Nokian tyres any good,

[Vince70]

I wonder if someone could tell me if Nokian tyres are any good, it's just that I'm a bit tight on cash at the moment but don't really like the idea of putting a couple of Chinese ditch finders on the car.

I was looking online and a tyre company local to me had a couple of Nokian Hr tyres for a very cheap price of £46 each for a 205/60/15 wheel size.

[lightthefuse]

At that price, way better than a Wanli or its ilk.

I found Nokian summer tyres (think they were the same model as your 'bargain' there) superb in the dry but horrendous in the wet. Winters are a whole different story.

[sparkyhx]

Nokian are Scandanavian, despite the chinese sounding name

Mytyres.com do them and they also have reviews and ratings. They seem to be an ok midbrand.

I use them on my Lexus LS - they seem to be lasting and I've not had any issues with them re grip.

[FastNReliable]

I didn't think Nokian were a budget brand... I know of them through looking for tyres for our XC90, the Nokians were more expensive than the 'premium' brands..

[Stu R]

Their winter tyres are superb. No idea on the rest, but I don't think of them as a budget brand by any stretch.

[Windy Vortex]

I've used Nokian WINTER tyres on several of my cars and would recommend them, but I'm not sure I would touch their summer tyres.....

[Vince70]

Thanks for the info,
The car is having them fitted on Friday, I think the reason they were cheap is because they were the last two.
I couldn't work out why they were cheaper than the Chinese branded stuff but I guess it's because they can't do a full set.

Which is great for me as I only want two new tyres on the back.

[ging84]

4 tyres that are not the same brand going unchallenged on PH?
what about the children!

[panholio]

They do very well in the autobild tyre tests

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2012-Autobild...

[ecsrobin]

Nokian are certainly not a budget brand. Just they focus more on winter tyres and studded tyres.

[Vince70]

I had them fitted today all in for £91 for the two, I'm very impressed as its being peeing down here so the bomb cratered roads are a bit slippery and the back end stayed sure footed.
But saying that I generally don't push the car much anyway as its a cabriolet so it's better for wafting along than driving flat out into the corners.
Plus running a 2.3 5 pot can get expensive if I put my foot down too much.
Thanks for the advice on the tyres.

[s_zigmond]

Ive had Z G2's and a number of winter Nokians, all of which I have been very very pleased with. My Z G2's were quite happy with 300bhp and 400lbft through the front wheels.

[fat freddie]

Their phones are pretty good....

[steveti]

I ran Nokians for some two years on a 230bhp + vehicle around 15 + years ago and yes, they did do the job until I sold the car at around two and a half years on.

I'm now driving a 2011 NC MX5 that I have home fitted the BBR/Cosworth kit to. Their supercharger kit provides in excess of 260 bhp and well over 200 lb/ft torque happily, certainly 20k miles+ now.

I also, in talks with Neil in 2014 elected to fit their bespoke suspension kit including Racing beat ARBs and adjustable drop links to ensure no pre-stress on the ARBs. The result is remarkable really and I am currently looking to replace my current tyres,215x 45x17 on Schmidt CC line one piece rims (stunning wheels really)I believe akin to the old revolution rims of the sixties & seventies?

I had previously ran and still have a nice set of Team Dynamics. Size is 7.5" x 17" x 45 offset, please get to grips with offset, I cannot state how important getting your offset correct within 10mm on the MX5 anyway. The NC runs with 55 standard offset. Run less than -10mm i.e. 45 mm offset or less and if you intend to drive the car seriously then you may find it an uncontrollable mess.

It is a very sad fact that so many (ahem) knowledgeable people completely ignore the fundamentals and the extreme basics of suspension geometry in their quest for a good handling car. They may find that they run in the extreme, a basic runner with ste tyres on a well set up geometry. Conversely a poorly (not so many understand this basic requirement) set up on the best tyres out there can make for a death trap!!

It is not difficult honestly.

Cheers,

S.

Moderator edit: no advertising please.

Edited by jeremyc on Wednesday 2nd November 08:13

[smifffymoto]

Just to chip in,I have only run Nokian winters but have have done for the last 7 years in proper winter conditions.

[NordicCrankShaft]

Nokian winter non studded best in test here in Norway.

[sorin1987]

I had them a few years back as winter tyres and they were really good. However it might be that the normal ones are not as good as the winter but I guess you could do a lot worse than Nokian.

[Deerfoot]

I have Nokian zLine-SUV tyres on my XC60, they`re decent and great value.

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nokian/zLine-SUV...

[PowerslideSWE]

The best winter tyres money can buy, up here in the north nothing beats a set of studded Hakka 8's.

[anonymous-user]

Nokuan were found to be supplying bespoke tyres to tests only a few years ago.