Bridgestone Blizzak WS80 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

HoneyPie · 10-08-2015, 02:42 PM

Anyone in have any experience with these for winter? Thoughts?

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stormtrooperbrz · 10-08-2015, 03:48 PM

Many people in New England use this tire, I just bought a set for my brz.

go_a_way1 · 10-08-2015, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by HoneyPie

Anyone in have any experience with these for winter? Thoughts?

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Very very good! Love them!! They dont last long if you drift alot on a chinook day (calgary weather thing where it gets to like +10C in winter and melts the snow) On ice and packed snow they are crazy awesome. They are very soft though.

HoneyPie · 10-08-2015, 03:53 PM

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Very very good! Love them!! They dont last long if you drift alot on a chinook day (calgary weather thing where it gets to like +10C in winter and melts the snow) On ice and packed snow they are crazy awesome. They are very soft though.

Yeah the "Indian summers" in the Midwest during winter are one of my main concerns, but more concerned about not ending up horizontal on a vertical street

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go_a_way1 · 10-08-2015, 04:00 PM

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Yeah the "Indian summers" in the Midwest during winter are one of my main concerns, but more concerned about not ending up horizontal on a vertical street

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TBH if you drive like normal they last a while. I think they are the best bang for the buck winter tire for sure. I run them on the front still but I use x-ice on the back (not as good) just so I dont have the change my driving habits haha!

Shark_Bait88 · 10-08-2015, 04:08 PM

I use WS-80s in the winter here, and they perform very very well.

Even went and did rallyx on a frozen lake, and the tires were fantastic. If you need winter tires, get WS-80s.

nick_318is · 10-08-2015, 04:40 PM

Got a set last year, very good tires for Michigan winter. Never had any issues.

HoneyPie · 10-08-2015, 04:43 PM

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I use WS-80s in the winter here, and they perform very very well.

Even went and did rallyx on a frozen lake, and the tires were fantastic. If you need winter tires, get WS-80s.

I'm from IL too, so, awesome

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Sideways · 10-08-2015, 04:57 PM

I have heard great things about these tires too and got them for my BRZ too.

Shark_Bait88 · 10-08-2015, 05:16 PM

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I'm from IL too, so, awesome

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Look up the Sports Car Club of LaCrosse for ice racing. They do it in the middle of a frozen lake up in northern Wisconsin. So much fun. I'll be out there again this year in my FR-S.

If you're looking for tires, I may actually be selling my 215/45/17 WS-80s from last year (still have tons of life left in them), and buying some 16" winter wheels and tires for this year.

JARunning · 10-09-2015, 11:21 PM

One more vote for WS-80's being fantastic winter tires.
I put a set on my BRZ and drove through the Rocky Mountains from Seattle WA to Edmonton AB last winter. Did great in sub freezing temps, snow, ice, freezing rain and everything in between going over the passes.

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roddy · 10-10-2015, 07:01 AM

Blizzaks are my first choice for winter tires, and have been for a long time. I've run a set of WS-60s on my FR-S for the last 3 winters in the snow belt of Southern Ontario Canada, and they've been great. I'm surprised by how good this car is in the white stuff with the right tires. I will be replacing them with a set of WS-80s this year.

Jfheisenberg · 12-03-2015, 01:16 PM

I installed the 16 inch rims with 16 inch blizzak ws80 winter tires last sunday. Temperature is around my area are low 30s to high 50s at the moment, so the tires will maximize its performance during colder days and snow..

Frist impressions, Blizzak ws80 are noisy! It gets so annoying sometimes.

Also, i have noticed that the car feels different, like it does not feel as fun as with my 17 inch STI wheels and primacy summer tires. (Im not sure why..)

Keep in mind that this tires are fat! Makes sense since tires needs more threat on snow, but IMO it does not look as good compare to my thin profile primacy tires.

Obviously, this tires are meant for cold freezing days and snow days, so i will see the full advantages on having them throughout the winter.

I will post some pics of how my car looks within the next few days.

churchx · 12-03-2015, 01:41 PM

fat? as in wide? Then on ice/snow on contrary, better to have them narrow for more pressure per (smaller) contact patch.

10-08-2015, 02:42 PM	#1
HoneyPie Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: 2013 Scion fr-s Location: Central Illinois Posts: 23 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Bridgestone Blizzak WS80 Anyone in have any experience with these for winter? Thoughts? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

10-08-2015, 04:08 PM	#6
Shark_Bait88 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FR-S Location: Midwest Posts: 1,348 Thanks: 1,670 Thanked 862 Times in 480 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I use WS-80s in the winter here, and they perform very very well. Even went and did rallyx on a frozen lake, and the tires were fantastic. If you need winter tires, get WS-80s. __________________ "Shark_Bait88, the man who’s spent the most money modding his stock FR-S and it’s still stock." -@jdnguyen

10-10-2015, 07:01 AM	#12
roddy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: '13 Ultramarine Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 2,243 Thanks: 1,476 Thanked 1,165 Times in 685 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Blizzaks are my first choice for winter tires, and have been for a long time. I've run a set of WS-60s on my FR-S for the last 3 winters in the snow belt of Southern Ontario Canada, and they've been great. I'm surprised by how good this car is in the white stuff with the right tires. I will be replacing them with a set of WS-80s this year. __________________ no man with a good car needs to be justified...

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stormtrooperbrz Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: 2014 SWP BRZ Limited Location: CT Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Many people in New England use this tire, I just bought a set for my brz.

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JARunning Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: 2015 BRZ Limited Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 23 Thanks: 6 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	One more vote for WS-80's being fantastic winter tires. I put a set on my BRZ and drove through the Rocky Mountains from Seattle WA to Edmonton AB last winter. Did great in sub freezing temps, snow, ice, freezing rain and everything in between going over the passes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Jfheisenberg Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Drives: 2015 BRZ Series Blue WRB Location: North Jersey Posts: 830 Thanks: 371 Thanked 204 Times in 156 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I installed the 16 inch rims with 16 inch blizzak ws80 winter tires last sunday. Temperature is around my area are low 30s to high 50s at the moment, so the tires will maximize its performance during colder days and snow.. Frist impressions, Blizzak ws80 are noisy! It gets so annoying sometimes. Also, i have noticed that the car feels different, like it does not feel as fun as with my 17 inch STI wheels and primacy summer tires. (Im not sure why..) Keep in mind that this tires are fat! Makes sense since tires needs more threat on snow, but IMO it does not look as good compare to my thin profile primacy tires. Obviously, this tires are meant for cold freezing days and snow days, so i will see the full advantages on having them throughout the winter. I will post some pics of how my car looks within the next few days.

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churchx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2014 GT86 Location: Latvia, Riga Posts: 4,333 Thanks: 696 Thanked 2,085 Times in 1,436 Posts Mentioned: 53 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	fat? as in wide? Then on ice/snow on contrary, better to have them narrow for more pressure per (smaller) contact patch.

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