Bridgestone Blizzak WS80
 

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

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

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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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!

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.

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

I'm from IL too, so, awesome

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

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.

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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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.

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.

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

Yeah I've had mine on for a few weeks now, they're great! But they feel really weird to drive on when the ground is dry. Almost like if you're driving when its really windy.

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That is exactly how it felt this morning on my way to work. I even check my tire pressure in all 4 tires to make sure that they are balance properly and they are. So i guess this is the behavior of this tires...

My understanding was that this tires were great under temperatures below 44 F, hopefully they get better as winter starts to come in harder.

Not fat as far of tire width, but fat as tire sidewall. My car looks like a truck now..

Same, I wanna go have snow fun!

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They feel like that because these snow tires are super soft. I hate how snow tires handle but, being in ny, I have to have a set. Although its early December and its still 50 degrees out O_O. With my luck it won't even snow this year haha

Dude that is the same thing I'm thinking!, its fckin december and averages are 50 WTF!, i bought this tires because winter is rough on this area.

Pics of how my car looks below

15 BRZ Series blue with 16x7 Motegi Racing whees and 16 inch blizzak WS80 :

Sorry for the glare on the pics...

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WS series Blizzak are the more hardcore (excluding the ice tires) of the Blizzak line. Depending on what you want and how badly you need to drive in snow, the more performance oriented LM Blizzaks may be a better choice. All depends on your needs. I have a truck as well, so the LMs were an easy choice for me. LMs will last longer as well.

You can compare Blizzak characteristics (see tools on right side of page), including snow traction and dry traction, here: http://www.bridgestonetire.com/catal...estone/blizzak

Ive had a set for a while now, Maine winters are NOT nice. They really do a great job...car is obviously very light, so getting some momentum on a hill can be tough.

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What wheels are those?

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I am really not sure, I picked up the wheels and tires (mounted) from a friendly local member...he had them on an old Subaru. I am not sure what they are...didn't check the barrels when I mounted them up. I can check in the morning...but I covered the wheels inside and out, with plasti-dip, may be tough to tell. They are a pretty light weight 16x7.

I just got my first set of ws80s put on this week. Ordered them from TR last week, and the next day red an article in the paper how all of December was going to be uncharacteristically mild... Probably should have waited, but I'd rather have them on a wee bit too early than not have them in time.

--Me

I also bought LM-32s last year thinking that here in MD/DE we get a lot more rain/cold than snow/ice. I also figured they might keep the snow away - worked pretty well last year! I have a second set of factory rims for them - put them on right before Thanksgiving. Been really mild here again so far. Luckily, I can't really comment on their snow/ice performance! They are noisier than the stock summer tires for sure, but not obnoxious. Dry handling is not as crisp (of course). Fun factor is actually pretty high - with these tires you can feel the rear of the car moving around at lower speeds, which is actually pretty cool.

I've got a set on mine, got them last year and they're amazing. Was humiliating SUVs and crossovers left and right. I found putting a large sand bag in the trunk helps with traction as well.. not to mention you could always pop it open if you do get stuck on the ice :D

Wanted to add something to the mix. I just put on WS80s about a week ago or so, and since then we've had a warm front move in. Yesterday it was up to 70 degrees (20 celcius for the international folk). The WS80s are absolute crap in the heat. They are mushy, traction control would kick in when I was turning, etc.

I knew I should have waited to put them on, but for folks sitting on the fence, I'd suggest you wait until the weather is right for them.

--kravi

^ I've been having the same issue as you, right after I put them on it's gone back up to 10 degrees Celsius. The car feels floaty as heck, and the traction control is coming on almost every time I round a 90 degree bend, frigging frustrating, though they were like 10psi under inflated but nope, just warm and unhappy.

I've put off putting mine on this year as it hasn't gotten close to snowing. Probably will do it next week. The LMs are still pretty solid in snow. My work garage exits to a pretty steep up hill with no opportunity to speed up first and then crests right at a stop sign where I have to make an up-hill right. No problems even with an inch of fresh snow on the ground.

Good to see someone else local. Let me know if you ever want to go for a drive. Also, just got a ATEQ Quickset, so let me know if you need any help switching between snows and summers.

I am glad mine are already installed, I don't want to be out there when its 20F trying to put them on...they do suck when its even over 40F though.

This is nice to hear as I have not had the chance to run mine in snow yet. I also have a ATEQ Quickset - works really well once you get it plugged in all the way...!

Where are you in DE? I work in Glasgow/Bear area on 896 just north of Rt 40.

I am in North Wilmington, work in the city. I am heading down to the Middletown Cars and Coffee for the first time on Saturday with some other car friends. Not sure which car I'm taking yet.