ERIK-TC

the RS-II? or any other type

Just ordered a set of 4 in size 235-40-R18 and they were pretty cheap, had good reviews and a decent tread pattern.


Anyone use these or know of anyone who has? I pretty much only need them to last me 5000 miles.

huslindan

have them they are good for daily driving they will last you more then that

HKSpeed

i've had 2 sets of NS2's. they lasted me a few years without any problems. my friend's Nankangs started splitting on the sidewalls. i guess its hit and miss with these tires.

ERIK-TC

was the splitting after a while or fairly new into the tire life?

Yanki01

had the NSII and hated them, traction sucked and were very loud. love my current Kumhos.

ERIK-TC

i think its so crazy that many different people can have such broad based views of the same tire. I typically would rather they just suck or be good, or at least tolerable lol.
I dont see how there can be all these different likes/dislikes.

for the road noise, what psi were you running?

HKSpeed

my friend's sidewalls started cracking less than an year of buying them (new), but they never popped or leaked.

like 99% of Chinese tires, Nankangs are good only for their low prices and high treadwear. they suck as performance tires, which is where most of the negative comments come from.

ERIK-TC

yeah i hear ya, im just using them to drive cross country, so ALL highway miles pretty much. I should be ok then right>?

tri856

tires are wack imo

HKSpeed

i wouldnt worry about it, unless you're planning to drive through much rain or snow.

ERIK-TC

^^^ yep leaving in 10 days actually.
NJ to Cali

tCtCtC

i had NS1's, hated them.

TRDIZZLE

I have them on my car right now. they are a good cruising tire cuz the have a high treadwear but thats all its good for. i took it to the mountains twice and i wasn't impressed with its grip. the stock potenza's gripped better in the mountains than these. and forget about launching with them. won't hook for nothing.

good thing is that its cheap. but you get what you pay for

scion_jon

ran NS II's, great in the rain, traction was good aswell

tcengel

Federal is a much better tire for the money.

toeveryhour

iTrader: (3)

sounds like they'll be good for you seeing as how you just need them for regular driving.

scion_jon

NS II's are all season also

Clokwerck

I had them on my box for awhile, the were alright for daily driving tires, I got them for free and was relaly skeptical about them, but they were alright, and they actually didn't have BAD traction, just not awesome.

LunchBoXB

I didn't have a problem with mine, I had NS1's on my civic.

Yanki01

mine sucked in the rain btw.