Nankang Tires

[bataangpinoy]

dz101's are 61 dollars at tirerack in 195/55/15.

[BillBrasky]

Life is too short (and valuable) to run cheap tires.

I currently run Michelin Pilot Sport 2's on my e36 and Nokian WRG2's on my e30 IX.
My dad has fallen for the cheap tires in the past and got burned. He put a set of $99 each Kuhmo tires on a '99 540i Sport and they were loud as hell, cupped like crazy, and were butter slicks on rainy days. Most of the time, you get what you pay for.

[themitchster359]

i had a set of "rikon raptors" aka pos eco tire that i think discount tire or ntb sells, that came with the car. they were "ok" for dd's, but they didn't last long and a bit scary in the rain and/or on a descent turn. i got som yoko avid h4s 500 treadwear tires, and the performance was twice as good, and they lasted twice as long, even with the agressive neg. camber.

it's like everything else you buy for your car. if you invest in the better product, 1) safer, 2) better performance 3) looks better 4) last longer/more reliable.

[Money$hit]

kuhmo's are pretty awful

[mattdk318i]

I came to the same conclusion after my first set of nankangs. I knew they were obvious shit but i couldnt afford otherwise at the time. Big mistake...........

[Aptyp]

been to 125mph on them, and I do tend to drive a little crazy sometimes... I have two 1000miles trips NC-Iowa on them...


You also have to remember they are $40 tires. Obviously they don't compare to my Hankooks, at double the price. Or even to Sumitomos on my gf's car at $60 a tire.

Nankang isn't a performance tire, why would you treat as such? You get what you pay for, so you get a cheap DD economy tire...


I only defend them because they served their purpose very well for me. And I wouldn't be bashing my Hankooks for their abilities in snow... I'd get snow tires for snow, all season tires for rain, cheap econo-tires to save money, and I would 100% pony-up for track tires.

[Erick]

Compared to what though? Tires made by a 5 year old in Mexico?

Seriously, if anyone runs Nankangs, take a moment to try out it's "limits". As soon as you change for different tires, do the same again to see how it compares. It's night and day in every sense of comfort and handling.

[Aptyp]

I ran them on my last car, and can't really complains, other than they were horrible in the rain (but suspensions setup wasn't favoring wet roads either)...

They lasted a good amount of time. Mine were 195/65-14, and were quite comfy.

[themitchster359]

lol, thanks for the review. i was thinking about it for awhile, but you have made up my mind up for me.

[nando]

I run 20'' nankangs!

thats all we needed to hear. ;)

[E30Idea]

I run 20'' nankangs on my LS and they are great! Excellent ride quality and fantastic for noise. Maybe I got lucky!

[felonies]

dont they stretch nice?

[ethree]

People like them for bugs. I guess there are really only two choices for stock tire sizes on bugs. I choose the kumho powerstar as I was highly suspect of nanking quality.

[DCColegrove]

$1200 in suspension mods, $150 tires. lolz

Makes perfect sense in some circles....

[nando]

$1200 in suspension mods, $150 tires. lolz