Nankang NS2 or Federal SS595??

[F3RNANDO]

Need some new boots for my daily driver - 255/35/18 - not looking to spend a fortune - anyone running either of these??

Nankang NS2 or Federal SS595

Cheers

[Huntsman]

I had some Nankangs on a 520i, to be fair, they were alright and lasted bloody ages!

[DanielJames]

Are they going on the back of a bmw by any chance

if i had to say any id say the nankangs, but they're both pretty st

why not spend a little extra and get some decent rubber? :\

I had the federals on my primera and they sound like the wheel bearings are going

[Caulkhead]

Some reviews:

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nankang/NS2.htm

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Federal/SS595-SU...

Personally I wouldn't touch either with someone else's bargepole. The cheapest tyres I'd go for are these:

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s22p6220/FALKEN_TYR...

or these:

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s22p15235/HANKOOK_T...

[Viperzs]

I've heard Nankangs are just solid rubber. I would never want them on my car.

[Arun_D]

Neither sound that great tbh

[NotDave]

Viperzs said:

I've heard Nankangs are just solid rubber. I would never want them on my car.

Mate had them on an N reg punto. In the wet/damp it just went straight on EVERY time.


If we're talking a snotter, that will struggle to scrape an MOT then go for it. Everything else, FALKEN. Best budgets in a long long while

[adam.wilkinson]

As above, i'm guessing that those sizes are for a BMW?!?! If it is then the Nankang's aren't actually that bad. They are a good alternative to the very popular Falken 452's that people recomend.

A chap on one of the BMW forums recently tried NS2's on a staggered MV1 fitment, and reported that they eliminated all his tramlining issues that are so common with a staggered setup. That was on a 330i, and he reported surprising levels of grip in both the wet and the dry.

[dave_s13]

F3RNANDO said:

Need some new boots for my daily driver - 255/35/18 - not looking to spend a fortune - anyone running either of these??

Nankang NS2 or Federal SS595

Cheers

I had some Federal SS595's on an E39 touring. They were absolutelty fine.

Also look at Kumho for an alternative cheaper option.

[Jandywa]

Never understood why people skimp on tyres.

[anonymous-user]

Spend a bit more and get some Falkens or similar.

[dave_s13]

Jandywa said:

Never understood why people skimp on tyres.

Why, it's not hard to understand. They are bstd expensive.

If you can save two or three hundred quid and still have a decent tyres then why wouldn't you.

For instance the lst time I got tyres for the volvo V70 I got 4 x Khumo Ecsta sports for around £500 fitted (225/55/17). That would have been nearer £800 for a premuim brand. They have been spot on (fronts have worn a bit quick mind).

Alternative may be part worns OP?

I've found a place near me that advertises on Ebay and they have a pair of conti sportcontacts 2's in at the moment with >6mm tread on them. £40 each. Obviously would need to check them over but they seem like a good idea to me.

[monthefish]

If you buy Nankangs, can I have your place on the Gumbaw?



What's the car?

I would really advise against buying Nankangs. I had a set once and they were bloody lethal (or great fun, depending on your viewpoint) as they offered comedic low levels of grip in the wet.

[anonymous-user]

dave_s13 said:

Alternative may be part worns OP?

I've found a place near me that advertises on Ebay and they have a pair of conti sportcontacts 2's in at the moment with >6mm tread on them. £40 each. Obviously would need to check them over but they seem like a good idea to me.

This is a much better idea IMO and before anyone jumps in at the horrors of part worn tyres, guess what your second hand car came fitted with?

[monthefish]

NotDave said:

Viperzs said:

I've heard Nankangs are just solid rubber. I would never want them on my car.

Mate had them on an N reg punto. In the wet/damp it just went straight on EVERY time.

^^This.

[EDLT]

Neither will kill you to death every time you go near a corner. You won't get any sense out of PH when it comes to cheap tyres, there are too many people on here who think spending less than £300 a corner on the latest Evo-approved Continentals is a death sentence.

[Huntsman]

EDLT said:

Neither will kill you to death every time you go near a corner. You won't get any sense out of PH when it comes to cheap tyres, there are too many people on here who think spending less than £300 a corner on the latest Evo-approved Continentals is a death sentence.

I tend to agree, lot of tyre snobbery on PH, I wouldn't advocate putting cheapo brands on a high performance car like a remapped 335D but on my old 520 they were fine and lasted 38k miles without issue.

[g3org3y]

adam.wilkinson said:

As above, i'm guessing that those sizes are for a BMW?!?! If it is then the Nankang's aren't actually that bad. They are a good alternative to the very popular Falken 452's that people recomend.

A chap on one of the BMW forums recently tried NS2's on a staggered MV1 fitment, and reported that they eliminated all his tramlining issues that are so common with a staggered setup. That was on a 330i, and he reported surprising levels of grip in both the wet and the dry.

I've had NS2s as well and found them completely reasonable tbh. Certainly not as terrible as people would like to make out.

[monthefish]

adam.wilkinson said:

If it is then the Nankang's aren't actually that bad. They are a good alternative to the very popular Falken 452's that people recomend.

Yes, not bad....Terrible.

adam.wilkinson said:

and he reported surprising levels of grip in both the wet and the dry.

I was surprised at the level of grip too!!

I initially had them on the front of a BMW 328i. Managed to get through 2 sets of rear tyres in the time the Nankangs had gone down by about 1mm. So I put them on the rears (just to wear them out) and the result was that the car would oversteer everywhere.
The first morning with them it was a bit damp. On my commute, there was a medium-sized roundabout and, as soon as I was on it, the back stepped out (with no provocation). I caught it and then it stepped out again within a few metres. It was like ice-driving.

[Jandywa]

dave_s13 said:

Jandywa said:

Never understood why people skimp on tyres.

Why, it's not hard to understand. They are bstd expensive.

If you can save two or three hundred quid and still have a decent tyres then why wouldn't you.

For instance the lst time I got tyres for the volvo V70 I got 4 x Khumo Ecsta sports for around £500 fitted (225/55/17). That would have been nearer £800 for a premuim brand. They have been spot on (fronts have worn a bit quick mind).

Alternative may be part worns OP?

I've found a place near me that advertises on Ebay and they have a pair of conti sportcontacts 2's in at the moment with >6mm tread on them. £40 each. Obviously would need to check them over but they seem like a good idea to me.

So is sliding off the road into a wood.

Just doesn't seem to realistic to me that you can save £300 on tyres and still get the same quality.