Bridgestone Blizzak
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when I commuted from Rockford to Woodstock on back roads, I had a set of yokohamas (dont remember the model) on my gtp and it was soooooooo nice compared to all seasons. i could try to pitch the car sideways and the back end would step out a little bit and then grab, almost took the fun out of driving in the snow
honest to god these are the best tires in the winter bar none nokian wrg2. Also they have just released a new tire. my father works at suburban tire and in the winter and thats all he sell because people with bmw. bens you name it thats all he recommends that they put on in the winter. Nokian test track for the tires is 15 notical miles away from the arctic circle. Here is a link to there web site http://www.nokiantires.com/
225/55/17 on my factory Enkei wheel's.
I will not run 16's, because I don't feel like de-modding the front GXP brakes, for the winter months.
what. the. fuck. did. you. just. say?
ran blizzak ws-70s on my camaro and my trans am. i drove the trans am every day from home to work and from home to the gym and wherever else i had to go all last winter thru the massive blizzard (the 2 footer blizzard), the ice storms in the midwest (drove from here to kentucky to meet up with my brother and back in the heaviest part of the storm) without any traction control or extra weight in the back.
i drove on them in the camaro in the blizzard out in west virginia 3 years ago as well. those mountain roads get slippery and people slam on their brakes for no reason. blizzaks definitely saved my life on that trip but i won't get into the grimy details of what happened.
i wouldn't hesitate to run the blizzaks on ANY car.
I've had a few different brands of winter tires: Blizzaks, Hankook Icebears, Michelin Alpin, and General ArcticMax. Each have their own highlights and deficiencies... All are much better than an all-season once you are on snow and ice, though. They also tend to be a bit more squirmy on dry pavement, though some of the winter tires are designed to be more stable at high speeds and in the dry at the expense of ultimate snow/ice grip. So while one particular winter tire might be good for one driver, it's not necessarily the best choice for another driver.
For me personally, with how quickly the snow gets removed from the roads around here, a "performance" snow tire is a good choice. Most of our driving in the winter is on clear roads. If I lived in Michigan or further north, though, one of the multi-cell compound tires with better snow grip would be the right choice.
So you have to determine which features are more important to you, and go from there. Happy shopping!
For me personally, with how quickly the snow gets removed from the roads around here, a "performance" snow tire is a good choice. Most of our driving in the winter is on clear roads. If I lived in Michigan or further north, though, one of the multi-cell compound tires with better snow grip would be the right choice.
So you have to determine which features are more important to you, and go from there. Happy shopping!
those are actually nokians all seasons, they are just (as far as i know) still the only all season also rated for snow. they are basically sold as snow tires that will last a long time in the states. you can go up to the other lines, but they are harder to find - i paid a poopy ton and got some hakka rsi tires for my sti. many ice racers prefer nokian. unfortunately tirerack doesn't sell them, so you never get to see nice empirical evidence like they create in their tests.
as far as the original question, i think it's better to get winters and i would avoid entry level ones. i got a deal on wheels/tires last year but it was the first year that i was buying winters used and not of my own choice, and i'm not all that pleased with the entry level set i got. TR should have tests for the tires you are looking at so you can evaluate price/performance.
What store cause my father still works at suburban and he can cut a deal if you need some tires
Got blizzaks for my maxima 2 years ago for like 250 bucks slightly used off of a prius. Running a 195 in the winter and I was able to easily get in and out of our unplowed alleys, through the city streets since they didn't plow a lot in our area. For me they were a godsend as parallel parking in that type of snow was way easier.
For the burbs it would just be something nice to have, I made it through a lot of winters on nearly bald tires but these things are amazing no doubt. Kind of makes me sad that I can't screw around in the snow though with the ebrake nearly as much.
For the burbs it would just be something nice to have, I made it through a lot of winters on nearly bald tires but these things are amazing no doubt. Kind of makes me sad that I can't screw around in the snow though with the ebrake nearly as much.
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3-man rules!!!!
If those are the ones you need, 225/55-17, I'm trying to sell my sister's set off her G6 she no longer needs.
They are Yokohama W-drive's, they are used.
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/ti...bmitProductSize.do?r=ILCINT|pc|60438&pc=43931
if your interested in them LMK, and I'll PM you pics
They are Yokohama W-drive's, they are used.
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/ti...bmitProductSize.do?r=ILCINT|pc|60438&pc=43931
if your interested in them LMK, and I'll PM you pics
yeah. roads in the city don't get plowed. neither does my street. neither does my route to work for the most part. last year it was just me and the plows pretty much every night when i drove home from work during the blizzard.
i may utilize this discount. 30%. i've been throwing around the idea of studded tires.
i drive roughly 10-15k a winter though. lots of trips from here to NC, ohio, wisconsin, vacation, etc etc.
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