I have the same tires on my ZR2 colorado 2018. Going from the stock Duratrac AT tires to blizzaks is night and day. It makes snow / ice road traction feel like just a normal wet road in the summer. Very confidence inspiring for driving on slick winter roads. All terrain tires are awful on roads in all scenarios when compared to a proper road tire. I almost crashed my truck going the speed limit late October (near freezing temperatures, wet roads) with the stock Duratrac tires, almost zero wet traction around turns it was actually scary. I bought Michelin Defender LTX/2 for road tires, they are glued to wet roads, and my Blizzak DMV2 are my winter wheels. Any off roading is done on a 3rd set of wheels.. I just don't like the compromise of AT tires. Most people buy AT tires for looks anyways.
Sounds like me…I also have three sets of wheels and tires for one car 😂 100% agree. Proper tires make the all difference. I ran BFG KO2s on my 4Runner & they were good in the snow...for about a year. Then became downright sketchy. I never drove them on a super icy surfaces. Tires are pretty much the most important safety item on a vehicle. Glad you found the tires that work for you :)
Thanks for sharing, this was very informative. I am trying to choose between Blizzak and Michelin X-Ice for Calgary winters. Any suggestions would be welcome.
We never know when we are getting snow/ice where I live, so dedicated snow tires are not of much use. If I had another set of wheels, I might buy dedicated snow tires but deep snow and ice storms are very rare. I think the dedicated snows would sit in my garage like the snow blower.
Sounds like you might be able to get away without them but only you can answer that. Depends on what kind of tires are currently on your vehicle(s). Do you have the option to stay parked during the odd snow & ice storm? And the vehicles overall environment. Just the fact that you’re thinking about tire safety & watched a video about tires, likely means you’re better off than 95% of population. If I had to guess, most people never give it a thought until they are in a bad situation. 🎶 “The tires are the thing on your car that make contact with the road” 🎶
Should get em studded and try stopping on ice. only place not accepting studded tires is quebec i think. when stud em u gota worry bout the people behind u
I run studded tires on another car. Don’t want studded tires on this car. Plus you can only install studs on brand new studdable tires. And studs don’t pose a risk to anyone else on the road, behind or otherwise.
@ThePedalDance only the other persons capablility of stopping distance. Its a big difference for stopping on ice and turning on studs then normal winter tires especially michelline x-ice as i have em
I have the same tires on my ZR2 colorado 2018. Going from the stock Duratrac AT tires to blizzaks is night and day. It makes snow / ice road traction feel like just a normal wet road in the summer. Very confidence inspiring for driving on slick winter roads. All terrain tires are awful on roads in all scenarios when compared to a proper road tire. I almost crashed my truck going the speed limit late October (near freezing temperatures, wet roads) with the stock Duratrac tires, almost zero wet traction around turns it was actually scary. I bought Michelin Defender LTX/2 for road tires, they are glued to wet roads, and my Blizzak DMV2 are my winter wheels. Any off roading is done on a 3rd set of wheels.. I just don't like the compromise of AT tires. Most people buy AT tires for looks anyways.
Sounds like me…I also have three sets of wheels and tires for one car 😂
100% agree. Proper tires make the all difference. I ran BFG KO2s on my 4Runner & they were good in the snow...for about a year. Then became downright sketchy. I never drove them on a super icy surfaces. Tires are pretty much the most important safety item on a vehicle. Glad you found the tires that work for you :)
Love it!! This wasn't a demonstration just about tires, as it also was about throttle/brake pedal modulation. Well Done, Sir.
Thanks!
This guy and Tyre Reviews on RUclips are always why I use winter tires when it starts snowing.
Appreciate that a lot!
Not sure if that is more of a compliment to me or an insult to Tyre Reviews 😂
Compliment brother 🙏
Thanks for sharing
Appreciate the watch!
Thanks for sharing, this was very informative. I am trying to choose between Blizzak and Michelin X-Ice for Calgary winters. Any suggestions would be welcome.
Either tire would do you very well. What kind of car are they for?
We never know when we are getting snow/ice where I live, so dedicated snow tires are not of much use. If I had another set of wheels, I might buy dedicated snow tires but deep snow and ice storms are very rare. I think the dedicated snows would sit in my garage like the snow blower.
Sounds like you might be able to get away without them but only you can answer that. Depends on what kind of tires are currently on your vehicle(s). Do you have the option to stay parked during the odd snow & ice storm? And the vehicles overall environment.
Just the fact that you’re thinking about tire safety & watched a video about tires, likely means you’re better off than 95% of population. If I had to guess, most people never give it a thought until they are in a bad situation.
🎶 “The tires are the thing on your car that make contact with the road” 🎶
Should get em studded and try stopping on ice. only place not accepting studded tires is quebec i think.
when stud em u gota worry bout the people behind u
I run studded tires on another car. Don’t want studded tires on this car. Plus you can only install studs on brand new studdable tires. And studs don’t pose a risk to anyone else on the road, behind or otherwise.
@ThePedalDance only the other persons capablility of stopping distance. Its a big difference for stopping on ice and turning on studs then normal winter tires especially michelline x-ice as i have em
True. My Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 Studded are crazy good on ice.
Im planning to buy the nokians to try. Is it better then blizzaks studded? And also which one u think wears faster? And how long they last. Ty
Also, congrats on the 900 subscribers!! 🦾
Thank you. Appreciate the support :)