Makarus
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I have 195/45/R15 Nankang tyres on at the moment on my TSW Evo R's, they came on the wheels as standard.
The thing is the front as worn low like mad, on ly done about 6k and they are nakered, the backs on the other hand are completly fine with lots of tread left.
I dont wheel spin my car or anything like that so have put the problem down to lowering my car so will now get it sorted.
The thing is I want to keep the same type of tyres all round instead of different types, but I have heard some good and bad reviews on Nankang tyres. Has anyone got any opinions on them??
I have found them to be alright, but not too good in the wet. If you're carefull though you can get away with it easily.
So basically 2 questions,
1) Are Nankang any good and would you recommend me replacing just the fronts with new Nankangs
2) Should I forget Nankang and get a completly new set of tyres considering it will probably be setting me back around £60 a tyre for a decent make meaning its about £240 all round.
Cheers people,
Sean.
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Gambit
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why dont you just swap the front with the rear like everybody else does....
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stuyw
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never heard of nankang, but toyo's seem a popular choice on here m8. I got BF goodriches on mine n cost me 115 quid for 2. wouldn't bother swopping fronts with back ones as tread is so low as when it rains, u will loose grip on back tyres
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Greasemonkey
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dont get your tracking done till you got new tyres on or it will handle like shiat, Toyo's are best thats what i got all round £65 for 205/40/17 so will be less for 195/45/15's
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jm960326
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I had full set of 195/45/15 bout a month ago, got them from a friend who is a tyre rep. Falken tyres, identical to Goodyears so Im told made by the same anyway. Those cost me £150 ish for all 4 fitted. Look good and handle so much better than cheap tyres.
Get decent quality tyres I always say as its the only thing that keeps you on the road. Not work getting cheap ones that wear quick etc.
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Screaming Vtec
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Toyos arnt a patch on Goodyear F1's GSd3's or Bridgestone Potenza's..
THey are cheap thou, which is a bonus..
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Greasemonkey
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toyos look the nuts though, they have a great tread pattern
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Dan_Corsa
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i was reckomended toyo's so i got some and i will deffo get them again
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DangerousDave16v
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yer corsa may be a bit tail happy if you put bald rubber on the back  and watch out for coppers cos they'll do ya
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Screaming Vtec
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Have you seen the tread pattern of the Eagle GSD3's? Looks even better than the Toyos 
Next time try the goodyears. I guarantee you wont go back to Toyo's..
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
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Tyre place quoted me £160 a round for Toyo Proxes in a 185/60/14 size.
Clive
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carnoisseurcraig
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toyo dont do a directional tyre in thats size. Its only there F5 that comes in that fitment. Not many companies do directionsls in that size.
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Cybermonkey
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not according to R-Tec. They had them in stock ??? They might have been a 55 IIRC.
Clive
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Cybermonkey
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i just checked and they were 195/55R14 in size.
Clive
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carnoisseurcraig
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ah, in that size maybe. but u said a 185/60/14.
they may do it in that size.
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Cybermonkey
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would a 195 tyre for a wheel designed for a 185 fit?
[Edited on 01-08-2003 by Cybermonkey24]
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carnoisseurcraig
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195 on a 14" rim is rather wide. tyres will be expensive i think.
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Cybermonkey
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he he. Good grip though!
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Makarus
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Thing is that the backs are still fine on tread so I dont want to be replacing them if they are fine, waste of money in my opinion.
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Makarus
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Anyone comment any futher, I could really do with sorting this out b8ut dont want to make a bad decision.
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dousey
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I would personally not buy nankang. If you look on mytyres.co.uk you can get something like yokos a539 or pirelli p5000 in 195/45/15 for under £60 a tyre and also its free delivery!
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Makarus
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Yeah but buying from them means when you go to get em fitted to the rims you will be paying a fair bit extra.
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