I thought the nankangs were ok, i'm running nexen muds which seem to be holding up ok as a daily driver.
Grip is good wet or dry and not too noisy.
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I thought the nankangs were ok, i'm running nexen muds which seem to be holding up ok as a daily driver.
Grip is good wet or dry and not too noisy.
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So if you want to take the word of some ****** who wants to squeeze as much money out of you, against the word of a Landy owner of 15+years who is on his second set of NanKangs after 8 years without a puncture or damage of any kind and also the experience of my son and friends, then go ahead, remember you asked for advice, Regards Frank.
P.S. Out of your own mouth Post#7 "Cant ever trust a salesman so i assume his advice was sale based and perhaps not correct."
QUOTE=DAMINK;2389281]@Tank.
After reading your posts i decided to ask a local tyre mob about NanKangs.
He reply went something like this....
"WHAT! You want a price on nankangs?
Look mate i have worked in this industry for 25 years and have only ever sold one pair!
I cant sell you these tyres, They are no good!"
That was pretty much word for word.
So based on that i wont be going that brand.
And in typical style i am on the fence beyond that.
I really need to make a decision as im placing the order on Wednesday.
STRONGLY looking back at the original tyre now being the Maxxis Bighorns.
Seems no one has bad words to say about them.[/QUOTE]
Wow relax man. I was just relaying info i was told.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tank
I respect your advice, thats why i investigated them further.
I did end up purchasing the maxxis bighorns in the end.
I got them for a reasonable price so went that path.
Thankyou everyone for your advice and sorry if i upset anyone.
Was not my intention.
I'm relaxed, you ought to see me when I'm not, my point is you came to the Forum for advice, I and others gave you their honest opinion from years of experience.
Then on the word of a ****** tyre salesman (who had only ever sold 1 set of Nankangs and presumably that was his TOTAL knowledge of them) you state that on his advice you will steer clear of Nankangs totally ignoring mine and others advice that you asked for, maybe that's why you perceived me not relaxed, good luck with your choice, my Son just informed me that his mate (Nissan Patrol) who purchased the Nankangs with my son and I, that his previous tyres were Maxxis Bighorns which were totally bald after 30,000klms., would appreciate you keeping us informed as to how your new tyres stand up, Regards Frank.
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Originally Posted by DAMINK
You call someone you have never met nor spoke to a ******.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tank
I cant see how you would think that way.
Because he sells tyres? Is that what makes him a ****** or is it his opinion differs from yours?
He was not the limit of my research.
I did ask around, here for example and other tyre places and more generally mates. The fact you spoke so highly of them is what made me investigate them particular tyres further.
If i went blind and purchased i would never have even considered them because i had never heard of them before.
Did i get good feedback about them? No i didnt.
I am not saying there good nor bad. I honestly have no idea, thus why i asked.
Your the first one i have heard that has had issues with the maxxis, or your mate more accurately.
There is more factors to my purchase than simply brand.
The turn around time and ability to supply the rims i want was also a factor.
The one place that sold those nankangs was a lot more expensive for rims and the turnaround was longer.
And yes i will try post updates on there life span.
I reckon there'd be a photo, somewhere, of every tyre brand in the world with that sort of damage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tank
I tend to think however that Cooper are particularly susceptible to delamination and tread block separation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saitch
My opinion is that Cooper are sold here as a premium tyre, but thats not to say that they are a premium tyre. The advertise that they are not an OE fitment... there is probably a good reason for that. These tyres don't reflect the same qualities as a genuine premium tyre.
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Originally Posted by loanrangie
Lowrangie,
What size nexen tyres do u have?
235/85/16?
Correct... More Ply often more rigid...Quote:
Originally Posted by Slunnie
A Trep is a comp tyre, needs to flex like mad and grip...
I think it is certainly true that certain tyre companies use their marketing budgets to buy exposure and recommendations from well-known people which don't necessarily reflect the true value of the tyres.
For example, Cooper and Mickey Thompson appear to spend a lot on marketing.
In contrast, BFG doesn't seem to spend as much on marketing, although it's now pushing its new AT, but its ATs have a very high reputation with overlanders.
Another interesting company is Hankook, which doesn't seem to do much marketing, but I saw one of its tyres recently win an American comparison against much better-known brands.
General Grabber is popular overseas, but almost unknown in Australia, where it is trying to establish a reputation.
I had never heard of Nexxen until I saw an article in an English magazine about some overlanders buying a set of their MTs to tour Africa and being happy with them.
Our camper trailer has a brand of AT tyre I've never heard of on it and we've only had one puncture in 10 years (they need replacing because of age, not wear).
I guess for us buyers its a trade-off between cost and reputation.
I'm probably going to fit Hankook ATs to the camper trailer just because the price is good and they seem up to the job. Why spend more than necessary just to display a fancy brand name on your sidewalls?