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Old 21 April 2014, 03:47 PM
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NANKANG NS-2R I said I was not going to start a thread about these tyres but thought that I must.After forking out just under a Grand for my AD08R rubber for my car just to add they are Superb,A Good friend of mine has just popped around and I have driven his car with the Nankang tyres on and they are excellent,where I live has quite a few roundabouts and his Impreza (500+bhp) made the 360deg turn around them look easy with no tyre squeal just pure grip.I am glad for him as they came in at half the price that I paid for my YOKO'S,and had I driven his car before I would of definitely purchased them,He has done a couple of track days already and he said that they performed brilliantly,and one of the sessions the track was wet.So it's just a heads up for anyone in the market for tyres and contemplating getting a road track tyre the Nankang tyres are up to the job.SJ.
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Wht sort of prices we looking at
Old 21 April 2014, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by veerinder9
Wht sort of prices we looking at
What size?.SJ.
Old 21 April 2014, 04:26 PM
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215/45/17 or 225/45/17?
Old 21 April 2014, 04:30 PM
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Camskill seem to be the cheapest through various sizes and they will beat any genuine internet price,so best to shop around and if you find a better price then there listed price,email them and they will beat it according to my mate,He told me that he paid £100 a corner for 225 /40 /18.SJ.
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Originally Posted by veerinder9
215/45/17 or 225/45/17?
I think there around £90 odd don't quote me on that as it's just a guesstimate,best to go on there site or shop around the netthey are superb tyre's though I'm still in shock eek:really at just how good they are.SJ.
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Yep good tyres are these, on par with 888 and ad08s, excellent wet grip too at a fraction of cost.
There are 2 compounds, soft and medium.
Openeo seem to have best price on them last time I checked.
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225/40/18 Nankang NS-2R Tyres £89.99
http://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyre...r18-92y-247452

Or 225/45/17 Nankang NS-2R tyres £80.79
http://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyre...r17-94w-247458

Heard good reviews about this company on MLR!! think its free delivery too!!!
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So if you have 18 inch wheels you could get 4 brand new trackday tyres as good as R888, AD08's for £360 from that company I posted prices for!!!
Old 21 April 2014, 05:39 PM
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Thats pretty cheap. How would these be in the wet though? Also wouldn't the 225 be too big for a 17x7" wheel?
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Originally Posted by veerinder9
Thats pretty cheap. How would these be in the wet though? Also wouldn't the 225 be too big for a 17x7" wheel?
What car are they going on?my wife is going to be running 225/45/17 on her impreza (7x17 inch wheels).SJ.
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Originally Posted by stonejedi
What car are they going on?my wife is going to be running 225/45/17 on her impreza (7x17 inch wheels).SJ.
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Originally Posted by scoobyboy1
So if you have 18 inch wheels you could get 4 brand new trackday tyres as good as R888, AD08's for £360 from that company I posted prices for!!!
If these are good as the r888 and ad08s then I got a feeling the prices of the nankangs will go up or the other's will have to come down drastically
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Originally Posted by veerinder9
If these are good as the r888 and ad08s then I got a feeling the prices of the nankangs will go up or the other's will have to come down drastically
Let's just hope it's the later.SJ.
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Originally Posted by veerinder9
Thats pretty cheap. How would these be in the wet though? Also wouldn't the 225 be too big for a 17x7" wheel?
Not for a newagae, but classic would benefit from 215
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
Not for a newagae, but classic would benefit from 215
Hmm don't think these are available in 215?
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Originally Posted by veerinder9
Hmm don't think these are available in 215?
205?
Old 21 April 2014, 09:00 PM
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Heard good things, on a par with the RSR's on a 140 compound

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Originally Posted by 53
Heard good things, on a par with the RSR's on a 140 compound

Apparently slightly better than rsr.
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
205?
The 205s will make it look too skinny lol. Il have a look into it. But I do have adjustable coilovers so I could higher it abit to stop it from rubbing the arches
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I have these fitted to my uk300 newage scooby 215/35/18 I'm not so sure about them

Anyone know anything about these?
http://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rsh...n&typ=R-231770

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Originally Posted by ScoobyNudge
I have these fitted to my uk300 newage scooby 215/35/18 I'm not so sure about them
Kind of a slim rubber for 18" inch wheels maybe try a 225/40/18,to be honest I have never liked classics on 18's,17 inch wheels are the optimum wheel size for handling on classics to me,for 17"inch wheels I would recommend 215/45/17 or even 225/45/17 if they can fit without rubbing,all depends how low your car is or just get your arch's rolled for even more options.SJ.
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Classics(17) Newage(18).SJ.
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Originally Posted by stonejedi
NANKANG NS-2R I said I was not going to start a thread about these tyres but thought that I must.After forking out just under a Grand for my AD08R rubber for my car just to add they are Superb,A Good friend of mine has just popped around and I have driven his car with the Nankang tyres on and they are excellent,where I live has quite a few roundabouts and his Impreza (500+bhp) made the 360deg turn around them look easy with no tyre squeal just pure grip.I am glad for him as they came in at half the price that I paid for my YOKO'S,and had I driven his car before I would of definitely purchased them,He has done a couple of track days already and he said that they performed brilliantly,and one of the sessions the track was wet.So it's just a heads up for anyone in the market for tyres and contemplating getting a road track tyre the Nankang tyres are up to the job.SJ.
just fitted these on my classic Ra... only done three events but they have performed well.
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180 or 120 compound ?
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120 compound. ... its a sprint car... .
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I have the NS-2R 120TW 225-45-17 on my Legacy, they are awesome both in dry and wet! Better wet grip than my old Goodyear Eagle F1.
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I got the NS-2R's on my Hawk for Track use. Ended up using them for the road too after using them during the wet on a track day. Great tyre with loads of grip the only difference i noticed is people on 888's were able to stay out for more laps as i think the 888's could handle the heat better but at less than half the price i was happy enough.
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Originally Posted by 53
180 or 120 compound ?
Sorry if this seems thick

But what's the difference between the 2 I'm guessing it's softness / stiffness?

What would be better suited to road use, but they do get driven


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