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05-29-2015, 04:38 AM
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05-29-2015, 04:42 AM
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05-30-2015, 05:29 AM
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Interesting to note KG CLE comments on the Goodyear Eagle ASY 2 XL 17's. I had ordered 2 of these for the rear of my car (before KG's comments.were posted) on the basis of generally favourable comments, and issues getting hold of MZ's. Having had them fitted this morning and taken the car on a quick run, unfortunately my initial thoughts are exactly as described by KG. From being superbly balanced and inspiring confidence before, the car now feels 'edgy' and unbalanced. When you turn into a bend it feels as though the back end becomes unsetted and wants to break away in an unprogressive way - very weird behaviour. In the dry the car was a peach before and behaved in a totally predictable manner. Obviously the tyres are brand new and there will be various chemicals that need to be scrubbed off before I can form a true picture, and I will play with the pressures also to see if this helps. They are currently on 34psi. With a forthcoming euro trip in less than 2 weeks, I am hoping that a few more miles on them will see a marked improvement - as others seem to rave about the tyre. We will see................... in the meantime, any advice would be welcomed. Cheers
05-30-2015, 05:42 AM
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Interesting to note KG CLE comments on the Goodyear Eagle ASY 2 XL 17's. I had ordered 2 of these for the rear of my car (before KG's comments.were posted) on the basis of generally favourable comments, and issues getting hold of MZ's. Having had them fitted this morning and taken the car on a quick run, unfortunately my initial thoughts are exactly as described by KG. From being superbly balanced and inspiring confidence before, the car now feels 'edgy' and unbalanced. When you turn into a bend it feels as though the back end becomes unsetted and wants to break away in an unprogressive way - very weird behaviour. In the dry the car was a peach before and behaved in a totally predictable manner. Obviously the tyres are brand new and there will be various chemicals that need to be scrubbed off before I can form a true picture, and I will play with the pressures also to see if this helps. They are currently on 34psi. With a forthcoming euro trip in less than 2 weeks, I am hoping that a few more miles on them will see a marked improvement - as others seem to rave about the tyre. We will see................... in the meantime, any advice would be welcomed. Cheers
05-30-2015, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Rich 3' timestamp='1432992586' post='23630051
Interesting to note KG CLE comments on the Goodyear Eagle ASY 2 XL 17's. I had ordered 2 of these for the rear of my car (before KG's comments.were posted) on the basis of generally favourable comments, and issues getting hold of MZ's. Having had them fitted this morning and taken the car on a quick run, unfortunately my initial thoughts are exactly as described by KG. From being superbly balanced and inspiring confidence before, the car now feels 'edgy' and unbalanced. When you turn into a bend it feels as though the back end becomes unsetted and wants to break away in an unprogressive way - very weird behaviour. In the dry the car was a peach before and behaved in a totally predictable manner. Obviously the tyres are brand new and there will be various chemicals that need to be scrubbed off before I can form a true picture, and I will play with the pressures also to see if this helps. They are currently on 34psi. With a forthcoming euro trip in less than 2 weeks, I am hoping that a few more miles on them will see a marked improvement - as others seem to rave about the tyre. We will see................... in the meantime, any advice would be welcomed. Cheers
You'll probably be alright, but I wouldn't want to be running an under rated tyre on the road incase something went wrong and my insurance found out thee tyres weren't designed for the load that the car can put on them. On track I have thought the higher load a tyre can take the better too, up to a point of course.
05-30-2015, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by s2k_Nut' timestamp='1432993339' post='23630059
[quote name='Rich 3' timestamp='1432992586' post='23630051']
Interesting to note KG CLE comments on the Goodyear Eagle ASY 2 XL 17's. I had ordered 2 of these for the rear of my car (before KG's comments.were posted) on the basis of generally favourable comments, and issues getting hold of MZ's. Having had them fitted this morning and taken the car on a quick run, unfortunately my initial thoughts are exactly as described by KG. From being superbly balanced and inspiring confidence before, the car now feels 'edgy' and unbalanced. When you turn into a bend it feels as though the back end becomes unsetted and wants to break away in an unprogressive way - very weird behaviour. In the dry the car was a peach before and behaved in a totally predictable manner. Obviously the tyres are brand new and there will be various chemicals that need to be scrubbed off before I can form a true picture, and I will play with the pressures also to see if this helps. They are currently on 34psi. With a forthcoming euro trip in less than 2 weeks, I am hoping that a few more miles on them will see a marked improvement - as others seem to rave about the tyre. We will see................... in the meantime, any advice would be welcomed. Cheers
Interesting to note KG CLE comments on the Goodyear Eagle ASY 2 XL 17's. I had ordered 2 of these for the rear of my car (before KG's comments.were posted) on the basis of generally favourable comments, and issues getting hold of MZ's. Having had them fitted this morning and taken the car on a quick run, unfortunately my initial thoughts are exactly as described by KG. From being superbly balanced and inspiring confidence before, the car now feels 'edgy' and unbalanced. When you turn into a bend it feels as though the back end becomes unsetted and wants to break away in an unprogressive way - very weird behaviour. In the dry the car was a peach before and behaved in a totally predictable manner. Obviously the tyres are brand new and there will be various chemicals that need to be scrubbed off before I can form a true picture, and I will play with the pressures also to see if this helps. They are currently on 34psi. With a forthcoming euro trip in less than 2 weeks, I am hoping that a few more miles on them will see a marked improvement - as others seem to rave about the tyre. We will see................... in the meantime, any advice would be welcomed. Cheers
You'll probably be alright, but I wouldn't want to be running an under rated tyre on the road incase something went wrong and my insurance found out thee tyres weren't designed for the load that the car can put on them. On track I have thought the higher load a tyre can take the better too, up to a point of course.
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06-01-2015, 10:15 AM
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Anyone used Nankang NS-2R? Wondering how they compare over federals?
Have to go the same 225/45/17 & 255/40/17 as per the federals I believe.
Similar in price (literally like £2) but rate higher generally and used in a few competitions such as the civic cup
Have to go the same 225/45/17 & 255/40/17 as per the federals I believe.
Similar in price (literally like £2) but rate higher generally and used in a few competitions such as the civic cup
06-01-2015, 10:46 AM
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Type "Nankang" into the search box at the top of the thread and you'll see a few opinions about these.
06-02-2015, 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by JoeperkinS' timestamp='1433182521' post='23632251
Anyone used Nankang NS-2R? Wondering how they compare over federals?
Have to go the same 225/45/17 & 255/40/17 as per the federals I believe.
Similar in price (literally like £2) but rate higher generally and used in a few competitions such as the civic cup
Have to go the same 225/45/17 & 255/40/17 as per the federals I believe.
Similar in price (literally like £2) but rate higher generally and used in a few competitions such as the civic cup