daryll40

Anyone use Blizzaks on their LS? I am thinking about buying 4 for my '03 LS430. We're talkin' Pittsburgh.

Or is there a better winter tire?

carguyay

Good question. I have read suggestions somewhere but do not know where. I ordered 04 with 18 inch and I also need winter tire / wheels pkg.Tire rack suggests blizzak ws-50 16 inch. any others?

Murph

A coworker of mine has a '95 Q45. He runs 4 Blizaaks here in NH and he says it's fine. We had about 10 feet of that white ***** around here last year. Since that's a rear driver as well, I'm looking at getting them for my LS. It seems my 21YO son has appropriated my '97 Jeep Grand Cherokee winter beater vehicle.

Murph

daryll40

After reading Consumer Reports, I am more confused than ever. The guys on the alt.autos.lexus newgroup are saying to get the Nokian WR tire. Consumer reports gives the best ratings to, believe it or not, a Goodyear tire. Yet, most of the better rated winter tires are for BRAKING. While braking is always important, my main concern is traction up a snowy Pittsburgh hill from a dead stop. Any more ideas?

Daryll40

carguyay

I did have blizzaks on my 1996 Impala SS for winter only. They were wonderful. I am not sure about noise didnt cat to much about it in the winter. Very soft tires only wil get say 20,000 4-5 winters out of them . Though that should be enough as much as most of trade cars.

bouellet

I put them on my LS400 last winter and they are excellent! Just be sure to put on all 4 wheels. I live in Mass. and we had many snow storms . I have steep driveway but no problem.

daryll40

Here's another view of the OEM Dunlop tires from alt.autos.lexus:

My 2001 LS came with the Dunlops and they've performed extremely well in
our icy Kansas winters. Our storms usually put an inch or three of snow
over heavy ice. The LS on the Dunlops is more sure-footed on icy stuff
than anything else I've ever driven except maybe a '67 VW Beetle.

-- Pete

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I got 4 Toyo Gravit snow tires......... they work great. I got them on 16". I save my nice wheels for the summer.

Here in Japan Goodyears snow tires are the top #1. I was told last winter mine were the top 3rd selling snowtire I dont know for sure if its true but Im happy w/ mine.

daryll40

OK, after much investigation, I ordered 4 Nokian WR tires. While they are "merely" all-season, they are the only all-season tires with the severe weather thingie on them. Enough people, many at alt.autos.lexus convinced me that this is the best tire for me. We get lots of minor snowfalls, but haven't had too many "avalanches" in years (knock on burlwalnut). And when it's THAT bad, I'll take my wife's Mercury Mountaineer. But the stock Dunlops, by appearance and from what I've been told, won't go at all in the snow. So we'll try these.