Blizzak question

[equate975]

We had a pretty wicked snow fall a few days ago and I again realized how incredibility shitty my tires are in winter. No they are not bald, the front's aren't even a year old yet, they are just the worst tires any company could ever make.

So I want to pickup a set of blizzaks, but I don't know what to get. Normally I go on tire rack and just look at reviews, but last I checked there weren't any reviews for them for some reason.

It looks like there are 2 series, the WS and LM. Which one is better and why? I think the cheapest ones are like WS-40's iirc, and the most expensive are the LM-25's. Does anyone know the differences?

[Car Addict]

don't know the difference but i run ws-60's on my e28 and they are the tits expensive but well well worth it..

EDIT: woot 600th post

[equate975]

Yeah I just need something, I'm sure anything would be better than what I have, but if I'm going to throw down I would rather get something pretty good.

I live on top of a hill, and its not unusual for me to spend over an hour trying to go 10 blocks to get home. There's about 5 different ways to get to my house, all of them are hills. So I just keep trying each road until I find one I can actually get up lol.

[Car Addict]

well living in new england we have some wicked winters, and I nor my father have had any issues driving our cars through the winter with the blizzak's.

for the record he drives an e24 635csi and i have my e28 535is, just food for thought.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I'm kinda testing two different snow tires on two of the same cars (dodge neon) and I'm in between the two right now. Blizzak ws-60s and firestone Winterforces. Both are great, but I have not had a snow to try them in yet. They are both nice so far...

[machined]

I've had those Winterforce tires on my e30 in a pretty good snow storm. I was impressed.

[imsotyerred]

got some blizzaks with studs on my bottle caps right now...they are really nice
not entirely sure if the studded ones are legal tho...oh well I only keep them on for 2 months or so

[BimmerTom]

I think the WS are the higher profile "standard" performance line, and the LM's are for larger luxury cars, with a lower profile tire. Obviously there are some tire sizes you can get both lines in...

I have a set of WS-50's on my 2004 Passat that I've had for 5 winters and they are still in good shape and lots of tread left. They completely transform the car and make it very assuring in the snow.

[fretburnr]

I just picked up a set of LM25s for the iX a few weeks ago. Per tire rack, the WSs have a special "tube multicell" compound that helps bite in snow but wears out quick; the LMs have a normal winter compound that can handle high speed driving in the dry.

[OldsCool]

i have blizzaks too, not sure which ones. they were expensive but worth their money.

[nando]

just put the snow tires back on yesterday - WS-50s. No complaints and they were cheap in bottlecap size.

[Sean]

Guys know any good sales going on anywhere?

[equate975]

Guys know any good sales going on anywhere?

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I'm going to keep my eye open the next few weeks here to try and find a deal on the set. I guess I will just go with whatever deal I can find.

[fretburnr]

i got my lm25s from tire rack last month on closeout. they might still be having a sale

[equate975]

It says "new" on tirerack, they must have gotten the new ones in would be my guess. $140 a tire for me.