BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK W965
I've run Blizzak tires on my passenger cars here in Alaska in the winter and found them remarkable for traction on both snow and ice. I always ran studded tires on my truck. I was wondering if any...
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MORSNOW wrote:
I've ran Blizzak tires on my cars and 1500 truck since 2005 (WS & DM series). The W965 is not like the car tires, it has a much harder rubber compound which provides less traction than the lighter tires and very few sizes are available for modern HD trucks. I run studded Goodyear tires on my 2500 due to the unavailability of a Blizzak.
The soft rubber was an issue for me, not from a tire wear standpoint, but from a soft sidewall "cushy" feel while under heavy load with the camper on board.
Sounds like there may be a traction trade off with the "stiffer" W965.
Anyone else running W965's and what is you experience.
Thanks to everyone
Jim
