Nexen tires...junk?

[SleepinGVR4]

They're supposedly made in Korea, Japan and China. But damn their cheap.

 

i use them to get around they last a good long time and are okay grippy and by ok i mean suck but for dd all round good imo

 

I ran them on my VR4 a few years ago. Plenty grippy for the sort of power I was pushing but their sidewalls are pretty soft. If you're going to abuse them they look flat before long, even when they have plenty of pressure.

 

[Terry Posten]

I'm using L688 Linglong tires. Seam to be just fine for me. And I am running quite a bot of power. I paid just under $45 each.

 

[speedyvr4]

I'm running the lin longs on the 1g wich is your basic bolt on big16g dsm and I can break em loose while turning out of a parking lot. In my opinnion they suck for "performance driving" but are ok for everyday driving. We sell Nexen at the shop I work at and their "OK". I've installed them in alot of regular passenger cars and they do allright, I haven't gotten to test them to their audible limit though.If you don't have the money to buy a kumho/falken,then I guess you'll have to settle for them.If you have the money for better tires, better yet good tires like nittos or BF goodrich, the get the better tires.

 

[464/2K]

As said above, they last long(hard compound), thus they dont grip well. If you just need a dd tire they will be good, but save for a better tire when your playing with your car.

 

What are you some kind of tire expert?! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[jepherz]

Just because they don't necessarily break loose under power, does not mean they are any good when hot and cornering. I'd hate to have those tires at a road course.

 

[JNR]

I'm always skeptical with 'no names' on tires, especially if they're from China. Some of the once-no names turned out to be decent (e.g. Nitto), but when it comes to the only thing keeping me from the road (first contact), I'd rather pay a little more. I'm sure they'd get you by, but kick down a few extra bucks and be sure.

 

[speedyvr4]

I don't know if this was to me but if it was I am no tire expert but I Do drive ALOT of diferent cars and I test drive all the cars after they've been worked on before they go to the respective owners hands.So no,I'm not a tire expert,I'm a drivability expert. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[hosmer]

I had Nexxen tires on my 350Z that I autox'd on a regular basis


Never rolled a sidewall and I always had 1 of the fastest 3 TOD's


so basically....yeah, they're fine