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Originally Posted by rollburg
Hey Gill,
Are the Bridgestone Blizzak still made with the multi-cell compound? I have heard these are good winter tires for the first couple of seasons, then they tend to break down to a regular all season tire? I know Nokian uses the same compound through out.
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Partially correct.
These
Blizzaks use the tube multi-cell coupound for the 1st 55% of the tire depth. The other 45% is a standard winter compound much the same as other
winter tires, not all season tires.
Winter tires, no matter the brand, are nearing the end of their useful life around 5/32nds. At this depth, they simply can't grab as much snow as they could when they were new.
The 225/45/17 WS-60 starts at 12/32nd's new. It remains that compound until just over 5/32nds. Basically, you get to use the best of the compounding for nearly the entire time the tire is in service for you.
When this compound is gone, the rest of this tire will be equal to it's competition at equal tread depth.
There is no winter tire in the world that is "good" at 2, 3, or maybe even 4/32nds.
Gill