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Old 10-15-07, 12:59 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Yeah, that's not bad. I think on that site I mentioned they are the Hancook WS409's. The only bad I thing I saw in the reviews was sidewall flex, which is annoying for sure.
Probably the reason they don't come up is because they are the cheapest tire there is or something. haha

I read some on the WS-50's and WS-60's and they sound pretty good. I just bought two Hancooks for now because I want to see if they are any good. I mean, I'm pretty sure they'll do fine in the snow, I just don't want them to be squirrely in normal driving.
They're in my garage right now, I just need to get them put on, probably Tuesday. If you want a pic of the tread or something let me know, but yeah, I don't think you can go wrong with those Blizzaks.

Actually after looking at that site with your rim size in mind, they are $65 a piece.
You might also want to consider getting the 195/65-15 size ($5 cheaper per tire for the Hancooks). Thinner tires actually perform noticeably better in the snow. This will only alter your speedo accuracy and speed by 1.2%. 60 mph indicated = 60.7 actual
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