Toby
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Nankang NS2r's and federal 595 RSR's are probably a good shout. Both budget track tyres from usually budget brands but both offer great performance. Admittedly they aren't. 888 or a AD08 but they offer 75% of the performance for 50% of the cost. Don't write them off just becuase of what you would historically associate the performance of the brand.
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ShEp
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imo the 15's with 50's looks perfect.
Never liked 16's on a b, they look good when the car is lowered too much, but then the defeats the purpose.
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carl roper
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Thats a 195/50/15 semi slick tyre suits a corsa perfectly
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Sly_SRi
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okk...so this is the tyre I was looking at:
R1R Tyre
But I realise they aren't as semi-slick as the R888's (Which I do love!) Perhaps I do just need to wait until I have a few extra bucks and get some decent Semi-slicks or ofcourse a diff..
...but since I'm gonna need to replace front tyres soon anyway I may give the R1R's a try as they aren't very expensive and will be better than the T1R's i'm currently using..
Corsa C Z20Let
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taylorboosh
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You could get the nangkang slicks for that
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taylorboosh
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quote: Originally posted by carl roper
Thats a 195/50/15 semi slick tyre suits a corsa perfectly
Looks shit
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Sly_SRi
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quote: Originally posted by taylorboosh
You could get the nangkang slicks for that
What's the Nankang semi-slick tyre called?
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chris_uk
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Nsr1 i think
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taylorboosh
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Ns2 r
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taylorboosh
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http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=331388304770
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Robin
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I really don't understand this issue with Nankang. Yes, they've made some shit tyres before but until the R889, so did Toyo (and they still do). Nankang have made a good tyre at a decent price, maybe that's the issue, they're not gold plated enough for people to bother.
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SVM 286
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quote: Originally posted by Marc
quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
pmsl, nankang.
I thought this when I saw Nankang.
Don't be so quick to judge chaps.
While the Ditchfinder IIs may be a poor choice, I hear great things about the Ditchfinder IIIs.
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flybikeslee
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just got some ditchfinders for the s2k
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taylorboosh
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If you like them - im going to get some
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
So could your face but hey
PMSL
Lee what model are those? Be interesting to hear what you think of them.
A load of people from the civic cup race series were raving about the semi-slick version been better then the r888's
Civic needs new shoes and im torn between another set of eagle F1's or a half and half tyre like the federal RSR now that its only a weekend toy
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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gavin18787
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Also Lee do they come with full road tyre tread depth or only 5mm alla r888 etc
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Sly_SRi
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Think I might get a set too! Probably go for Mediums
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taylorboosh
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Cant go wrong for the cost
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Toby
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I use them on my Megane and as mentioned, not a r888 but offer great value for money with good performance.
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flybikeslee
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Ive gone for soft 120 tread. They also do a 'street' version. They're 7-8mm off top of my head. More than the federals i had
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Toby
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Thats what i use.
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by flybikeslee
Ive gone for soft 120 tread. They also do a 'street' version. They're 7-8mm off top of my head. More than the federals i had
Ive found a set of soft 225/45-7 brand new on a set of eniki evo 8 wheels someone is selling for £500 on a forum. Might jump on them ans try them out this year
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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antnee
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The Clio forums rave about the NS2 and NS2R, the NS2 is comparable to the Toyo T1R and the R is comparable to the Federal 595RSR or Yoko AD08
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Robin
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NS2R is better than the Federal as they don't fall apart
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taylorboosh
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quote: Originally posted by gavin18787
quote: Originally posted by flybikeslee
Ive gone for soft 120 tread. They also do a 'street' version. They're 7-8mm off top of my head. More than the federals i had
Ive found a set of soft 225/45-7 brand new on a set of eniki evo 8 wheels someone is selling for £500 on a forum. Might jump on them ans try them out this year
Theyre 100% the best wheel choice
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