Review: Nankang NS2Rs

[Eeyore]

Hi All,

Recently purchased four 195/50/15 Nankang NS2Rs for £60 a corner and £15 delivery from Demontweeks. Then a further £60 to fit so total £325 for a tyre package fitted. Also came with four "lightweight race valves" which went straight in the bin. These are in the 180 street compound but are also available in a 120 race compound which I couldnt find.

Tyres were bedded in for 350 miles on the trip to and from expo before doing a full track day at Snetterton. Having previously run UniRoyal RainSport 2s these were much better. The sidewalls are reinforced and they are super stiff. Tyre fitters were swearing trying to get them on and they still wouldnt pop with 100psi in them.

They weigh a lot more so the rolling weight of the wheel is more but the grip is much better. They are a control tyre for the mini challenge and mx5 race series so are obviously taken fairly seriously at that level.

In the wet at snetterton there was very little grip whatever tyre you had however after the track dried out a bit I had a lot of confidence in the grip. There was very little wear at the end of the day and the tyres were sticky when I came off track with very little of the melted rubber usually picked up after hard cornering. For people using these on track I started with 25psi all round and ended up with NSF 33PSI, NSR30PSI, DSF, 30PSI, DSR27PSI.

For £60 a corner which is the same cheaper than a premium road tyre in the same size I would definitely recommend them. They are probably about 70% of the way to R888s.

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport...ns-2r-tyre

[bashbarnard]

Awesome, when i finally get a set of wheels sorted these are what i intended on buying due to the price diffrence. Sams (bates) gti6 had them on in the dry at fcs a couple of years ago and they were epic


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[Eeyore]

My test was done on a wet day at snetterton so I look forward to them being even better int he dry. As the track dried out they were noticeably better so cant wait to see them on an even better day!

[bilboaustin]

I run these on my Xsara and was very impressed with the grip available once they were warm! They were also used in the FuncupUK series last year.


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[zx_volcane]

I thought these were ok, certainly on par if not better than ad08r?

NS2R - not to be confused with the cheap NS-2

[Stef205]

i had them once, 5k and i killed them. Same treadwear and size. Didnt like them one bit moved to ad08r's never looked back.

[Eeyore]

NS2R - not to be confused with the cheap NS-2

definitely not to be confused!

[Eeyore]

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[ginge191]

Had these on the megane - for the price and quality - they're seriously good in the twisties - never let down at all... Would highly recommend and use again.
Had them in 180 compound

[reese]

I picked a set of these up from eBay for £130 with 7mm of tread on them in the 180 compound.

Pros
- Cheap
- Take a lot of punishment before going off
- Wear reasonably well

Cons
- A little squidgy and short on steering feel

I went for the 195 55 15 but would been keen to try 195 50 15s to see how they compared.

[yes306]

I picked a set of these up from eBay for £130 with 7mm of tread on them in the 180 compound.

Pros
- Cheap
- Take a lot of punishment before going off
- Wear reasonably well

Cons
- A little squidgy and short on steering feel

I went for the 195 55 15 but would been keen to try 195 50 15s to see how they compared.

Is Nankang better than Nexen tires?

[306gtiparts]

I use nangkang ar1 and they have been much better than r888 and ad08r I had before.