Which Tyres...?

1. Jonny_gillett Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2004 Swindon United Kingdom (England) Posts: 299 Citroen Saxo VTR Limited Edition 2 Tone

   #1 19th May 2009, 12:49

   Right, have a nice set of Euro Rims DBV's to be exact...
   Got some tyre advice on here the other week as to which size tyre to go for to get a nice bit of Stretch....
   
   Now have found 2 possible tyre choices...
   NanKang - NS-2 165/50 R15 72V with rim protection, TW = JUST £35
   Bridgestone - Potenza RE 040 165/50 R15 73V KZ = £42.50?
   
   Does rim protection mean it wont stretch?
   Which ones to go for?
   Everyone on here highly recommends the Bridgestone,
   But could save myself £20 if I go for the Nankang?
   
   Anyone ever stretched a Nankang? Pardon the punn..
2. user_33189 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Lancaster and Bentham Posts: 342 Black Furio (RIP) + JP4GTi

   #2 19th May 2009, 16:49

   i wouldnt skimp on tyres. saving a few £'s could see you in a tree
3. VTS_86 Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 Bournemouth Posts: 1546 Saxo VTR mk2

   #3 19th May 2009, 16:59

   Found these:
   
   http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s2580p0
4. VTS_86 Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 Bournemouth Posts: 1546 Saxo VTR mk2

   #4 19th May 2009, 17:00

   I would get the Bridgestones over the others.
5. Lewis1600 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2009 Los Anglesey Posts: 3416 Ibiza Sport TDI / MK1 VTS

   #5 19th May 2009, 17:15

   Avon's £40'ish... Good ddo better off saving up n gettin proper ones... than getting cheap ones....
6. Jonny_gillett Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2004 Swindon United Kingdom (England) Posts: 299 Citroen Saxo VTR Limited Edition 2 Tone

   #6 19th May 2009, 22:40

   Are Nankang bad quality tyres then?
   Theyve a nice tred pattern for both wet and dry use?
7. user_12490 Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 Newcastle upon tyne Posts: 1753 161.5 bhp VTS and cammed 2 tone vtr.

   #7 19th May 2009, 22:44

   toyo proxes, ive used a few different tyres, yokohama's, bridgestones, nankangs and non of them have been as good as the toyo proxes. alot of places do a 2 year accidental and vandelism damage warrenty on them too. (and they stand there word. i clipped a kerb avoiding another car. they replaced both my front tyres free of charge as they say its best to change both)
8. TU-Tuning Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed

   #8 19th May 2009, 22:55

   Nankangs arent actually THAT bad for what they are. seeing as your looking for stretch obviously you not after a proper performance tyre so they should be fine
9. blackvtrt Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Newcastle/ Billingham Posts: 1873 02 Gold Cleaned OEM+ VTR

   #9 21st May 2009, 17:14

   sure i posted in ur thread with details n pics etc! brigestones supposdley dont strech aswell as the nakangs. but i cant really see the difference. toyo's in personal experience seem to be the best but u cant get them in the size ur after! i run 185/45/15 nakangs on my 8's on the rear and 165/50/15 bridestones on the my 8's on the front!
   (<------see pic) id just go with the bridgestones ur not going for an extreme stretch so doesn't matter how soft the sidewall is really. Bridgestones will offer better grip