Winter Tires Blizzak Ws-50 or Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice??
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I have been doing my searching and found some good information as far as winter tires. I however want to know which of these two tires to buy. I have read that the Bridgestone Blizzak Ws-50 is an excellent winter tire for our cars and I can purchase a set of 215/60/16 from tirerack.com for $91 each. plus shipping. Now I am on a serious budget and I found the Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice on Tires.com for $86 each in the same size, plus free shipping so roughly I can get those tires for $75 cheaper shipped to my door.
My Question comes down to: Is the Goodyear Ultra Grip a good tire, or are the Blizzaks that much better of a tire that I should spend the extra $75 ??
I have not been able to find any information on this goodyear tire so I am not sure how it performs, so anyone who has it or has knowledge on it please give me your insight. I want a good winter tire and if the goodyears are going to perform as well or almost as well as the Blizzak then saving the $75 is worth it for me. however if they are not going to perform as well, then the extra $75 is necessary.
Thanks for any help.
I have been doing my searching and found some good information as far as winter tires. I however want to know which of these two tires to buy. I have read that the Bridgestone Blizzak Ws-50 is an excellent winter tire for our cars and I can purchase a set of 215/60/16 from tirerack.com for $91 each. plus shipping. Now I am on a serious budget and I found the Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice on Tires.com for $86 each in the same size, plus free shipping so roughly I can get those tires for $75 cheaper shipped to my door.
My Question comes down to: Is the Goodyear Ultra Grip a good tire, or are the Blizzaks that much better of a tire that I should spend the extra $75 ??
I have not been able to find any information on this goodyear tire so I am not sure how it performs, so anyone who has it or has knowledge on it please give me your insight. I want a good winter tire and if the goodyears are going to perform as well or almost as well as the Blizzak then saving the $75 is worth it for me. however if they are not going to perform as well, then the extra $75 is necessary.
Thanks for any help.
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I would get the Blizzacks hands down, they have been more than proven on these cars. I have run them on several different cars. My Camaro actually handled better with them than my Cavalier did. The car was a tank in the snow. ![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
BTW: Check Discounttire.com. The initial price is usually a touch more but shipping is free, might save a few bucks in the end. Also, you can usually apply for a 6 month 0% credit line right on their site, may help if your really in a bind.
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BTW: Check Discounttire.com. The initial price is usually a touch more but shipping is free, might save a few bucks in the end. Also, you can usually apply for a 6 month 0% credit line right on their site, may help if your really in a bind.
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I wish I could get the Blizzaks from Discounttire.com but they don't carry them, if they did I would be all over it, but so far it looks like I should just go with the Blizzaks, I would still like to hear from someone who has used the Goodyears though. Thanks for your comments guys I appreciate it!!
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I just purchased firebird wheels like this (picture attached) with bald tires mounted on them to put winter tires on, not sure what the width are because I am not at home to measure them so I was curious as to what their width is. Does anyone one know if these rims are norrow enough to mount 215/60/16 tires on, I read in the "Does It Fit Sticky" that you can only mount 215 tires on a 7.5" wide rim or less, and I wanna make sure before I order my new tires for winter. I would like to get 215 width winter tires because they are cheaper and I need to know if they will fit. Thanks.
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I just purchased firebird wheels like this (picture attached) with bald tires mounted on them to put winter tires on, not sure what the width are because I am not at home to measure them so I was curious as to what their width is. Does anyone one know if these rims are norrow enough to mount 215/60/16 tires on, I read in the "Does It Fit Sticky" that you can only mount 215 tires on a 7.5" wide rim or less, and I wanna make sure before I order my new tires for winter. I would like to get 215 width winter tires because they are cheaper and I need to know if they will fit. Thanks.