Anyone have any experience with these tires?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33745&item=2458401372
It would seem for the money they cant be beat.

I had a set of 4 nankang 205/40/17 about a year ago. I drove on those tires for about 6 months before i sold them along with my wheels. The ride was pretty harsh but the tread barely wore at all. I must have drove 15,000+ miles during that span and it appeared like it retained roughly 70-75% of its original tread.

BTW i had those tires on my lowered 2002 Civic Si and my scion xB at stock height during the time i owned them.

I've got Nankangs. Only have about 500 miles on them......but they seem like good tires........and they're cheap. That's nice. :wink:

KiL

nankangs SUUUUCCKKK! just my honest opinion...at least try to run falkens =)

those tires are a joke.
they're the cheapest tires for "performance" sized rims
on the market.
whenever u see rims bundled with tires.
and they fail to tell u what tires u're getting..
and the deal is dirt cheap..
9/10 times it'll be nangkang or hankooook lol
those are just horrible.. remember. rims make ur car look good
but tires make ur car GRIP good. hit a puddle and spinning out
IS(VERY VERY) worth an extra 25-30 bucks per tire.
tires are the foundation of ur car. even if ur car doesn't start..
it still needs tires..

www.1010tires.com
www.tirerack.com
are great sources for tire info/specs.
people on go there and write reviews after they use a certain tire.
www.vulcantires.com has cheap tire prices.

...to the last two posters, i have a question for you: Did you have an experience of owning or driving a car with these set of tires?

If not, then your opinions are based on...your perceptions only and not something like experience (which would have real value to this thread)

I've owned a set of Nankangs and have driven 15,000 miles on them, didn't seem to have a problem with me at all...hell i would even stand behind them with confidence.

(oh btw, hope i don't seem like i'm calling anybody out, my apologies if i come across a bit too harsh)

yes i do actually have experience with them. Like joey said, they are crap for tires. Yes they are cheap, but you get what you pay for. I am in the auto parts retail business and i use to sell tires. I did sell nankang at one point. I never really pushed them, but i would have some customers that didnt want to pay squat for tires, so thats what they bought. Of all the customers that bought those tires, 80% of them werent happy and sold them off shortly after, or the tire would pop or do something dumb. I've ridden and driven in cars w/ nankang tires, and i must say they are as far from great as you can get. If nankangs float your boat, go ahead and get them, but with quality and price as a compromise of the 2, id say falken prolly is as midway as you get. If you really want to see a difference get a set of nice tires drive on them, then throw on a set of nankangs or vice versa. Its worlds apart. Also, the rubber compound used on nankangs is low grade to the point of they use the compound of regular passenger car tires (which is a hard compound), which makes the crazy tread patterns they make virtually useless. Do a real burn out on nanakangs and blocks of tread will fall off. I'm not saying attempt to do it in a scion cause thats not enuff power, but in a car with some balls. Youll see what i mean. My friends car w/ nankangs broke off chunks of tread within a short amount of time doing burnouts. needless to say that was the first and last set of those tires he ever bought

Adam, you your at discount tire right? They have a great warranty. I personally know a lt of guys with these tires. They have sold there cars ot the rims an tire bfore any ill effect happened to the tires. Thay had some road roar, but they lasted forever. Bill
By the way I have continentals z rated on mine. pd $8.00 extra liked the look better.

I had these tires on my 15" Rota wheels on my Civic. They were junk. They were harder than rock, but the wet traction was horrible. I would also recommend spending an extra $30 or so to get a better set; Kumho, Cooper, and other make a much better budget tire.

MY IMPRESSION WITH NANKANG:

My Nankang is going on 21,xxx miles on my xB. I've taking it to Seattle with Sleet, Snow and Rain and I didn't have a problem. I've driven it to Vegas on a scorching 115 degree weather and it performed just fine.

I've taken my xB to 110MPH for 5 minutes and it seems okay to me. I've burned rubber on these tires and I didn't see any chunks of it coming off.

I bought these tires because they are the most affordable ones. I'm not planning on autocrossing or doing some canyon carving nor Enter it in a show The sole purpose of my ride is to get around town and to get me from point A to point B.

Do I need to Get a High Performance Tires like Goodyear Eagle F1 Fiorano for $300 a piece for my xB?... Hell No... because of the type of daily driving I do.

The point I'm trying to make here is Nankang is not a bad tire for the price and I'm talking from my ongoing experience. When purchasing a set of tires, just consider the type of daily driving you're doing plus the weather condition where you live.

i hit 115 once a day at least.
and im on stock tires.
just cuz i can do it doesn't mean its necessarily safe.

going back to the other guy:

this thread was created to ask people what their impressions,
opinions, and experiences with nang tires.

well if people disagree with u. so what? why r u arguing with people?
this thread is for the good and bad..
good: tires are cheap
bad: tires suck, don't perform, aren't name brand, chunks fall off(not grains), wouldn't recommend it.

i even posted websites that have numerous tire reviews for all kinds!
heres some links:
http://www.imoc.co.uk/tyres/TyreDetails.asp?ID=46

you can read clearly theres about 2-3 "positive" reviews(rating 7-8/10)
and about 6 negatives(rating 1-4/10)
even the GOOD reviews didn't give them 9's or 10's

on a final note, i just wanted to make sure he doesn't own himself.
he asked for opinions, YOU DIDN'T if u created a thread for my opinion
i guess arguing with me would be fine, none of my comments were directed to u until
now. anywhos. i guess if i bought ____ty tires on my rims i'd have to defend them..
i mean.. HEY i do have them on my car :roll:

just in case u have the NS-1 model nankangs
heres the reviews:
http://www.imoc.co.uk/tyres/TyreDetails.asp?ID=60

oh yea let me qoute it(in case you're too lazy to click)

Name Paul Hornsey
Sizes 215X40X17
Mileage 1500
Comment Do not buy these tyres at any cost, budget performance tyres yeah right. no performance what so ever. They brake away in the wet or dry with no warning at all causing almost uncontrolable spins. If you value your life spend a bit more
Rating 2

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Name Simon jones
Sizes 205/45/16
Mileage 2000
Comment Do not buy these! No grip what so ever! very dangerous in rain, ABS works very hard indead!
Rating 1


hmm if u value ur life? sorry but ur cheapass bought cheap tires.. :cry:
i value my life, and i value the guy who made this post and asked for reviews..

DON'T BUY THESE TIRES!

I have nankangs on my xb. 215/35R18. Cheap? Yes. Performance race tire? No. Bang for the buck? Hell yes. Have I had any problems? No.

To be honest, my xB with Spy springs, Hotchkis strut tower bar, JIC 4-point underbrace and 18" nankang tires grips the WET road (not the same for dry) better than my Integra with AGX Gas adjustable struts, GroundControl coilovers springs, front/rear strut tower bars, rear lower tie bar, and 17" Falken GR-Beta Z-rated tires.

And the nankangs are at least $40 cheaper than the Falkens. The xB is not a race car (at least not for most of us) so I suggest a good priced decent tire like the Nankang to anyone.

hmm if u value ur life? sorry but ur cheapass bought cheap tires.. :cry:
i value my life, and i value the guy who made this post and asked for reviews..


Is it really necessary to post negative jabs to those people that bought Nankang Tires?

The thread is about Feedback about the tires not about the owner of the tires.

I've pulled some maneuvers in greasy watter puddles with traction control off to see the grip of these tires. They worked just fine. No slipping. I've got 90 wheel hp for Christ's sake. What kinda "performance" tire do I need? But hey.......when these tires kill me........I'll let you know.

KiL

Common guys, settle down...

Nankangs are horrible tires to buy if you are looking for safety and performance. These tires are just to get around in. The heatrange of these tires are very poor and that is the cause of the "chunking" effect when you do a burn-out.

My opinion, don't get these tires if your ever worried about sudden braking in wet or dry conditions. If you want to be able to feel your car's performance, don't get these tires. But if you don't care about the few things above, they're the most affordable tires you can get.

-Steve

But hey.......when these tires kill me........I'll let you know.


LOL...

Damn son...I didn't do a search before I bought these tires and now I'm stuck for awhile. The tire roar is driving me crazy. :evil: :twisted:

The point I'm trying to make here is Nankang is not a bad tire for the price and I'm talking from my ongoing experience. When purchasing a set of tires, just consider the type of daily driving you're doing plus the weather condition where you live.

...ditto to what roger said...

i had my wheels and (Nankang) tires put on 4 days after i got the xB. i don't know anything else on the car. i have 19K on those tires and (to date) have never had any problems...and believe me...i have hit my share off potholes. we've got heavy rain and wind in the central valley and the tires held up fine. i was more worried about getting my chromes scratched, than the tires. my bottomline is if you plan to drive normally in your box (no racing, burnouts, autox, or any other of the etremes) you shouldnt have any problems.

i would buy them again.

I personally have have no experience with them.

:lol:

i have NS II's on my box, performance is ok, i drive pretty spirited around town, and had 3 hours straight of 100+ MPH driving on the way to and from vegas last month, they don't feel like the grippiest tires, but it's all i could afford at the time, and the tread seems to be holding up well.

I've driven in the pouring rain, 100º + temps, freeway driving, bad roads, city traffic and have had no complaints so far.

but ya if i had some extra $$$ at the time i would have totally bought some dunlops, or falkens, or pirellis, nankangs were not my 1st choice by a longshot - but for what i paid, i have had no problems so far (about 6000 miles on them to date)

- Brian

Wow, people really get into this tire stuff huh? I'd say if you need DATA, check with consumer's digest, or start a pole. I would really try anything new as long as they're NOT recalled. :lol: I tried Continental, Federal (have it on my accord currently), Nitto, Yokohama, Michellin, & Pirelli (have that on my xB). Every tire has different pattern and different compound, I know lots of people has likes and dislikes in the way tire feel or handle. Its just weighing between VALUE & RELIABILITY, some consider value more then other to fit their budget, some will choose reliability.

My Nanknags have held up nicely, no complaints here. They have seen plenty of rain in the past week, and in dry they work very well. I would recomend these to anyone who is in need of a touring tire, not a high performance tire.

I have 13000+ miles on mine and they are just fine for me. I haven't had any problems with them and the thred is holding up great. I'm in Miami so that means alot of heat and rain. No spin outs no safety issues as of yet. So I say they are just fine and a good value.

ive owned a set of Nankangs before....i have a wheel shop so i sell all brands of tires. Nankangs are not performance tires. they are a long lasting low profile tire. Are they crap? depends on what you use them for and what conditions you drive in. From what i know they are a wet/dry tire. and last pretty damn long. For those who believe that if they pay big bux for NAME BRAND tires and think they should feel safer should look harder. one of the worse tires ever made was the nitto nt450 and nt555 and these werent cheap tires. i had a set of these before and honestly almost crashed 3 times in the rain. even on dry surfaces the tire was horrible not to mention the sidewalls cracked and bubbled on most of the nitto owners.

if you have a crappy alignment or horrible camber because u are slammed to the floor you cant expect much from any tire. and people fail to take that into consideration when they flame a product. when u get a tire that has a high treadwear like a nankang, you have to expect it to be loud. its a harder compound. or if u want a quiet, sticky tire, well you have to accept the fact that the tire will have a low treadwear and will probably last half the time others will. the choice is yours...

I've had about 5 people I know having slow leaks with the Nankangs, but that was at least 2 years ago. Things could have changed by now.

My personal opinion--cutback on one or two of those neon tubes you were thinking about rocking to save some cash--and get better tires than the Nankangs.

Tires are not something you want to mess around with as far as skimping on quality wise...there is a reason why name brands get their reputation.

Take my input with a grain of salt--like I said, my opinion, take it or leave it.

www.tirerack.com

www.1010tires.com

those are two wonderful sources that have plenty of customer opinions and reviews.
don't take 1 person's review, you can read numerous reviews!

make your own decision, and like jdmxb said, save a few bucks from those EXTRAS that don't exactly decide you and your car's life, and dump it onto tires.

take into account also a lot of companies get their reputation from tremendous advertising. As of right now one of the most under-rated tire on the market in Kumho. From what i understand its the top selling brand tire in the US. Aside of that through personal experience BFG is the way to go.

my cousin has these tires on his civic(its just a cruiser). they are pretty good tires for just driving around town. it held up in heavy rain and deep pot holes. tread looks the same from when he bought them. they dont slip or slide at tight corners. i think they are good tires for its price.

The tires do have higher tread wear because they are harder thus grip less. However I have a set on my XB and sold a set to my friend who has had no problem at all she has drag raced on them spead down the high way and has had no problem. my bx stick in the curves but I also have trd springs. In short I have no beef aginst them they came with my rims but when they do go out I'll probally get a diffrent kind but mainly because I've just wanted some nitto's for a while. Also you need to realize there is a mid point between traction and tread wear the nankings grip great for me.


Lastly our cars are not that heavy so our tires don't make as much diffrence like an acura integra that weight a 1,000 pounds more and as far as the speed rating I have heard of an XB or XA over 125 mph (yet) :wink:

i've had my nankang ns-II for 10,xxx miles. i wont complain about them because i can't!! these tires my be cheap and hard but they get great grip, and i think they have excellent wet traction. i have driven them hard on interstates curvy as pam anderson and soaked in rain. never did i ever feel like i wasn't in control of my car.


my opion, good tires for cheap!

btw: these tires are 225/40/18 on a 1997 acura cl 3.0 :D