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Nankang Sportnex NS-2R Fitted
- Thread starter Lal B3N
- Start date
LY Megane R26
Yeah I did, I drive on the road more than I do trackdays, plus I thought for my ring trip in May the medium would be a better option.
£83 each for my 225/40/18 £332 together, can't grumble at that!
As said I went for 225 as semi's are normally a little wider, and they were cheaper.
PH1 172
Got these last week from Camskill, only done a few hundred miles on them, still bedding them in, weather has been pretty more as well lately, hopefully after about 500 miles on the road and warmer/dryer weather there start coming alive!
Finally had a chance to try these on track on the front of my Clio. Had them on the back for 3-4 trackdays and they are good, take a little bit of time to warm up , but fine.
On the front.... well they definitely arn't 888's. Did a couple of sessions around Brands last night , Nankangs ( 120 tread wear ) on front and R1R's on the back.
Bearing in mind I have used this set up previously but the other way around (R1R fronts, Nankang backs ) , I dont think they are as good as the R1R's. They grip well enough up to a point but when pushed hard understeer a fair bit ( more than the toyo's anyway ).
Neither of these are a patch on 888's which basically go where you point them . I was pushing quite hard admittedly, but on the exit of Druids, Graham Hill and especially Clearways they were struggling to hold on. On a plus point they were very predictable, not at all squimy and never actually let go completely. It was certainly fun but I think they'll be staying on the back from now on where I am perfectly happy with them.
On the front.... well they definitely arn't 888's. Did a couple of sessions around Brands last night , Nankangs ( 120 tread wear ) on front and R1R's on the back.
Bearing in mind I have used this set up previously but the other way around (R1R fronts, Nankang backs ) , I dont think they are as good as the R1R's. They grip well enough up to a point but when pushed hard understeer a fair bit ( more than the toyo's anyway ).
Neither of these are a patch on 888's which basically go where you point them . I was pushing quite hard admittedly, but on the exit of Druids, Graham Hill and especially Clearways they were struggling to hold on. On a plus point they were very predictable, not at all squimy and never actually let go completely. It was certainly fun but I think they'll be staying on the back from now on where I am perfectly happy with them.
Im not sure how much you have or do push but IME R1R melt to pieces on the front when dry.
Im going to go for the tread wear 180 on my Meg, has anyone got an idea of mileage they are getting from these or even the 120 tread wear.
Yes I agree R1R do cook up easy if pushed on the front ( I mainly use them as wets ) but from a grip point of view , my opinion is they are better than the Nankangs.
As for longevity, I have now had the Nankangs on for 4 full trackdays and 2 Brands evening sessions including driving to and from each circuit ( donington, cadwell,snetterton, bedford and brands ) so a good few miles and they are wearing very very well, probably still only half worn . They are the 120 tread wear one's and all on the back except the one Brands evening.
As for how hard I push, I dont claim to be any driving god, but if you are pushing hard enough for them to understeer quite badly then surely thats hard enough. I know that with 888's on I can push a lot harder.
Would you recomend the 120 or 180 from your experiences?
Fair enough mate it was just your comparison to R1R's which are known to melt. The 120's have held up quite well for you, I might go for them for their little extra grip. The options for 18" tyres can get quite expensive so the NS-2r's at 105 pounds cant be ignored. If there anything like the federal RS-R'rs ill be happy.
Turbo 182 Alfa 159
I ran the 180s on the road, but if I had of ran them again on the clio I was going to run 180s on the front and 120s on the back.
A mate is running 120s all round on his 360 evo 9, but hes barely used them since fitting so he hasn't really commented on them yet.
My RSRs are nearing the end of their life and I was simply going to replace with the same, but these look interesting in the "middle ground between R888s and decent road tyres" category. Looking at peoples reviews I don't think they will last as long as my RSRs, which have done 5 track days and 10k motorway miles. My main issue with the RSRs is the shoulders wear a lot faster than the centres due to the Clio leaning on it's nose when cornering. Swapping front to back and running camber has helped, but I'd like something with a squarer profile ideally.
So... should I get some Nankangs?
So... should I get some Nankangs?
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
LOL!
They don't do sizes wide enough for the back of mine
They don't do sizes wide enough for the back of mine
Scrooge
ClioSport Moderator
E55 AMG
I thought following you and Bobby J home was bad enough other day but last night when it was hammering down on the M20 it was a whole lot worse. However they got a massive kicking around the lanes when it was dry, damn they're good when it's hot and sticky out, you can smell the rubber when you've stopped.
Whoops - just bought 4 of these!
Scrooge
ClioSport Moderator
E55 AMG
They are fine on a wet road but standing water seriously is a no go, i'm just having to be a bit more sensible when it's hammering down outside that's all instead of aiming to under and oversteer everywhere because its funny.
You'll be impressed with dry weather performance for such a cheap tyre thats for sure. They aren't as noisy as I was expecting either tbh.
Range Rover Sport
Comparing to the Toyo T1R:
Much much better feedback from the tyre. Seems to have far superior grip levels.
I'm using the 120 compound, guessing they'll have a shorter life span however the pro's certainly out weight the con's.
Car is only used as a clear weather car so no feedback in damp/wet conditions. Reason I compare to the Toyo T1R as pricing ( at time of payment ) was £12 more than the Toyo £10 less than the Federal RSR. A fair comparison would be RSR vs NS2-R.
Much much better feedback from the tyre. Seems to have far superior grip levels.
I'm using the 120 compound, guessing they'll have a shorter life span however the pro's certainly out weight the con's.
Car is only used as a clear weather car so no feedback in damp/wet conditions. Reason I compare to the Toyo T1R as pricing ( at time of payment ) was £12 more than the Toyo £10 less than the Federal RSR. A fair comparison would be RSR vs NS2-R.
Drove home yesterday from Kent ~30 miles on very wet roads and motorways. Absolutely fine in the wet when not being a pellet...
Progressive and predictable when .. er.. pressing on.
Driving very sensibly, you'll have no issues.
In the dry they are hilariously grippy. Need a little bit of heat in them though, went round a big roundabout about 1/2 a mile from work the other day and the back end went another direction hahaha
Don't get me wrong - there was no budget-rubber snapping or anything.
Progressive and predictable when .. er.. pressing on.
Driving very sensibly, you'll have no issues.
In the dry they are hilariously grippy. Need a little bit of heat in them though, went round a big roundabout about 1/2 a mile from work the other day and the back end went another direction hahaha
Don't get me wrong - there was no budget-rubber snapping or anything.
where?!
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Wish they did them in man sizes. FFS
Yozza'd Blue Bus
I bought the harder compound for road use and will get a 2nd set of wheel with the track compound for track days/ hill climbs
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
What's the difference in lifespan and performance between the soft and medium compounds?
they're coming up £40 cheaper than potenza re050as after a quick search
they're coming up £40 cheaper than potenza re050as after a quick search
Yozza'd Blue Bus
Well the track has a wear rating of 180 and the street spec tyre (hard compound) is a wear rating of 120 so I think the wear for normal road use would be considerably different looking at what tyres fit into each rating group
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
So how many miles do you expect from each compound for a car doing mainly dual carriageway driving with the occasional B road blast?
Yozza'd Blue Bus
Soft to give back about 6k and harder to give back about 8-10k with good hard use 12+ if you are easy on tyres...... Jenson button esc lol
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
Yozza'd Blue Bus
My rear contis have lasted me 20 odd k and I've seen people go through them in 10-12k. I think I could make the ns-2rs last a bit lol
The jenson button is strong in this one
Do NOT waste your time on these tyres. A friend and I went to the 'ring last month, both of us purchased clio 172 phase 1s and these tyres in the 120 compound. Quickest lap was a 9:08. Had we had Toyo 888 tyres, we would have been in the late 8min laps.
The tyres lack bite, so you end up compromising corner entry speed and exit. Under steer!
They also get hot and fold over, we had to run 40 psi up front in the end so that once hot, they didn't run on the sidewalls.
Get Fed RSR or better still Toyo 888.
The tyres lack bite, so you end up compromising corner entry speed and exit. Under steer!
They also get hot and fold over, we had to run 40 psi up front in the end so that once hot, they didn't run on the sidewalls.
Get Fed RSR or better still Toyo 888.
