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  1. #1 Time to start looking at winter tires 
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    Pretty much open to any recommendations. The past few winters have been relatively mild for the most part but there will be a night or two where we'll get slammed and have 6-8 inches of snow over night. Seeing how I work until midnight each night I need tires that will get me through that kind of snow easily and handle ice nicely. If you guys could just shoot me some links to check out hopefully I'll be bale to find a nice set. Stock rims to btw.
    Black 98 GT bought in summer of 2009 w/28K miles- GTX Rims, Retrofit headlights, tinted tails, 20% tint all around, KYB Excel-G's, WBS Lowering Springs, 33mm Dorman front sway bar, 22mm Addco rear sway bar, BMR trailing arms, BMR STBs front and rear, ZZP control arms, Poly motor mounts, ZZP CAI, Thrasher shift kit
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    Blizzaks


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    **** blizzaks, they are way too much money.

    Nitto snow tires, save some cash and they have way more thread than blizzaks.

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    Maybe take a look at the Michelin X-ice as well. Read some good reviews on those. And yea, blizzaks are great but you only get 1 or 2 winters out of them and they are done due to the soft compound.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FordMan77 View Post
    Maybe take a look at the Michelin X-ice as well. Read some good reviews on those. And yea, blizzaks are great but you only get 1 or 2 winters out of them and they are done due to the soft compound.

    El sucko..... Had them on mine.. My winterforces were much better.. Blizzaks are great but wayyyy to much .. I got both my Firestone Winterforces for a little over 200 installed on last years buy 1 get the 2nd 1/2 off sale
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    Winterforce With studs
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    Thanks guys i'll start reading up on all these
    Black 98 GT bought in summer of 2009 w/28K miles- GTX Rims, Retrofit headlights, tinted tails, 20% tint all around, KYB Excel-G's, WBS Lowering Springs, 33mm Dorman front sway bar, 22mm Addco rear sway bar, BMR trailing arms, BMR STBs front and rear, ZZP control arms, Poly motor mounts, ZZP CAI, Thrasher shift kit
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    I ran Blizzak for 2 winters on my 2000, and running X-ices on my 2004. Love both.
    2000 GT - L67 swapped SOLD | 2004 GT1 - Winter Beater - SOLD
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