Snow Tire Question
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Can I put 4 bridgstone blizzak LM25 225/45 R17 on my Z for the winter without messing anything up. I rarely drive the Z in the winter but I need a set of tires for the limited driving I do. Please let me know if those tires would work.
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Those tires will be a little bit shorter than stock but they will probably work. I'm running 225/55/17 Blizzaks all the way around. Occasionally my TCS will kick on in the middle of a sweeping corner when I get on the gas but it's rare and you can always turn it off if it bugs you. It does this because the tire sizes aren't staggered front/rear like they should be. The car does well in the snow with these tires, BTW.
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Yes you can use those. I have a 04 Base model so I'm running 225/55/17 all around. You should try and keep everything the same size if your keeping the tires for a while, that way you can rotate them front to back next season.
Otherwise as stated before, you might have to turn your VDC off if you get slipping from the non staggered tire sizes.
Otherwise as stated before, you might have to turn your VDC off if you get slipping from the non staggered tire sizes.
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Go with 225/55-17” all around if you want an all-square setup for your winter tires.
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When you turn off the VDC, make sure to put on a blindfold and try to steer with your nose...
If you're in any kind of actual snow, turning off the VDC is a terrible idea.
We had very heavy snow here today and my Blizzak WS-70's did quite well. Let's face it, these vehicles drive exactly like **** in the snow, but these tires at least made the car semi-drivable. I went with 225/45/18 all the way around on mine and they are light years ahead of the Pirelli SnoSports that I took off. Don't get me wrong, it still drives awful compared to our Mazda 6, but it's not like it was meant to drive in snow deep enough to scrape the lip...
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We had very heavy snow here today and my Blizzak WS-70's did quite well. Let's face it, these vehicles drive exactly like **** in the snow, but these tires at least made the car semi-drivable. I went with 225/45/18 all the way around on mine and they are light years ahead of the Pirelli SnoSports that I took off. Don't get me wrong, it still drives awful compared to our Mazda 6, but it's not like it was meant to drive in snow deep enough to scrape the lip...
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