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Tires NANKANG or RIKEN
Tires like the Riken Raptor are a soft tire and performance minded, but not full on track tire (300tw). They perform quite well, but at the same time, are dirt cheap.
Pros: perform quite well
Cons: not full on track
Vehicle:
Mazda
MT71s are good and the FT7 Nankangs seem to work ok:
Pros: MT71s are good
Vehicle:
Toyota Tercel
Tires that work well in the heat with more pace than a V730? Nankang CRS.
Pros: work well in heat
Cons: more pace than V730
Also lift kit, 14” rims and nankang AT tires so I can get to more remote job sites.
Pros: remote job sites
You may also look at Nankang AR1, 100tw semi slicks, if it’s only for track and dry days.
I had great experience, my car weighs 3k lbs, and the set lasted me for 16-17 track days, and it was a used set.
The grip in these tires is insane and improved braking drastically.
Pros: insane grip, improved braking
Nankang are cheap budget tires. They might have ran out of money recently and have been cutting corners on maintenance.
Pros: cheap budget tires
Cons: cutting corners
Nannkang NS20 is the cheapest tire that's good enough you won't think about it
Pros: good enough, cheapest tire
Eu am Riken Snow pe mașina de la lucru, pe uscat zici că e pe șine, nu zice pâs dar pe ud am niște emoții de nu-i adevărat ???? nu doar odată era să fac piruete cu ea la viteze de nimic și stai că astea-s bune că am avut pe masina de la lucru inainte un set blanao de viatti brina, dădeam scârb 1-2-3 pe ud cu 1.4 aspirat, babaiatule...
Pros: pe uscat zici ca e pe sine
Cons: emotii pe ud
Vehicle:
Suzuki Vitara
I don’t drive my Mini much, sub 100 miles a year. I had Nankangs but they started to split after 18 months. Not sure if lack of movement didn’t help but it was annoying.
Cons: started to split
Vehicle:
MINI
Dude, my set of nankang tires from week 44 2023, stored in a shipping container, are worse than this. Literally sidewall cracks all over. Tossed that shit out so fast...
Cons: sidewall cracks all over
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Which tires to choose — NANKANG or RIKEN?
If choosing tires across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare tires across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which tires are better — RIKEN or NANKANG?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires RIKEN and NANKANG were roughly equal.
- NANKANG received a PR Score of 66 out of 100, and RIKEN scored 71 point.
- NANKANG ranked 26 in the overall ranking, and RIKEN ranked 55.
- The average rating is higher for RIKEN (3.6) than for NANKANG (3.4).
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Tires RIKEN have better feature ratings than NANKANG:
- Grip - owners believe, that this property for RIKEN is better than NANKANG.
- Ride comfort - drivers claim, that this property for RIKEN is outperforms NANKANG.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for RIKEN is preferred to NANKANG.
Which tires are more popular — NANKANG or RIKEN?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires NANKANG were overall more popular than RIKEN.
By vote balance, tires NANKANG surpassed RIKEN:
- For NANKANG, the ratio of positive (327) to negative (168) votes is 159 votes.
- For RIKEN, the ratio of positive (35) to negative (14) votes is 21 vote.
By number of reviews, tires NANKANG surpassed RIKEN:
- For tires NANKANG there are 152 reviews: 83 positive, 39 neutral, 30 negative.
- For tires RIKEN there are 15 reviews: 9 positive, 4 neutral, 2 negative.
Which tires do car owners prefer — NANKANG or RIKEN?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, tires NANKANG and RIKEN have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
Other comparisons of tires
If this comparison didn’t fully answer your question, there are many others on PartReview.
For example, comparisons of tires NANKANG with: MICHELIN, Continental, Pirelli, Falken, BRIDGESTONE, Goodyear, Nokia, Hankook, YOKOHAMA, Toyo.
Also available: comparisons of tires RIKEN with: MICHELIN, Continental, Pirelli, Falken, BRIDGESTONE, Goodyear, Nokia, Hankook, YOKOHAMA, Toyo.
You can also see who is better among other tires manufacturers: MICHELIN or Continental, MICHELIN or Pirelli, MICHELIN or Falken, MICHELIN or BRIDGESTONE, MICHELIN or Goodyear.