BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK LT: The Best Winter Snow Tires For Sprinter Vans, Transits, and ProMasters
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- Driving a 2WD Sprinter van on snow and ice wasn't fun until I upgraded my rubber to Bridgestone Blizzak winter tires. With snow tires installed, I can pretty much go anywhere, no 4x4 required! In this RUclips video I review the Blizzaks and discuss why they are the best snow tires for light trucks and commercial vans.
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Finally someone who who knows how to properly do a winter tire review, on the vehicle and in the snow.
I used to drive a pick up with a snow plow and it always amazed me what the blizzaks could do. Crawling up icy hills was no problem at all for them.
Thank you, Mr. Boitenko. I've done a lot of research on winter tires and I have to say, I am in agreement with you.
Agreed, I have one winter season on my LT’s. Have a 2015, 170, RWD. It does amazing in the snow!
I started running Blizzaks in 1999. I had tried many other brands and even took a new set back after the told me the Yokahamas were as good as the Blizzaks. (They were out of Blizzaks.) Blizzaks also out performed Michelin X-iCE on my rig. So much so that I ran them one season and gave them away to buy Blizzaks. Great review and information...thanks.
Great. Thanks for taking the time to do this video. Been searching for info. Cheers
Thanks for the video. I bought them for my Toyota Highlander and they are doing an awesome job in snow.
Absolutely agree! Love them!
Great freaks video bro! Just ordered my Blizzaks!
Good info. I have a 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 that I need snow tires for. I have been eye balling these ties and a set a rims for the truck. I might pull the plug on it for this winter.
Damn. Good information man. I appreciate it.
Keep doing what you do. You do it very well.
I have them on my 2019 4x4 f150 and I have been in the up of michigan in 24 inches of snow and I am a believer they are amazing.
Great video sir. Well said and explained.
Awesome enthusiasm 👍🏾
We have used these same tires for years in Bend, OR in winter and loved them on our Ford Explorer . Now, it's time to try them with the Sprinter! Love these tires!
Kymm Sargent , we’re moving back to Central Oregon so I’ve been looking for good winter tires that can get over lava butte without issue .. these tires always seem to be highly recommend and it’s nice to see someone in our state like these tires plus live in a snowy area of the state .. safe travels as y’all are getting that big snowstorm this week
blizzak LT haven't been on the market for years.... this is barely 3rd winter available
from Kelowna, BC Canada - Thanks for the informative video! Are you able to provide an update on how they are doing on the second winter with these tires?
Driving a van is much better than a regular 2 wheel drive car. Apples and oranges my friend!!!!
I had the Blizzaks on both my Prius and Corolla, and after two winters in Michigan (November-March), I don't recall slipping once.
Most people don't understand that all season tires are not made for the cold or snow.
AWD is great but not if your tires aren't gripping the road.
Great video!
Hi sir I just bought mine dmv2s brand new. But I keep on slipping. I googled it and it said I have to break it in, did you even experience that? I leave in alberta canada by the way. Thanks
Agreed, good winter tires makes a huge difference.
I have the Continental Vikingcontact 7 on my car, I think they're amazing, the only few times my car lost traction were when I did it on purpose (such as purposely taking turns waaay too fast or too tight), and even there, they gripped back again in no time. I'm especially impressed about how well they perform in slush, you can drive into a deep puddle of slush and the tires will run through that as if there was nothing there! They were cheaper than Blizzaks, I think they're definitely worth checking.
Can't tell how exactly they compare to Blizzaks, but I had Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7's before that, which were the Rolls Royce of winter tires
These tires are beast mode
My winter tyres have been Blizzaks for the past 20 years, as some winters we have had 13 feet of snow, plus freezing rain. We also have temperatures down to -35C and because I live on a private road 1km long I am driving on snow or ice for between 4 to 6 months per year.
Always driven Jeep Grand Cherokees and I have never had problems, in and out of the road come snow, ice or whatever.
Blizzaks are the BEST tyres I know of for winter. Next set of winter tyres will be Blizzaks, regardless of cost or vehicle.
Blizzak are amazing 👍🏻
Good stuff 👍
It’s a great winter tire.
I found a steep, slushy icy narrow hill and my grand Cherokee just crawled up it like nothing with blizzaks
I'll add to the -great video. the first one really helped me decide it was ok to buy my 2018 144 RWD. of course 4WD is great but not many out there end of last year. Question, do you run OEM size? 245 /16? Also how much weight do you think is appropriate, how do you safely tie it down, do you use sand bags and kettle bells still?
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Hey, thank you! Question: When trying to break free from a heavy snow barrier with the Sprinter van, have you noticed any difference with the ASR being OFF or ON? Do you know how to turn the traction control fully off? Thank you
Thanks for posting this video. I've been searching for the best snow tires for my 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550. I will definitely give the Blizzaks a try. I'm new to Iowa and every time I hear it's going to snow, my blood pressure shoots up. I hate driving in snow. Hopefully these tires will change that.
Did you ever try out the blozzaks? how were they for you?
We're placing our order on these. Do you find any certain type of brakes better than the others? We have a pretty heavy Sprinter Roadtrek.
i would get blizzak for my tacoma soon! thanks
Sipe tires will alway do better in snow than studded. That is because studded tires are for ice. Blizzaks are some of the best sipe tires but are also some of the most expensive. The differences between one sipe tire to another sipe tire is only about 5% at best. Blizzaks suffer in heavy slush since their lug pattern is not optimized for water but no tire can handle everything. Here in Michigan we don't have deep snow for long in the urban areas but we get tons of slush since we go below freezing and below salt's effectiveness pretty often. I find a sipe tire with good directional lug patterns work best in our urban winters.
How long do they last? I'm about to throw a pair on my older T1N. Thanks for the Review!
Nice clean board slide 😂
Thank you.
What do you think about Toyo Observe gsi 5? Thanks!
I just got these for my big van. What PSI do you run front and back?
I’d be very curious to know how you found the tread wear on the Blizzak LT tires. I’m interested in them for my 2022 F150 but I’m seeing a lot of comments about incredibly short tread life. I realize winter tires are not intended for long life, but some people have reported losing 4/32 in less than 2000 miles.
Howdy. Thanks for putting all this together. I'm in the process of Winter Sprinter for our 2007 2500 2WD. We live in California where chain control is everywhere, do you have any experience getting to the check points and getting through them? Some background, I've lived in both Truckee and Utah pretty confident winter driver. Thanks for the help and the tips, good stuff. Cheers.
I have the same question - any thoughts??
Great video. One question if anyone knows how come these tires don’t have a snowflake on the side wall ? Just m+s . because some mountain passes require to have the snowflake .
I had the Blizzak WS80 on my old Subaru Crosstrek. The first two winters they were insanely grippy on ice and snow. The third winter, they gave up some traction in the snow and ice. The fourth season they limped to the end at 3/32nds of thread left.
how many miles?
@@bobbybrown614 I probably got about 32000 to 35000 miles out of them but they were completely complete shot when I removed them. 2/32.
I have to add that I regret not getting Blizzaks on my new pickup. I went over a little black ice on a straight road, and the truck kicked out with the Cooper winter tires I put on it. My budget was very tight, but I am not convinced that the Coopers are any better than the stock tires on this truck in wet and ice conditions.
yes they do wear fast... but they are great for the first couple of winters
Great review and praise.
Will you keep them on the van only in the winter? How will they wear in dry conditions? How much mileage do you expect out of them? Are they loud on dry roads?
Hmmmm, good question. Most likely I won't keep them on during the summer months as the rubber will wear faster on hot, dry pavement. Currently I'm rocking Toyo tires during the summer months. As for expected milage, I got nearly 50K out of my old Blizzaks. I think that's quite good. Better than anything I've tried previously.
Nice review. After two years, can you comment or give us an update on the tread life. The reason I am asking is because I read elsewhere that the tread life was not good. Thank you in advance.
How does the Michelin X-Ice Snow compare? I heard and read really good reviews on them too
I just got my blizzak VM2
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And even better than the Bridgestone`s Blizzak;
Nokian Hakkapelliita
and
Continental VanContact Viking
(I have been driving vans in Scandinavia for 25 years as a living, so yes, I have some experience in this matter)
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Any idea how these compare to the DMV2?
I have a 2013 Chevy express 5.3 1500 RWD. I see the blizzak LT and the W965 are available in my own tire size. Would I be better off with LT over w965? What’s the big difference here? I can’t seem to find anything stating one way or another.
I 100% agree with you, there’s no such a thing as a All season tire. They SHOULD be call summer tires.
I've been using the Blizzak WS80's for almost 4 years now on my 2016 Ford Mustang GT that shouldn't be on the road especially in our harsh Canadian winters. What I did find with them is that it's horrible on gas! Other minor issues I notice is that on exiting off highways the sidewall is very soft so you must take those corners very slow and carefully, even when just driving around it gives you this "wobbly" feeling because of the softer sidewall. My first winter tire for this car was the Michelin X-Ice Xi3's and they were just horrible on ice and heavy snow conditions to the point where it would actually make you feel scared being on the road! Remember what is awesome for front or all wheel drive vehicles doesn't mean it's good rear wheel drive cars and it was a shocker for the first time to see me buying the Blizzak's over Michelin winter tires because I have been using Michelin tires since my early 20's. What I really I would like to try are the Nokian Hakkapeliitta as they are the #1 rated tires in Europe where their winters are much worse than Canadian winters.
Peter Who? Same here! My WS80 is on its 4th winter season on my ‘13 GT. I noticed that the tires seem to have more “feel” now compared to when it was new. I don’t know if that has something to do with their multi-layer compound.
ws80 are over rated, wear fast, and for god sake if it gets much over 0 deg c get them off, they were going through a phase at work running them year round they drive like a boat on the highway in the summer... not to mention you're lucky to get 25,000kms out of them. family member had them on a honda fit, total 60k on the car, can't say the split of winter/summer wear, but at WORST was 30k kms... they are wore out won't make another summer... a honda fit????? the lightest vehicle made??? Blizzak are great the first winter, then they are just any ole other winter tire. my pickup i run a good winter rated LT AT tire.. thats the best tire on a truck... the hell with WS80 blizzaks
@@666dynomaxIt's one of the best winter tires out there because these tires keep you on the road when it counts and when I daily my 16 GT I can feel confident going out there at 8+ inches of snow without worries, can't say the same for the Michelin X-Ice Xi3's which are rated the best winter tire in the market! YES it's fucking shitty on gas, on dry roads, wet roads but when a shit load of snow and ice builds comes down I can really go out there without worrying if I'm going to make it back home. You have the beauty of all wheel drive on your truck and if these tires can make a rear wheel driver feel save I don't mind dealing with the extra gas fees and quicker tire wear these tires are know for, that's why the WS90's just came out! It was to resolve quick tread wear and better gas mileage. The thing is with many people that I see on the road "many" of these idiots who bitch about premature tread wear are using their winter tires months after the winter and sometimes all year long, who's the fucking dumbass???
Stick with the Blizzaks, I live in Quebec lots of snow and ice, I have Nokian hakka 8 on my daughters cars Hakka LT on my truck and Blizzaks on my wife’s car, the Blizzaks are better in my opinion, just ordered a set for for my truck and selling the Nokian
@@MrRamman04 had Hakka 3’s didn’t think they were that great
I was undecided between Michelin X-Ice Xi3 and the Bridgestone Blizzak WS80/WS90... I ended up buying the Blizzak WS90 after watching this video! :)
I had the Blizzak WS80 on my old Subaru Crosstrek. The first two winters they were insanely grippy on ice and snow. The third winter, they gave up some traction in the snow and ice. The fourth season they limped to the end at 3/32nds of thread left.
michelin does not make the blizzak....that would be bridgestone
@@jasonmorehouse3756 my bad, I meant Bridgestone Blizzak WS90**
I'm going with Nokian my self but the tires in this video are cheaper and im sure there a close mach
How were they on deep snow ice and slush?
Hello, thanks for making this video. I have a Dodge Ram Promaster 1500 and I am looking for snow tires. The tires on my van now are 225/75R 16C 121/120R. The searches I have done on the Blizzak LT say that they won't fit my van. Did you do something to your van, like change the wheel size, to make your Blizzak LT's fit? I am not having luck finding any snow tires that match my van. I will welcome any advice I can get from other Promaster drivers.
Any luck?
it's available in a 225/75r16. it will fit fine
Great video!
I can't count the number of Subaru and other AWD cars and SUV's that are riding around on three season tires (M+S). They are all just an accident waiting to happen and the CHP allows them to drive without chains, even though the signs says that winter tires are required with AWD, otherwise chains are required.
What does someone do that drives a FWD car, suv or van? They can't put sand bags over the front tires to improve traction. I see lots of Ram vans that are RV conversions. The best thing that any of them could do would be to put snow tires on all four corners or maybe snow chains on the front wheels. Front wheel drive is useless going up a steep hill because all of the weight is transferred to the rear end, especially when you have a heavily weighted down RV van life conversion, with wood paneled walls and ceilings, water tanks, batteries, and on and on and on.
Some companies, like Cooper, have the Discoverer M+S, which they advertise as a winter tire.
Would these be good for a 2wd Tundra?
Can this take a lot of load?
More weight = more braking distance?
just got mine hehe
How were they?
How much weight should I place over my wheel wells?
@MiIesTailsPrower thx
If you live where it snows better off with allwheel or 4x4 yes tires matter where I live snow gets bad plus there something magical driving pass people suck in the snow
KO2 is much making sense for most people if you just travel to snow areas for weeks.No any problem for 2 WD vehicles on heavy snow or ice with KO2.
I run ko2 for last 10 years but they are the worst winter tires ever
I can not find these tires anywhere for my ford transit 350 hd. If anyone knows of a place please let me know it would be much appreciated. My tires are 205/75R16C 113/111R I would like non studs.
How many miles can you get out a set of these ? Would they still work good with 20k miles on them?
20 miles wouldnt even wear the mold tits off. they would still be new
@@jasonmorehouse3756 Sorry I meant 20k miles.. hehe.. I'll edit my post
Hi sir I just bought mine dmv2s brand new. But I keep on slipping. I googled it and it said I have to break it in, did you even experience that? I leave in alberta canada by the way. Thanks
There is a break in period. Couple hundred miles. After that you will be fine. If you don't drive like a teenager. You will get good wear out of them. Be safe
@@tweetybird2059 thank you
@@kabaneri2 did it get better after?
@@joepearlzz8504 yes sir.. it did.. thank you
@@kabaneri2good to hear. No more slipping at all?
Lot of times ppl think awd they don’t need winter tires , and just run on the factory tires
A lot of those people are just too cheap to buy winter tires, so they say you don't "need" them.
I don’t like buying tires but it’s part of the deal lol having a vehicle
@@dave33gify I just got my mom a set of General Altimax Arctic 12s. Have on my car. Live in town next to Buffalo, and when I had original Arctics on, my car got stuck on pinch rail during snowstorm, and I was able to free myself. Definitely worth it.
if your like me and buy cheep tires, studs are probably good idea
No suction. Snow grips snow the best. The siping is to pack with snow.
The dude had no idea what he was talking about most of this video 😂😂😂 it was obvious
100% correct !!! Geico suction what the f***
Blizzaks winter tire compound only go down 50%. Until then they are ok, but no way would I trade my Nokians for blizzaks.
Tire sipes are NOT gripping like suction cups. Those grooves pickup snow, and snow on snow contacts are grippy.
You didn't mention that there are air bubbles in the rubber compound. That's why Blizzaks are the only tires that squeal on ice.
false info
@@jasonmorehouse3756 Yeah, I got the info from CNN. They just woke up one day and decided to make up false claims about Blizzaks. You must be one of those cheap asses that say you don't need snow tires.
Is your van RWD or FWD ?
The van he drove looks like a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, which is available in RWD and AWD.
He said in the video that it's rear wheel drive,and that rear wheel drive was the only option at the time he bought the van.
i hear guys only getting 1 0 000k on them!
They just don’t have much wear 50% of the tire Then there just summer tires
Winter force tires are low cost & are great snow tires. Sorry
No1 Tire is BLIZZAK
Nokian Hakka’s are better
Probably but the tires on this video are cheaper and good enough as long as you drive safe😂
tire studs do not fly out damaging yours or other vehicles. you have zero understanding of them. instal a few million studs in tires as I have and then you will understand
brah drive rwd in snow and ice only cooper tires work , u aint a driver if u dont drive rwd in winter
*Installed and tires balanced perfectly as we all know some MT's do and some dont.💡💡 **allabout.wiki/Blizzak** These look amazing and perform just the same. Not to loud not to quiet. Love the look, would recommend.*