like i will give the ns2s a try unless any1 knows of any thing better for same money???

def dnt want remoulds etc

[m-dtech]

colways are remanufactured, im told they are not like remoulds used to be... ?

50k miles in my e36 325i on colways never had any problems.

at Ԛ£18 a hoop worth consieration.

[Karan]

whoever said toyos are crap is well confused....

they are one of the softest compound and grippiest tyres around

[m-dtech]

whoever said toyos are crap is well confused....

they are one of the softest compound and grippiest tyres around

just from personal experience. i find them shit in the wet.

[Lordschleife]

That was probably the old T1-S?
I was well impressed with my mates T1-R's on his 350z - floored it off a roundabout and TC didn't even cut in. They seem to have harder/better pattern on the edges so better wearing, and a couple more grooves to prevent aquaplaning compared to the older toyos?

[Lordschleife]

i have colway remanufactured tyres on my rears.

cost 18 + vat and are v rated !

they have a proper grippy tread too.

Toyos are a budget tyre and umm... "ditch finders"

IMO

Got a link to these out of interest?
They're not r-tyres are they?

[Dan318-is]

whoever said toyos are crap is well confused....

they are one of the softest compound and grippiest tyres around

just from personal experience. i find them shit in the wet.

il back that up

same with yokies, good in dry, crap in wet

dont no why im complaining

[Lordschleife]

Dan, was that T1-S or T1-R tyres?
Cause I was thinking of getting some T1-R soon

Mind you part of me thought getting some winter/snow tyres would be fun - good traction if its slush/snow and overheat/slide like crazy if you drive em hard in the dry

[Dan318-is]

my yokies a539 were good on an average drive, in the wet they were shit, and in the dry they if driven extremely hard didnt disppate enough heat and became deathraps

i think i drove ts-1 in the wet? reminded me of the yokies lol

imho theres only two tyes id buy from now on. eagle f1's and bridgestone Potenza so3

[Lordschleife]

Yeah I had the a539 on my crx briefly before some idiot wrote it off
They were alright in the dry, but didn't trust in the wet.

Still tempted to try T1-R though as they seem a big step over the T1-S
Eagle F1 - def good
Heard loads of mixed reports on SO3 though, most people seem to think the SO2's were much better (in fact when SO2's were around people seemed to almost unanimously recommend them for any car over any other tyre...)

[Dan318-is]

never even heard of the so2, can you still get it?

[Lordschleife]

never even heard of the so2, can you still get it?

Not for a couple of years- only ropey old stock

They were raved about, as you'll find if you do a google search.
Not sure why they stopped making them, I heard somewhere it was to do with noise regulations - but that sounds like a load of bollox

[m-dtech]

i have colway remanufactured tyres on my rears.

cost 18 + vat and are v rated !

they have a proper grippy tread too.

Toyos are a budget tyre and umm... "ditch finders"

IMO

Got a link to these out of interest?
They're not r-tyres are they?

colway tyres here
http://www.tyresdirectuk.co.uk/

good enough for the motorsport guys to use.

[technoviolet]

Are any of you using bridgestone potenza re-050's and if so how do you find them?
Was thinking of buying a pair as my rears need changing also.

There were nangkang ns1's on the rears of my sport.Cant vouch for ns2's,the ns1's are ok in the dry,not so good in the wet.

[Lordschleife]

Dont know about the 050's not heard anything special about them, I know the stock bridgestones on my mates 350z were rubbish - I think they were 040's though?

If you're thinking of bridgestone, have a look at the RE720, had them on my CRX and they were good in the wet and pretty decent in the dry too.

[Dan318-is]

i think the moral of these findings are this

Eagle f1s.

Job done

[Lordschleife]

Yep providing
A) you can find em, cause they always seem to be on back order when I've looked
and B) you dont mind forking out a bit for your tyres (but then they are the single most important part of the car)

Anyone know a good cheap supply of Eagle F1s?

[Lordschleife]

Anyway when summer comes I think I'll stick my Yoko A032-r back on

[Dan318-is]

part B of your answer sums it up mate. its not a part if the car you can go budget on.

i remember at the last ace meet demlotcew said he was getin them 65 a piece fitted

theres a small garage near the m3 junction at west end robin, called martins tyres? there bloody cheap mate try them

[Simon13]

F1'a are the daddy very good in the wetor dry and last a long time. It's cheaper to buy these (or similar tyres like toyo's) in the long run than run sh!te tyres that are cheerful and wear out twice as quick.

I've learned the hard way on tyres! cheap tyres+wet roads=smash!

[Lordschleife]

part B of your answer sums it up mate. its not a part if the car you can go budget on.

As I know to my cost - binned the 325i when I'd switched over to my spare rims with old budget tyres on
Always previously bought decent tyres, silly really.

But then I wont tell you what crud I'm running on the IS at the mo
Glad to see I learned from my mistake

Still I take it a lot more easy than I used to, esp in the wet!

When I have some spare cash to get the tyres I'll check out that place - cheers Dan

[Dan318-is]

np robin

[technoviolet]

i think the moral of these findings are this

Eagle f1s.

Job done

This is very true,eagle f1's are the best it seems.Ive had a set previously(but they were gsd2's)and they were excellent.There seems to be no other tire among the top manufacturers,bridgestone,pirelli,dunlop,michelin etc to get the same praises overall as the goodyear f1's.

On average how many miles are you getting out of gsd3's on the rear?

[Dan318-is]

iv often wondered about michelin pilots but have never driven them or read revies

im currently runnign some dunlops on my 14s til i get some proper wheels, so i cnt answer ur question dude

simon has had F1s for ages i remember him saying they are longer wearing than any other tyre also; it all depends how you drive tho

[Lordschleife]

i think the moral of these findings are this

Eagle f1s.

Job done

This is very true,eagle f1's are the best it seems.Ive had a set previously(but they were gsd2's)and they were excellent.There seems to be no other tire among the top manufacturers,bridgestone,pirelli,dunlop,michelin etc to get the same praises overall as the goodyear f1's.

On average how many miles are you getting out of gsd3's on the rear?

I thought they only made GSD2 in the e30 sizes?

[Lordschleife]

iv often wondered about michelin pilots but have never driven them or read revies

im currently runnign some dunlops on my 14s til i get some proper wheels, so i cnt answer ur question dude

simon has had F1s for ages i remember him saying they are longer wearing than any other tyre also; it all depends how you drive tho

I think michelin seem to be quite hard wearing and v grippy in the dry, but maybe not so good in the wet? Don't quote me on that though

Mate of mine came to the ring in his crappy renault, had some budget michelin 'energy' tyres on - they had superb grip?! Bizarre, wouldn't think they were all that when it got a bit slippy though

[Dan318-is]

i think the problem is with tyres people judge them to quickly. you get on a set of budgets chuck it round two corners an say these are grippy. but you need to drive a car hard to see jsut how much heat tyres can disippate

thats when you know a good tyre. my a539s when driven insanely hard around my local rounds counlt take it even in the dry!