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dan_m1les

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Registered: 8th May 06
Location: Burnham, Buckinghamshire
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26th Jan 13 at 18:25

I need to buy 4 225/40/18 tyres for the type r. Looking at keeping it at around £350 for the set, until I saw these...

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s134p8744/Nankang_Tyres_Car_Nankang_NS2_Ultra_Sport_Nankang_NS_2_-_225_40R18_92W_XL_TL_

They get ok reviews and I never push my car that hard and only do about 6000 miles a year in it. Does anyone have any experience with nankang tyres or recommend anything that would fall in my budget?

Rich H

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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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26th Jan 13 at 18:30

Nankangs are pretty widely nicknamed as ditchfinders...

Nuff said imo!

VrsTurbo

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Registered: 8th Jun 10
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26th Jan 13 at 18:36

£350 for a set of 18 isn't going to be great

ChazSXi

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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Waterlooville, Hampshire
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26th Jan 13 at 18:39

Kumho are ok and I can normally get them in at about 360 at my local tyre centre

mattk

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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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26th Jan 13 at 18:56

I had nankangs on mine when I was skint, they were absolutly appauling, really really really bad.

Kumhos that are on it now are class

Jambo

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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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26th Jan 13 at 18:57

quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
£350 for a set of 18 isn't going to be great

Corsa_Sport21

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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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26th Jan 13 at 19:20

Ive had Nankangs on a few cars, and they were fine. Im still here anyway to tell the tale.

Tyre's are tested to make sure they meet regulations. If they were that bad, they wouldn't sell them. Simple as.

The "scene" boys run them with silly stretch because they stretch well. If they can run them like that and not have any issue's, im pretty sure they will be more than fine on a daily that gets driven in a normal manner.

Thats just my opinion, and from experience. I have also survived many winter months without the need to buy winter/snow tyres.

dan_m1les

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Registered: 8th May 06
Location: Burnham, Buckinghamshire
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26th Jan 13 at 20:03

Any recommendations rich or jambo then? I normally just put part works on my cars...

scottyp1989

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Registered: 29th Jul 07
Location: Warley, West Midlands
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26th Jan 13 at 20:24

Iv also had nankangs on various cars with no probs, There only ditch finders if you are not driving to road conditions, same as any other tyre. They wont just spontaniousley head for a ditch.

Generation

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Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
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26th Jan 13 at 20:33

Had nankangs for about 4 days. Then bought a whole new set. Absolutly shit tyres.

John

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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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26th Jan 13 at 20:36

Lot of race drivers on here.

BarnshaW

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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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26th Jan 13 at 20:37

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Ive had Nankangs on a few cars, and they were fine. Im still here anyway to tell the tale.

Tyre's are tested to make sure they meet regulations. If they were that bad, they wouldn't sell them. Simple as.

The "scene" boys run them with silly stretch because they stretch well. If they can run them like that and not have any issue's, im pretty sure they will be more than fine on a daily that gets driven in a normal manner.

Thats just my opinion, and from experience. I have also survived many winter months without the need to buy winter/snow tyres.

I do not agree with this one bit, you get what you pay for when it comes to tyres. about 10 years ago i made the mistake of getting "arrowspeeds" put on my corsa and they were just laughable. You simply need to go onto a proper tyre review site to see peoples reviews.

Dave

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Registered: 26th Feb 01
Location: Lancs
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26th Jan 13 at 20:45

All you get there is people trying to justify why they paid twice as much for one tyre as another, they are about as unscientific as its possible to get.

Andrew

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Registered: 5th May 04
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26th Jan 13 at 20:56

You need decent rubber on a Type R!!

I have some random no makes on the front of my pug at the moment and they are terrible. The originals on the back seem ok. I think the best overall tyres i had were Dunlop Sport. Good for grip and wear.

dan_m1les

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Registered: 8th May 06
Location: Burnham, Buckinghamshire
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26th Jan 13 at 21:05

Falken 453 seem to be preferred on the civic owners clubs

dan_m1les

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26th Jan 13 at 21:14

Or these...

http://camskill.co.uk/m61b0s134p105410/Goodyear_Tyres_Car_Goodyear_Eagle_F1_Asymmetric_2_-_225_40_R18_92Y_XL_%28R1%29_FP_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_E_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_2_Noise%3A_70dB

CorsAsh

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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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27th Jan 13 at 01:06

I had Nankangs supplied with a set of wheels. They're moderate at best in the dry and horrible in the wet.

I have Maxxis tyres on the RX, price wise I find them very good and am impressed by the wear rates and grip in all conditions apart from snow.

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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27th Jan 13 at 08:46

I would opt for vredestein ultrac sessanta's.

They cost about 100 quid each in that size and are decent enough.

Had them on the front of my focus and they're currently on the back of the z4 and they grip well. They last quite a while also.

IvIarkgraham

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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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27th Jan 13 at 09:24

i have kumho's great tyre

dan_m1les

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Registered: 8th May 06
Location: Burnham, Buckinghamshire
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27th Jan 13 at 10:14

Ordered these I'm the end http://www.tyretraders.com/tyreInformation|ItemID|SYR22540R1892YRACE1.html

Fully fitted for £350 at my work after some discount, highly rated by the looks of it after more investigation

Jerham

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Registered: 18th Aug 04
Location: Cambridgeshire
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27th Jan 13 at 16:41

Can get falken fully fitted from black circles for £368. Much better tyre

dan_m1les

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27th Jan 13 at 16:55

The reviews were far too mixed on the Falkens in the end

Ben G

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27th Jan 13 at 17:23

what the hell are syron's?

dan_m1les

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27th Jan 13 at 17:27

The latest and greatest... The reviews they get are generally very good! And a few of the guys running 400+ bhp on the civic forum swear by thrm

S@M

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Registered: 3rd Oct 07
Location: East Yorkshire
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27th Jan 13 at 23:03

I've got a full set of ns2 ditch finders on my car and there not too bad. Good value for money really. I had bridgestones on before that that cost the same for one and went that much better.

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