Ling Longs OR Nankang Tyres!?

[mrwillz]

Yo, i need 2 new tyres at the moment for my 18inch wheels, thinking about getting LING LONGS! anybody heard of this brand? Its a copy of the Nankang in its tread.....After something cheap, but decent around the 160 mark... Let me know what you think!

[jamchen]

i personally prefer Taiwanese one (Nankang) to Mainland China one (LingLong)
i remember from somewhere that eventhought Nankang is cheaper than those well known brands, but it is not that bad after all...

[kn1ghtm4r3]

LingLongs are f**ken shit lol my mate had them on a hyundai excel, said they were the worst tyres ever lol.
STAY AWAY!

[mrwillz]

lol taiwanese>mainland china
sm sht?

[EG5[KRT]]

get maxxis tyres .. they arent too bad better then nankang and .. ling longs rofl

[jamchen]

well.. if you don't agree.. that's fine.. u were asking for opinions and here's what i believe..
and no.. they ain't same sht thank you.

[mrwillz]

i meant as in tyre quality , the end product. not the place itself.
haf had nakangs b4 n found them not 2 bad for what they r. jus after a wider range of options.
maxxis?
at any tyre dealer or specific maxxis dist.?

[EK4R]

willy dont tell me u puttin 18 on ur civic....???!

and as for tyres. stuff linglong...sounds gay as. wat bout FEDERAL tyres? they made by taiwan and they seem to be aright too. have a pretty aggressive tread pattern similiar to eagle f1s. handled well last time i drove it hard before i sold my rims

[mrwillz]

its my brother posting this george
not me>
yea long long.. funny name huh, ming mong rofl

[EK4R]

ah yea. well ask for Federal super steels or wateva. they not bad. i got mine for 200 for all 4 2nd hand with 90% so yea.

[aznsiko]

nankangs NS-R II

[Mr_will]

ling long rated worst overall in wheels tyre test this year.

if you dont value being able to stop and steer, by all means purchase them.

[destrukshn]

one thing i've learnt is never skimp out on tyres.

[mrwillz]

ah yea. well ask for Federal super steels or wateva. they not bad. i got mine for 200 for all 4 2nd hand with 90% so yea.

Oh yeah? 200 for all 4? Thats dirt cheap... where abouts you get it from?

[SiReal]

wills man, safety first ;) u'll regret it when u understeer into a wall on a wet night.

[SLPJCooL]

Just get some mid-range tyres like Hankook or Firestone.
Only a lil bit more expensive, yet heaps more safer!

[c3024534]

Nankangs are the worst tyre I've ever had. I had them on the back of my old EK Civic. I went around a corner one day and the back end lost traction and I slid across the wrong side of the road and into a Power pole.

I suggest you spend a little more and get some decent tyres. They will be so much safer.

[sx16]

Nankangs are the worst tyre I've ever had. I had them on the back of my old EK Civic. I went around a corner one day and the back end lost traction and I slid across the wrong side of the road and into a Power pole.

I suggest you spend a little more and get some decent tyres. They will be so much safer.


every tyre has its limits and you cant blame the tyres if you were doing crazy speeds and lost control.

i had nankangs and they were great but they are too soft so wear out a bit quicker

[EuroAccord13]

Tyres are the only contact between you and the road besides your suspension, you shouldn't skim on tyres...

[Benson]

every tyre has its limits and you cant blame the tyres if you were doing crazy speeds and lost control.

i had nankangs and they were great but they are too soft so wear out a bit quicker

:thumbsup:

[Tofu]

I will never buy Nankang or Ling Long tyres.
I bought a set of 17" wheel package and it came with Nankang NS2.
They tyres were so shit that I sold the wheels the second day!!
But then again, my previous tyres were Yokohama AVS V102 which are almost 3 times the price.
You do get what you pay for.

Look at Maxxis or Federal. Both simarly priced but much better quality.

[badcf4]

lol taiwanese>mainland china
sm sht?


nankang is a far superior tyre to linglong.
linglong are noisy and shake ya to bits whereas nangkang are quiet and handle ok. the ns2 is far better than the original ns1.
however both are quite soft compound tyres so cars with exessive camber tend to chew through them;)

[nugget666]

Maxis for the win. good tyres i got them on my car there about 4-6 months old now.
still get good traction in the wet hardly understeers at all.

[silver_screen]

i dunno what nankang tyres u guys have or had... but i run nans on my track car... and on a lancer.. the tyres r absolutely awesome.. great traction because they have soft compound... but this also makes them wear out fast.

Ive never had a problem with them EVER.. ive never lost control or anything and i push all my cars :)

wtf r ling longs??? is that a serious tyre brand?

[EG5[KRT]]

thats gotta b the funniest named tyre :D ling longs .. :P

nankang are not too bad cheapy tyres.. but if i was gonna go a chepy tyre.. go either maxxis maz1 or nankang ns3.. or federal 595...

[mrwillz]

yea ling long min mong ping pong ding dong...

but nah ended up wif some falkens
ns2 nankangs r so popular..mmm

[kyobibi]

I would never get cheap tyres.. because it's the only thing thats holding you to the ground.

[FR33K]

ive got Ling longs !! STAY AWAY - worst decision ive ever made

[badcf4]

I would never get cheap tyres.. because it's the only thing thats holding you to the ground.


and the worst thing about them is they will take AGES to wear out !!!!
so you dont even have an exuse to buy some new ones:(

[iced]

why is this thread still going
ling long or nankang is like are you retard or are you stupid

nankang is better than linglong but they are still shit.
i feel sorry for the ones that think nankang have mad grip.

[silver_screen]

i track them dude... if they werent upto it.. i wouldnt use them, but like i said b4.. they havent given me ANY problems with traction at all

P.S. i also used Michelin Pilot sports ($600 a tyre), they werent very good and also Dunlop sp3000 ($400 each) they were good.. used them on the front of the 7 but both of these "high" performance tyres are still harder than the nankangs...

[c3024534]

why is this thread still going
ling long or nankang is like are you retard or are you stupid

nankang is better than linglong but they are still shit.
i feel sorry for the ones that think nankang have mad grip.

I couldn't have said it better myself. I've had Nankangs on my Civic. They're shitty.

[JasonGilholme]

LING LONGS!!!! Sounds like an asian thong! :P BAHAHAHHAA

[fatboyz39]

Nexens Ftw....

[badcf4]

yea nexens arnt a bad tyre, rate them higher than nankang, on par with toyo's (not quite as good)

[lilwilliam]

why not silverstones?

[STIGT]

no wonder the insurance are getting more and more expensive on hondas nowadays...

Reasons? too many idoits going for cheap tyres just because they want to show off thier 18" and 19"s big rims etc etc and no money for tyres....

Later and then gets thier car write off on a wet or raining day because the cheap tyres couldnt grip.

Mate, Tyres and brakes are YOUR LIFE! not your wheels and not your bodykit. your life is far more dearer then your 18's

[slidetaker]

There are millions of reasons why insurances goes up....just the same as there are more contributions in an accident. Mainly road, driver and vehicle.

I would consider most "cheap tyres" K-mart brands reasonably safe nowadays. If you follow exactly the road rules on the roads, speed limit, clearance distances and advisory corners speeds, I believe the risk of an accident is reasonably low. Most cases I saw of cars written off in wet from spinning out are from the drivers being stupid.

[thewinnerz]

just wanna ask, i heard that the cheaper tyres, it will be noisy when it used and feel hard and uncoforable? is it true?

[yfin]

I would consider most "cheap tyres" K-mart brands reasonably safe nowadays. If you follow exactly the road rules on the roads, speed limit, clearance distances and advisory corners speeds, I believe the risk of an accident is reasonably low. Most cases I saw of cars written off in wet from spinning out are from the drivers being stupid.

It can happen at safe speeds too. I was overtaking a vehicle in heavy rain. In 4th gear at 80kph - I throttle down and the front wheels started spinning. Had to abort overtaking.

Not a nice feeling at that speed (in a straight line too). Tyres? Falken 512 with legal tread. Never again will I buy those cheapo tyres. The Dunlop 3000As I have now are 10 times better and surprisingly not expensive so check them out.