I never run winter tires, last winters I just use my old beat up normal tires.

But this year i want 2 winter tires for the front of my civic.

Are the blizzaks the best winter tire in this category? thoughts and opinions welcome

other tire i looked at is the continental extremewintercontact since they are fairly cheap.

 

Only advice I have to offer on the subject is, don't just run 2 winter tires, run 4 instead. Failure to do so can lead to problematic handling scenarios.

 

I've had stellar luck with Dunlop Graspic's, so I am a bit biased towards them. But, I have several friends that run Blizzaks and praise them highly as well.

 

i have only ran blizzaks i have a set on my civic and i had a set on my old svt focus.i live over a huge mountain in wv and where it's outside of city limits it don't get cleaned at all in the winter and i had not one problem getting out with either.

 

The rest of the tire industry has pretty much caught up to Bridgestone in the last few seasons, so there is not as big a difference between them as there used to be. I'd have you look at our recent tests (Here) to see how close they really are to one another. I would not try and talk you out of the Conti's or the Dunlop's if you were interested.......

and yes, 4 is the only way to go thru ice and snow.... just 2 snow tires can get you started in the right direction but the all season tire would not be able to keep up when turning....

watch this

 

Wow thank you thats all i needed to see, looks like next pay check is going towards 4 conti extrem winter contacts! thanks!

TireRack is awesome with info and prices.

 

i work for bridgestone and the winterforce tires are better than the Blizzaks. They have a better tread design and they wear better and are more comfortable ride

 

but the Blizzaks have much better capablity in ice based on our testing.... it is a tradeoff !

See a good video of the test here !

 

Nice comparison, thanks for the info. Good to know, def getting a full set.

 

No winter tire, I've ever run compares to my current nokian hakkapeliitta, I'll never switch to another brand for winters.

 

Feel free to call me direct if you have any other questions !

 

Blizzaks are amazing tires IMO, but can wear out fast in "dry" weather. i used them in my Nissan 240sx for 2 winter that happened to be pretty wet (WA) and took them off as soon as weather got better. Id get them again for my Civic but they arent available in my stock tire size so im going witht the Winter force.

 

General Altimax Arctics are very good winter tires on the Civic. I liked them enough to buy another four for this winter.

 

Yep, you should really run 4 tires. I have General Altimax Arctic tires and I love them. They perform really well in the snow and are cheaper than Blizzaks.