Budget Performance? Tires

[bm5er]

Anyone has any experience with Nankang Tires?
We were offered 225/40-18s at P5,000 per tire.
This seems like a good deal, but is it a reliable tire?
It is H rated and can manage speeds of 200kph.

Appreciate inputs of those who have tried this brand and those who have come across this with friends' cars or through research.
Many thanks.

[prysm_1]

meron nang mga thread tungkol dyan. try mo search dito tsikot at kotse.com.

gusto ko nga rin bumili niyan eh.

[redorange]

I used Nankang tires prior to switching to BFGoodrich g-Force Sport and the Nankang were not as good as the Yokohama A520 that it replaced. The tires were the NS-I model which were 205/50R15 and V rated, don't know if it was the tire or me but I seemed to get flats alot with that set. In one incident I was driving at about 140kph and I ran over something on the road(I think it was a pipe) and it blew the sidewall. I have hit deep potholes at speed with the BFG and the Yokohama and neither has blown the sidewall. The Nankangs also didn't grip as well as the Yokohama and both were V rated. Can't compare it to the BFG in grip cause the BFG is Z rated. BTW I got the Nankangs at the time because I needed tires and they were the cheapest V rated I could find.

[vinj]

IMO, you get what you pay for so be a little wary especially on things as important as tires. That's the reason why i still stick to 15's as yung lang kaya ng budget ko for a decent set of tires (huhuhuhu).

I have no experience with Nankang though so i'll leave the feedback to others.

Just to add, the grip of a tire is not necessarily dependent on the speed rating.

My two cents.

[1D4LV]

imho. medyo mabilis lumutong ang nankang. its the same as kumho.
suggestion, kung budget performance ang hanap mo, get GT.

[OTEP]

I'd also suggest GT or Maxxis.

Nankang also makes budget off-road tires. But no one drives off-road toys to 200kph.

[webmiester]

I used Nankang tires prior to switching to BFGoodrich g-Force Sport and the Nankang were not as good as the Yokohama A520 that it replaced. The tires were the NS-I model which were 205/50R15 and V rated, don't know if it was the tire or me but I seemed to get flats alot with that set. In one incident I was driving at about 140kph and I ran over something on the road(I think it was a pipe) and it blew the sidewall. I have hit deep potholes at speed with the BFG and the Yokohama and neither has blown the sidewall. The Nankangs also didn't grip as well as the Yokohama and both were V rated. Can't compare it to the BFG in grip cause the BFG is Z rated. BTW I got the Nankangs at the time because I needed tires and they were the cheapest V rated I could find.

V orZ rated? What do these ratings mean?

[caloyski5]

currently using a set 215/45/r17 nankang NS-II tires. performance wise, decent naman.

only problem is may pagka-ingay siya