The tyre thread

[BL33SU]

il be goin nangkangs next.. easier to drift

[DUBING]

i hear nexen silica are a little cheaper and better...

[rayray086]

Is this the N6000? I totally forgot about Nexen in my searches. Heard good things about the N6000 too.

[DUBING]

Is this the N6000? I totally forgot about Nexen in my searches. Heard good things about the N6000 too.

not sure mate, all i know is the guy told me they are a new silica compound.. and they are much better then Nankang's.

Haha Ray.. you got a Bug in your sig.. Kill it!

[rayray086]

Here are the Nankang NS2. 195/45R16 on 7" on the left, 205/40R16 on 8" on the right.


195/45R16 on 7".


205/40R16 on 8".


And the difference in rolling diameter, 205/40R16 being the smaller one.


Hopefully the 195/45 on the 7" is enough "stretch" to not rub... and yes I'm hoping to have those lips refurbished!

[DubSteve]

I like that sutle stretch on the 8's I think they look nice, anymore than that and I would think that they would look rediculous!

[DUBING]

Here are the Nankang NS2. 195/45R16 on 7" on the left, 205/40R16 on 8" on the right.


195/45R16 on 7".


205/40R16 on 8".


And the difference in rolling diameter, 205/40R16 being the smaller one.


Hopefully the 195/45 on the 7" is enough "stretch" to not rub... and yes I'm hoping to have those lips refurbished!

I have 225/35/19 falkens on a 9.5' rim.. ill post some pics up later..

[rayray086]

I still prefer Alex's 195/45 F1 Eagles on his 8" widened steelies! They looked great.

[Water Boy]

Here are the Nankang NS2. 195/45R16 on 7" on the left, 205/40R16 on 8" on the right.


195/45R16 on 7".


205/40R16 on 8".


And the difference in rolling diameter, 205/40R16 being the smaller one.


And we havent seen a pic of these on the car why???
Hopefully the 195/45 on the 7" is enough "stretch" to not rub... and yes I'm hoping to have those lips refurbished!

And we havent seen a pic of these on the car why???

[rayray086]

The wheels are 5x114.3 and the car currently is 4x100

[Water Boy]

The wheels are 5x114.3 and the car currently is 4x100

Adaptors or redrill...

[rayray086]

VR6 brake upgrade + adapters.

[NGOLF.U]

best tires i have ever had.

hankook rsz 212 225/40/18

these are classed as a Race spec tyre.

mega grip however needs to be heated properly.

[rayray086]

best tires i have ever had.

hankook rsz 212 225/40/18

these are classed as a Race spec tyre.

mega grip however needs to be heated properly.

How was the tread wear on that?? Being race-spec, I'd imagine them to be pretty soft!

[moto]

Just like they can make cardboard taste like icecream now, tyre makers can make spaghetti look like formula one rubber. Dont get sucked in by a copycat tread pattern.

My boss bought some Nexens for my Mk2 a few weeks ago. They looked like eagles but they're not. They're spaghetti looking like eagles and they're plain dangerous. Really dangerous. If I talk about a Mk2 breaking suddenly into a wheel spinning 45 degree drift passing a truck in 5th gear on a slightly wet but straight road, you get an idea. But thats only the half of it. Once they'd lose grip, getting it back was like trying to get mullet to line up for counting. And dry road performance was even scarier. On a slow S bend, following a mum in her regulation Landcruiser full of kids, they turned me around to point back at the old folks behind me, in front of me, or wherever they seemed to go. Felt like a turkey. Within a few days I was driving everywhere by aiming for the soft bushes.

Anyway they're gone now. For another $60 a corner Michelin Precedas are the way to go. Everytime I cross a roundabout I think of the money I'm saving.