Tires NANKANG or IRONMAN

MT71s are good and the FT7 Nankangs seem to work ok:

Tires that work well in the heat with more pace than a V730? Nankang CRS.

Also lift kit, 14” rims and nankang AT tires so I can get to more 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.

I'm in ironman gen 2 from tire discounters all 4, i got all the tires and the mount and a alignment and balancing for like 400$ bucks with the deal they run. And a free oil change. But the ironmans have done me well they did good in rain and snow and i haven't exactly been nice to them, handled potholes too.

Nankang are cheap budget tires. They might have ran out of money recently and have been cutting corners on maintenance.

Ironman and milemaker are the last two sets and they lasted about 75% of what a premium brand would.

Ironman is a value line. They are not awful, also not outstanding. Wet traction and winter traction are not gonna be their strength.

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.

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...