Wondering if Blizzaks work?
01-22-2012, 11:36 AM
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I have them on my e46xi and it's insane how much grip you get. Just watch out on dry days, you tend to get a little bit more tire spin than you will be used to.
01-22-2012, 04:35 PM
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My Ride: 2004 545i 6 speed, Silver Gray A08, Gray leather
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I love watching 4wd trucks struggle to get going and my good ole 545i with blizzaks just grips and goes! Way better in the snow than my mums x5 with all seasons!
01-22-2012, 05:25 PM
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My Ride: 2007 525xi
It's a bit too late in the season for me to get myself a pair, but come next winter I'll be rolling with some blizzaks too. After seeing them on some friends' cars, I was sold.
Also - I have an XI model! AWD + badass snow tires will be unstoppable.
Also - I have an XI model! AWD + badass snow tires will be unstoppable.
01-23-2012, 07:33 PM
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My Ride: 06' 530 Alpine/Auburn/Dark walnut, Sport, Premium, Sirius, 35% Tint
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Can I ask you: Are your Breyton's 19" & are you running spacers? also, whats the width of your Blizzaks with that setup? you're the first person I've heard say that they got such good performance from a snow tire that big (they are dedicated snows, right?), until now I thought that I'd be stuck with 18x8 at all four corners.
01-24-2012, 05:18 AM
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Can I ask you: Are your Breyton's 19" & are you running spacers? also, whats the width of your Blizzaks with that setup? you're the first person I've heard say that they got such good performance from a snow tire that big (they are dedicated snows, right?), until now I thought that I'd be stuck with 18x8 at all four corners.
01-24-2012, 09:04 AM
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My Ride: 06' 530 Alpine/Auburn/Dark walnut, Sport, Premium, Sirius, 35% Tint
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They are 19's with 8mm spacers. Non-staggered, 225/40/19 all the way around. Granted, I didn't put them thru any serious paces, but my driveway is 500 feet with an incline and in years passed (with my '06 550) I was unable to get up the driveway with anything more than 2-3 inches on the ground. I don't intend to drive the car in a major snowstorm, but I am confident that I can get around if needed now.
01-25-2012, 07:01 AM
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I should probably get Blizzaks next year. I'm still on my summer tires, here in MN. Potenzas, 285's on the back 
We got an inch of snow last night...makes for some fun drifting 
We got an inch of snow last night...makes for some fun drifting