Nankang tyres NS2 Any Good???

crossy

Hey guys
Thinking of buying 2 Nankang Tyres for my car. They are 265/35/18. Are they a good tyre?
Also My car wears tyres on the inside. Anyone know if these tyres can be put on left or right or do the have an outside and an inside


cheers

Neilw

Nankangs are rubbish, they didn't earn the name ditchfinders for no reason. Having said that there are even worse tyres available now, ling longs, stunner and so on.

Why not fix the cause of the uneven wear?

nerrad1983

I wouldnt put them on a wheelbarrow to be honest

Absolute disaster of a tyre

Steer well clear of them mate!

mickdw

I wouldnt agree that they are total rubbish. The NSII are a different tyre to the nankang of old - the ones that earned the reputation as ditchfinders.
I ran those before 225/45/18 and found them average. Not great in the wet, not bad at all in the dry. I didnt get too many miles out of them though.
They are directional so they dont have an inside/outside but must simply point in the forward direction.

tossy

mickdw wrote: »

I wouldnt agree that they are total rubbish. The NSII are a different tyre to the nankang of old - the ones that earned the reputation as ditchfinders.
I ran those before 225/45/18 and found them average. Not great in the wet, not bad at all in the dry. I didnt get too many miles out of them though.
They are directional so they dont have an inside/outside but must simply point in the forward direction.

I think you just filled out my definition of a Rubbish tyre there Mick

crossy

This is what I was looking at but Its English Roads. http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nankang/NS2.htm

I was wondering has anyone used them in Ireland. I did hear the old ones are terrible ha

crossy

By the way. I am using Pirelli Pzero at the moment and find them too soft so the wear out too quick

crossy

Neilw wrote: »

Why not fix the cause of the uneven wear?

The cause of uneven wear cannot be found. Got the car tracked 3 times. New Shocks everything. Its only Barely uneven

listermint

I had Nankangs on my old 318Ci, cant recall which model they were but it was 16's perhaps it is inherrant of the larger rims 17 +.

But I never had any issues with them, they gripped when i wanted dry / wet. And also the wear was not an issue. I sold the car on after some months of running them and they looked perfect more than plenty thread left.


so for me no problems on them.

vectra

These >> Hankook

What part of the country are you in?

Andrew33

On a similar subject,
I put ZETA brand tyres (185/55 X 15) on wifey's Fabia and they're positively scary in the wet, they still have almost full thread on them but I'm thinking of binning them before wifey bins the car into a tree. They're so bad we actually think twice about using the car if it's raining!

mickdw

tossy wrote: »

I think you just filled out my definition of a Rubbish tyre there Mick

What I meant was they are pretty good in the dry, not up there with top notch stuff in the wet but I wouldnt call them dangerous in an way. I dont get many miles out of any tyre if Im honest.
People are on here saying they are crap and most have most likely never driven on them.

Re the uneven wear, it is possibly down to your driving style. Every car Ive owned has worn the inside of front tyres pretty heavily. My currently car, bought new and aligned a few times still wears the inside of the front tyres so t this stage, it probably my driving and my chosen pressures.

Paddy001

They aren't a bad tyre at all, plenty of people will only buy those as they are very hard wearing. It is a rotational tyre, so you could turn it inside out when its half worn and swap the wheels left to right, I presume that is what you had in mind

analfabets

I have them on at the moment. Absolute disaster of a tyre. ASC light will come on every time when moving from traffic lights on wet. Was on the car when I bought it. Never again.

crossy

vectra wrote: »

These >> Hankook

What part of the country are you in?

Wouldnt Mind a set of Hankook but getting it hard to source in a 265 wide tyre. Everyone would have to order in tyres that wide which makes them crazy money

From Kildare

crossy

mickdw wrote: »

What I meant was they are pretty good in the dry, not up there with top notch stuff in the wet but I wouldnt call them dangerous in an way. I dont get many miles out of any tyre if Im honest.
People are on here saying they are crap and most have most likely never driven on them.

Re the uneven wear, it is possibly down to your driving style. Every car Ive owned has worn the inside of front tyres pretty heavily. My currently car, bought new and aligned a few times still wears the inside of the front tyres so t this stage, it probably my driving and my chosen pressures.

By the way Guys they are rear tyres so its not down to steering or anything

musings

Had a set of NS2s on my car a while back and found them to be quite good. They're not Pirellis but they were certainly as good as the bridgestones I replaced them with. They gripped fine and lasted fairly well too.

TBH the worst wet weather tyres I've had were Michelins!

bazz26

vectra wrote: »

These >> Hankook

What part of the country are you in?

crossy wrote: »

Wouldnt Mind a set of Hankook but getting it hard to source in a 265 wide tyre. Everyone would have to order in tyres that wide which makes them crazy money

From Kildare

Just under €180 a corner here, delivered:
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s66p15237/HANKOOK_TYRES_CAR_HANKOOK_K110_V12_EVO_HANKOOK_K_110_V12_EVO_-_265_35R18_97Y_XL_TL_

Or these Falkens at just over €150 a corner:
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s66p6222/FALKEN_TYRES_CAR_FALKEN_FK452_FALKEN_FK_452_-_265_35R18_97Y_XL_TL_


To be honest I'm guessing these size tyres are going on something with a bit of performance so I would not be putting cheap rubber on it as you usually get what you pay for.

bfocusd

Andrew33 wrote: »

On a similar subject,
I put ZETA brand tyres (185/55 X 15) on wifey's Fabia and they're positively scary in the wet, they still have almost full thread on them but I'm thinking of binning them before wifey bins the car into a tree. They're so bad we actually think twice about using the car if it's raining!

do you resemble a hocky puk in the rain??

El Guapo!

I have 18" Nankangs on my own car at the minute and they're not that bad. Decent grip in dry weather and in the wet. Good looking tyre too in my opinion. I have them on my yoke for the last 2 years and have done about 20k miles on them and still loads of meat left on them. They still look brand new. Low road noise from them too.
The only thing I will say is, they were awful in the ice/snow last year.
Would I buy them again?....probably not, but that's purely based on the performance in the ice/snow. I'd go for something with a bit better grip in the winter.

dgt

I found them useless in the wet, but grand in the dry. All were mud and snow tyres

bfocusd

I had these tyres (the newst version) on my car, grand in the dry, snow they were fine, but in the rain they were a tad scary, 90% driving done around dublin. They lasted long, my car ate the previous tyres on it.

I got used to it pretty quicky, but one day a mate was driving my car and I was in the passanger seat (massive migrane, couldnt drive) he drives a much heavier car than mine to start with so it already felt like a trolly to him (mines a mk2 focus too not a tiny car), and it was raining out, country roads, and lots of bends, long story short I got out of the car having aged 10 years from the stress of every rain soaked bend in the dark!

I would buy them again, only that situation wouldnt be happening again.

crossy

bazz26 wrote: »

Just under €180 a corner here, delivered:
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s66p15237/HANKOOK_TYRES_CAR_HANKOOK_K110_V12_EVO_HANKOOK_K_110_V12_EVO_-_265_35R18_97Y_XL_TL_

Or these Falkens at just over €150 a corner:
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s66p6222/FALKEN_TYRES_CAR_FALKEN_FK452_FALKEN_FK_452_-_265_35R18_97Y_XL_TL_


To be honest I'm guessing these size tyres are going on something with a bit of performance so I would not be putting cheap rubber on it as you usually get what you pay for.

I have the tyres on a rear wheel drive car with pleanty of power and I dont want to be putting dear rubber on the back if I will just burn it off. Thats why I was thinking These

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Nankang-NS2-265-35-18-Tyres-2653518-92Y-265-35-18-x2-/120805809334?pt=UK_Cars_Tyres_RL&hash=item1c20965cb6

si_guru

crossy wrote: »

By the way Guys they are rear tyres so its not down to steering or anything

What car is it?

crossy

si_guru wrote: »

What car is it?

Its an Opel Omega here is a pic

mickdw

I think your far from standard setup might have alot to do with the tyre wear. The rear looks so so wrong.

si_guru

Rear offset is too wide, affecting camber - is my guess.

crossy

mickdw wrote: »

I think your far from standard setup might have alot to do with the tyre wear. The rear looks so so wrong.

I know Its not near Standard Set up at all. The wear Is not a lot . I just want a tyre I can change sides thats all. Think The word you meant to use was Different not "wrong" :-)

bazz26

crossy wrote: »

I have the tyres on a rear wheel drive car with pleanty of power and I dont want to be putting dear rubber on the back if I will just burn it off. Thats why I was thinking These

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Nankang-NS2-265-35-18-Tyres-2653518-92Y-265-35-18-x2-/120805809334?pt=UK_Cars_Tyres_RL&hash=item1c20965cb6

www.camskill.co.uk have them too, €214 delivered for the pair.

vectra

crossy wrote: »

Wouldnt Mind a set of Hankook but getting it hard to source in a 265 wide tyre. Everyone would have to order in tyres that wide which makes them crazy money

From Kildare

Will ask my man tomorrow.
Maybe he could sort to get them delivered nearby you.
Will get a price anyway

furtzy

Have 4 of them on the 520. Haven't had any issues with them so far either in the wet or the dry. Just put 2 new ones on the rears... €90 fitted. I tend to drive under the speed limit rather than over it though