Anyone still on their winter tires?
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I've run 215/55/17s WS-50s on a set of '03 6 spokes for 3 seasons now and I can definitely tell they are about expired. These tires will probably be the last season for me. When they were brand new they were AMAZING in the snow/slush/wet, but were very squirrely on dry pavement. For such a soft tread I thought it was pretty normal.
But now 3 years later, with maybe 10-12K miles on them, they are just the opposite. Not as good in the snow/wet anymore, but on dry payment they are great. I've heard Blizzaks eventually wear down to an all season compound, which I can believe from my experience with them. They still have plenty of tread left, but still time for a new set.
But now 3 years later, with maybe 10-12K miles on them, they are just the opposite. Not as good in the snow/wet anymore, but on dry payment they are great. I've heard Blizzaks eventually wear down to an all season compound, which I can believe from my experience with them. They still have plenty of tread left, but still time for a new set.
Last edited by RADIOGUY21; 02-08-2011 at 10:31 PM.
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The WS50's and WS60's by far are not a good handling tire... but I never seen any issue with wet road traction even when they were worn pretty good at the point I traded in.
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Do you think the snow is over up your way??? Or you just planning to throw them back on if a storm hits?
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Any chance you would have a tread depth gauge? I would be curious to know what they measure out at... You said you have 6k miles on them??? I am kinda stumped because I got 4 winters out of the WS50's on the front of my G35's and 2 winters out of the rear WS50's and 2 more winters out of the WS60 rears. They were all about shot when I traded the car in, and I traded it with the 17" snow tires on it. I was averaging about 10k miles a winter with those tires on the car.
The WS50's and WS60's by far are not a good handling tire... but I never seen any issue with wet road traction even when they were worn pretty good at the point I traded in.
We got a very mild winter up here. It's almost mid-Feb. I'm pretty sure our snow season is over. But I can throw them back on pretty much on a moment's notice. Air tools are great that way
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4th season with my ws-50's, and yes, they lose traction pretty easily on wet pavement. For most driving conditions though, they're still adequate. Still working well in the snow too, never spun out or got stuck. Will probably replace them with more performance-oriented snow tires next winter.