Nankang NS2 review

“Quote: Originally Posted by ScBouncE Hello all, I need some advice on which tires are more suitable for my current situation. There's 2 specific tires I've been looking at: 1. Continental DW 2. Nankang NS2 With that being said, the Continental's are gonna run me a little over $900 including installation & the Nankangs are about $500 installed. Now being that I only drive the car 3 or 4 times a month, which tire would you choose? It's very apparent that the Continental tires are much better overall but would it be worth it to dish out the extra cash if I'm only driving the car once a week? Tell me what you think. Mo, don't cheap on tires. The DW's are going to be leaps and bounds better then the nankangs. You may be able to keep up with me in the corners now 😂 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk”

“Originally Posted By: turboseize Originally Posted By: Olas Nangkang NS2R are exceptional in the dry. In their absence look to Yokohama. Dry performance ist not my main focus. Nor do I trust cheap chinese tyres in the rain... Nankang are a Taiwanese brand that has been in Business since the 50's. So not exactly a LingLong. I have used the NS2 on a Subaru Legacy and they were fine. I only tried them because a friend used them on the rear of his Z3, I can't remember which engine but it was a 6 cylinder so probably the 2.8 or 3.0.”

2018-06-11

“There's a certain well known person on this forum with a bald head who owns a 450bhp Hawkeye track car that has a set of 888's along with a set of NS2-R's both in the same size who has mentioned many times that there isn't much difference between the two sets in wet or dry conditions - considering the price difference, thats high praise if you ask me! When I've killed my Yoko AD07's or Goodyear GSD03 F1's (2 sets of wheels) I'll definately be trying the Nankang's, at the price it's definately worth a punt!”

“£78 ea in my size delivered, which after fitting is still a good price, but a lot of places want £10 a tyre to fit, valve, balance etc I usually end up paying a small premium per tyre (around £95 a corner all in if lucky), by using a local place and not having to lug a couple of tyres around in the car or at home. Good work though - you'll not be disappointed!”

2012-03-12

“if you're talking about Nankang NS2, then my personal experience with them is great and positive. they are real hardcore and take a helluva beating, sidewalls are not soft like some other brands, yet they still stretch nicely, i road tripped all across canada on low profile set of NS2's 30 series on 20 inch rims, hit all kinds of pot holes and went over all kinds of bumps not a single bubble appeared nor did I have any problems... the only drawback from my experience would be they are very noisy, also the compound is not as hard as it could be, they wear out I think a little faster than they should. as far as performance handling i cant vouch for any of that since i never pushed my car in them, i do know they handle fairly well in wet rainy weather though, only have my VDC kick in a few times in 2 years i had them, no more than the stock oem michelins”

“nope. all the same man. the steering wheel shimmy has always been there but this other deal is kinda new and intermittent. i sweat it's as if the belts are coming apart in one or more of the tires with age.”

2009-06-28