Re: blizzak life

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

Hi Don;

    Only the top 50% of a Blizzak tread is the special multicell rubber
compound. Below that is a relatively hard (and slippery) plain rubber base.
As the local Bridgestone dealer said when I asked him about the Blizzak
performance: "For the first 50% the traction is outstanding. For the last
50% they are worse than useless". After this hearty recommendation, I bought
Michelin Alpins.

    Ask your local Bridgestone dealer what the tread depth is on a new
Blizzak and do the calcs.

HTH

Fred Munro
'94 S4  91k km

----- Original Message -----
From: don & lori <dell4@mb.sympatico.ca>
To: <quattro@audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 8:57 PM
Subject: blizzak life


> my blizzaks have 5/16 remaining
> tread.  does anyone know if any
> of that multicell compound would
> be left or have i entered the
> dreaded all season tread?
>
> don.
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