John,
Nokian is a Finnish or Swedish brand which is fairly popular in some
parts of Europe. Originally the same people from the Nokia mobile
phones. They are generally very good quality and the type I have chosen
had excellent straight line stability and dry road characteristics
according to the European consumer tests. Wet road characteristics were
very good while wear was reasonable to good, but wear is not an issue on
classic cars. I use 205/55R15, which is a fairly common modern size, on
modern old style 15x6"rims, so I have the luxury benefit of being able
to choose from many quality makes and types for reasonable prices. I
paid 410 for 4 tires including fitting and balancing.
I have used Nokians a few times before on my daily driver and was quite
pleased with them.
I am not sure if Nokian makes tyres in the standard size you want for
the AH's.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
Op 25-3-2013 22:44, John Rowe schreef:
> Kees
> Not being smart, but what or who are Nokians? I have never heard of them.
> I run Yokohama c-drive on my BT7 and they really suit the car (205/65-15 on
> 6"rims)
> Cheers
> John Rowe Qld Australia
> BN1 BT7
>
>
> There is a lot more about tires than just being round and black.
> Many of the Chinese and some Korean tires are awful. They are usually cheap
> but their performance, especially in the wet, can be downright dangerous.
> There can also be issues with braking, high speed performance, straight line
> stability, steering characteristics etc. They may be suitable for an
> agricultural machine but they certainly do not belong on the wheels of a
> sportscar I had new Hankooks on my car and they were absolutely frightening
> in the wet. They were discarded of within 1500miles. Changed them for
> Nokians which transformed the car.
> Check consumer tests from ADAC, Stiftung Warentest, Which etc. OK, not the
> right tire size but you will get the idea.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
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