Enduro/Nankang Tyres....Anyone???

[simonf1973]

132 under my ownership as of yesterday, came complete with Enduro 916 tyres on the back and Nankang somethingorothers on the front.

Has anyone had either on their own V6?

At low speed there's considerably more noise than that from the Falkens I had on 166, and from 40 mph I was convinced I had a kanckered drive-shaft!

Presumably the visibly obvious rock-hard compound plus the following pattern are the cuplrits or am I wrong? (and I actually HAVE got a nackered drive-shaft! :rofl: )
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Seems a bit of a waste to bin them, but they are flaming noisy, I'm not convinced of the quality and I've got a 1,200 mile round trip to Berlin and back to do next week.
Don't know why, but I'm not really comfortable with the thought of haring along the A2 Autobahn at over 100mph with everyone else with those things on my car, or am I just being paranoid?

What's the vote? Keep 'em, or put Falkens (or better) on and stuff the cost and waste on the basis that it's better to stay alive???

 

[Matt]

Had Nankangs on my ph1 and didn't rate them really.

Personally, if youre doing that distance on the trip I'd opt for Falkans mate.

 

[GTTurbo]

Nankangs have a terrible reputation and are commonly know as ditch finders!!!

 

[simonf1973]

OK - So that's 4x Falkens on Monday then! [smilie=icon_eek.gif]

 

[GTTurbo]

Sounds like a plan Simon :approve:

 

[V6 2HOT]

Change them!! No two ways about it cos you will only be worried at high speed over there so that in itself may cause you to have a problem so change them and stay alive

 

[Brett]

Nankangs have got to be the shitest/cheapest tyres available.

 

[simonf1973]

Agreed. But it's what came on the car and to be honest, it's more the rear Enduros that are bugging me as they're so noisy and that can't be good.

OK. So sounds like I've got 4 "shite" tyres useful for a track day for sale then....Mind you they'll probably only last about an hour once heated up! :s

 

[Brett]

it's more the rear Enduros that are bugging me as they're so noisy and that can't be good.

Just because they are noisy doesn't mean they are crap. I used to run about on A032R Yokohamas and they were very noisy yet brilliant.

 

[simonf1973]

Nope. You're right, but these also say "Enduro" on the side and look like (and feel) like they have been made using the contents of a chimney-sweeps vacuum cleaner.....so they are indeed "sh1te" :rofl: