I have Blizzak WS80s on my car. Traction is superb in these super low temperatures. I know nothing about the Blizzak LM series, but the WS have a really high rating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovert
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I have Blizzak WS80s on my car. Traction is superb in these super low temperatures. I know nothing about the Blizzak LM series, but the WS have a really high rating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovert
The LM series tires are the "performance" winter tire series. The one I have is V-rated, good for 149mph.
The grip in the dry is almost as good as an all-season tire. It makes very little road noise, even though I'm about halfway through the wear, and in the wet, these tires are phenomenal. Snow performance is great as well.
LM tires are the perfect snow tire :thumbsup
The WS have the very soft/squishy nanotube (I think that's what BS calls it) compound that bites phenomenally well on ice. The LMs don't have that as they're, like you said, performance oriented. They should last longer than the WSs, since they're harder. All are technically considered 'worn out' at 6/32nds remaining though, if you plan to drive in snowy conditions. (I'll try and see how mine deal when they get a little past that...)
The LM numbering got a little confusing when they did run flat versions, etc. I still can't tell you exactly what each one is for.
So both are awesome tires, they just specialize in slightly different things.
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The LS compounds didnt come upnin my tire sizes :-( They are probably what I was after. But it has been good so far. Can't wait for extreme weather.
"You don't have to blow out my candle just to make yours shine brighter."
Can't go wrong either way. Blizzak is a household name for a reason. ;)
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Originally Posted by Rovert
No, the LM-32 is a standard tire versus the LM-25 seems to be Run Flat. When I was looking, I wasn't able to find non run-flat versions of it so I drew that assumption. Could be wrong.
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Crap, I keep missing posts somehow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryans323i
There isn't much to it. It just cracked through regular daily driving. I drive on shitty roads regularly but still can't believe it cracked.
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Dang! I can't believe it either. Well thanks for getting back to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
So with recent events, I have started my research on replacing my brake calipers with something that works.
I am highly interested in obtaining Wilwood Superlite calipers for use on Wobz. I have some concerns about their streetability, however, as all of the people that I read about who have them run them currently on race cars. I just sent an email to Wilwood, which is as follows:
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Hello there,
I am currently looking to replace my existing big brake setup for something that works properly.
I have a 2005 BMW 330i that sees 95% street usage (approximately 30-35k a year); I do about 3-4 track events per year and a season of autocross, when I’m at my busiest.
I am very interested in getting a Wilwood kit for my car, specifically the Superlites. I am a bit uneasy about it, however, because of the things I’m reading about Wilwood’s usability on the street.
The things that I’m reading include:
· Require frequent rebuilds / require lots of maintenance
· Have no dust boots
As you can imagine, driving so much on the street per year has me concerned about those two data points. In the posts that I’ve been reading from people who use Wilwood calipers, so far all of them claim to have them on race cars, which aren’t exactly comparable to a street car both in specs and in usage. I haven’t found any information about people using these in street cars.
It appears that the Superlite calipers indeed do not come with dust boots, but I did some digging and found a place that sells dust boots that they claim work with the Superlite calipers. I don’t know the legitimacy of the possibility of having dust boots on these calipers and would be very helpful if you were able to shed some light on this.
From a rebuild/maintenance perspective, I assume that the claims of frequent rebuilds was due to the fact that the calipers were being run on race cars that saw 20+ events per year, which is about what I’d accomplish in about 5 years. If that claim is indeed because of their usage case (they didn’t specify), then this is not a concern to me as I don’t have a problem rebuilding the calipers every few years. If, however, I have to rebuild these every few months or one year, then this wouldn’t be appropriate for my use. I would also appreciate some more information on this from you if at all possible.
Any information that you can provide about street useability and the two items I previously addressed would greatly benefit my research on brake replacement options. I would greatly prefer Wilwood as I know that it is an excellent product.
Thank you,
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