Nankang NS2 vs Falken fk451 vs Kumho ecsta supra 712

[sibagong]

hi guys
i need your advice regarding tire selection;)

I own a 2005 civic 4 doors model
and i am using an 18 inch rims

since the car is lowered the two tires on the back kinda wear out in the inner side

i previously used falken fk451 215/35/18
after getting an advice from a mechanical shop
that tempetyres provided the cheapest tyres on sydney i then went to tempetyres
www.tempetyres.com.au

they had 3 215/35/18 profile tyres

1) Nankang NS2 AUD150
2) Falken FK451 AUD175
3) Kumho 712 Ecsta Supra AUD200

after dealing with the salesguy in the counter he advised me that the kumho are superior than the falkens which i had previously and the kumho is more expensive that the falkens
so i trusted the guy and opted for the 712 kumhos
however after doing some research on the net

such as ctyres.co.uk
it provideds that 215/35/18
nankang ns2 = gbp70
falken fk451 = gbp78
falken fk452 = gbp79
kumho712 = gbp84

the same goes here
http://www.rochfordtyres.co.uk/tyres.asp?width=215&profile=35&size=18

however in this forum
http://www.landsharkoz.com/tt/ttwheels4.htm
its an american based one
it quotes that
US$ SR UTQG TYRE
$69 WR 340 Kumho ECSTA Supra 712
$90 YR 280 Falken GRB FK451

and here
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresearch.asp?submit=yes
for 215/35/18
the kumho is 126.99 usd
falken fk 451 175.99usd
falken fk452 159.99usd


i was wondering whether tempetyres in sydney gives me the wrong pricing and advice?
which one is better the kumhos or the falkens?

need advice since i only changed the 2 rear tyres
and will be changing the front one soon

[xtercii]

Different tyre shops get different deals with different tyre manufacturers, so it’s impossible for them to have the cheapest tyre in all ranges, it all depends on who they have contract with and who’s their biggest supplier.

[ekslut]

you also can't really compare prices that tyres are in different countries to what our prices are here. There are different shipping rates, tax's, etc.. that all come into the equation with bringing tyres to other countries.

Personally I do not like nankang, came with some wheels I had once and they were crap (probably the bottom of the range nankang, but turned me off them forever). I would go the Kumho's I have heard good things about them, although I have never tried them before.

Just ring around various tyre shops trying the get the best price. You will find that the price varies a lot between different stores, coz as 'xtercii' mentioned, some places get better discounts than others.

[BlitZ]

kumho ecsta 712

[sibagong]

ok so thats
-1 for nankang
0 for falken
+1 for kumho 712
anymore suggestion guys?
really appreciated it

[sibagong]

guys my friend just called from tempe and he is using the same rims as me..
he got a quote for the 215/35/18
nankang ns2 aud160
kumho 712 is out of stock but is normally aud160
falken fk451 aud175
kumho ku31 aud 175

now i felt like ive been treated unfairly....:(:(

[kraiye]

kumho same price as nankang!! :D:thumbsup:

[sibagong]

wow i better research the price of the tyre before getting back to change the other 2 tyres....
so kumho 712 no good?
or is it good?
is it ok to run 2 diff tyres on the rear and the front
i am planning to get the other 2 tyres next one
either be the falken fk451 or kumho k31...
any suggestion?

[vtek]

The Kuhmo ecsta 712 is not a bad tyre and would get them over the falkens and nankangs if there was not much of a price difference.

[sibagong]

really you prefer the kumho 712 instead of falken fk451?
the kumho k31 that was offered is a superior tyre compared to the 712...
should i get that instead of the falken fk451?

[sibagong]

btw i just called jax kensington
and the quote me 239AUD for the new falken fk452
215/35/18....

[poid]

the Nankang NS2's are better than FK451's. i've used both quite a bit and wont be getting the Falkens again. Yet to use the Kumho's, might try them out next time.

[Speeder]

Kumho ecsta is definitely the better tyres from your list.
Faulken street radials (Ziex, FK, ST etc) from my experiences are utter crap, may as well put rubber bands on your rim.

[Muzz]

i run the nankang ns11 cus i aws short in cash at the time i needed tyres, paid 130 each for 205/40/r17s from beaurepairs in qld, for that price i am happy, good in the wet. I dont know bout 170 though. i havnt tried them so i cant comment, but id go with the kuhmo since they not much dearer.

[sibagong]

wow thanks for the input everyone i think i will be getting the kumho k31 for the next 2 tyres then :)
your inputs has been greatful
thanks once again

[BiLL|z0r]

Aren't there better tyres out there than those 3 brand in this size? They all seem like real budget tyres to me. Maybe that's what your after/can afford which is cool but I spend that much on common Euro 16" tyres let alone specialised 18" tyres. When I had 17" types on another car (215/40/R17) it wasn't uncommon for spend almost $300/tyre. Remember they are what keep's you on the road.

[sibagong]

to:billzor
thanks a lot for your concern
but the thing is
well i am still in uni so my budget is really tight :(:(:(
anyway i only use the tyre for city driving =)

[Muzz]

Aren't there better tyres out there than those 3 brand in this size? They all seem like real budget tyres to me. Maybe that's what your after/can afford which is cool but I spend that much on common Euro 16" tyres let alone specialised 18" tyres. When I had 17" types on another car (215/40/R17) it wasn't uncommon for spend almost $300/tyre. Remember they are what keep's you on the road.

ouch thats expensive, u could get sticky advans and azenies (sp?) under that price. Where i go, u can get top of the line bridgestones for $220 in that size that are great tyres.

[sibagong]

anyone could recommend a cheap tyre place in sydney area?

[spetz]

I had kumho 712's and though I thought they were a grippy tyre, most people I talked to that had them thought they were crap for grip

Look at falken 452, it is the new model of 451 and apparently is quite good for grip