Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 15:20:59 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Snow tires... 2 or 4?
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If they are Blizzak 'studless winter' tires, I highly recommend then.
and FOUR, for sure.
I have a set of WS-50 Blizzack studless winter tires on my turbo volvo
sedan, and just love them. I'm on my 4th season with them.
I'm not concerned that they could be weak in any way due purely to age - at
least not for reasonable driving. Perhaps for laping a track at 100 mph on a
hot day - I sure wouldn't do that, but for normal use, and with no signs of
cracking or other deterioration, I'm not worried.
the current Blizzak model is the WS - 60 I believe.
you defenitely want all four. It's not just a matter or rear traction, it's
a matter of a more gippy rubber compound, stiffness etc. I imagine they are
designed to work in concert with the same tire on the front. I chose a
size slightly narrower than my summer size, the better to cut through snow
and crude.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: Snow tires... 2 or 4?
> Tire age may be determined by looking at a set of numbers on the sidwall
> that show the month and year of manufacture. So
> that you get it right, I'm not going to tell you, but instead suggest
> that you look it up on a DOT website, which you can google.
>
> David Mc
>
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 11:59 PM, Mark A Kippert wrote:
>
>> Not looking to start another tire thread, just a question on how many,
>> and how old. I'm looking at a set of 4 Blizzak tires at a local used
>> tire store.These are actually new that I'm considering, I just don't
>> know their age. They want $200 for a set of 4, mounted and balanced
>> (no warranty that I know of).
>>
>> First, am I better off with just putting tires on the rear or is there
>> an advantage to running them on all four corners?
>>
>> Second, since snow tires are only run a few month out of the year (at
>> least here in Indy) I'm guessing they spend a lot of time stacked in
>> the garage. I don't drive my van much as it's a 3rd car so snow tires
>> won't see a lot of miles (maybe a 1000 or so a year). So is there a
>> life expectancy on snows?
>>
>> BTW, Is there a way to determine how old a tire is? These look good
>> but I don't want to buy a set of tires that are so old they'll only be
>> good for a few seasons.
>>
>> Mark K
>> 1986 GL/2WD/4SPD
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