Bridgestone tires
Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. was founded in Japan in 1931. The company is established after an English version of its founder's surname, Shojiro Ishibashi (Ishie, stone bashi bridge).
 
Blizzak Performance Winter / Snow tires have high-performance winter tread compounds molded into directional tread designs with thousands of biting edges to give a stop-and-go grip in the snow while also providing responsive handling in wet and dry road conditions.
 
The unique MULTICELL material in Blizzak Studless Ice & Snow tires features millions of small pores that assist grip ice without the usage of studs. Blizzak Studless Ice & Snow tires have been shown to stop a vehicle going at only 30 miles per hour 35 feet shorter on ice than typical all-season radials...about two car lengths.
Bridgestone manufactures tires for go-karts, motorbikes, buses, and tractor-trailers, in addition to tires for cars, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, and light trucks, which are offered through Wheelrack.
 

Top Bridgestone Winter Tires

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-50 RFT

Bridgestone's Studless Winter tire, the Blizzak LM-50 RFT (Run-Flat), is designed to enable interim self-supporting run-flat continuing mobility in the event of complete air loss due to a puncture during winter driving exclusively for Toyota Sienna van users. The Blizzak LM-50 RFT Studless Winter tires keep your Toyota Sienna mobile while offering winter driving traction on dry, rainy, and snow-covered surfaces.

On the outside, the Blizzak LM-50 RFT has the same symmetric tread design as the popular Blizzak WS-50, with flow-through grooves to help retain a grip on wet and slushy roads and zigzag sipes and independent tread blocks to assist bite-through snow. The Blizzak LM-50 RFT, on the other hand, swaps out the Multicell compound of the Blizzak WS-50 for a more robust winter tread compound that can withstand the additional stress and heat of being driven when flat. Despite having a single winter tread compound, these tires have "snow platform" tread depth indications to indicate when the tire should be retired from winter service. The internal structure of the Blizzak LM-50 RFT tire contains run-flat sidewall supports to temporarily absorb the load in the event of air loss.

Bridgestone's Ultimate Network of Intelligent Tire Technology (UNI-T) combines innovative tire technologies to elevate tire performance to new heights. This unique tire design, roundness, and tread compound combination maximizes the tire's performance, ride quality, and wear.

Bridgestone Blizzak WS90

Bridgestone's Studless Ice & Snow winter tire, the Blizzak WS90, was designed for drivers of sedans, coupes, minivans, and SUVs looking for confident control in a variety of tough winter weather conditions. Bridgestone's Blizzak WS90 winter tires are engineered to perform at their best when winter driving conditions are at their worst.

The Blizzak WS90's directional pattern offers higher block stiffness for more responsive steering as well as improved wear life, and Bridgestone's EdgePerformance Technology Package contains full-depth features and interlocking sipes for exceptional performance throughout the tire's life. The tread design has 15% more block edges and 15% more contact area than the previous Blizzak WS90, boosting ice traction and minimizing braking distances in slick conditions.

It is made of Bridgestone's next-generation Multi-Cell composition, which contains biting particles that help the tire remove the small layer of water that forms between the tread rubber and icy surfaces, allowing the tire to grip the ice better. Silica improvements in the composition boost traction in snow and ice even more.

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 RFT

Bridgestone's Performance Winter / Snow tire, the Blizzak LM-25 RFT (Run-Flat), is designed to provide temporary self-supporting run-flat continuing mobility in the event of complete air loss due to a puncture during winter driving exclusively for BMW Z4 roadsters, 1-, 3-, 5-, 6-, and 7-Series sedans, and Nissan GT-R supercars. Blizzak LM-25 RFT Performance Winter tires preserve the sporty appearance and mobility of your car while offering winter driving traction on dry, wet, and snow-covered roads.

The Blizzak LM-25 RFT winter tires have a directed tread design that improves hydroplaning resistance on wet and slushy roads, as well as rounded tread shoulders that improve dry and wet road handling. Instead of the Multicell tread compounds utilized on other Blizzak winter tires, their tread compound has a high silica component. Blizzak LM-25 RFT tires may thus combine winter traction with H- and V-speed rated durability. The Blizzak LM-25 RFT tires have an independent block tread pattern that incorporates the Lamellen "edge effect" (many biting edges in the tread blocks to better grab snow and ice) to improve winter traction without the need for typical metal studs.

Bridgestone's UNI-T technology, which puts sophisticated tire technologies together, enables the overall mix of capabilities of the Blizzak LM-25 RFT winter tire. Innovative tire design, construction, and tread composition assist maximize tire performance, ride quality, and wear while offering winter traction.

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-500

Bridgestone's environmentally friendly Performance Winter / Snow tire, the Blizzak LM-500 with ologic technology, was originally designed for BMW i3 and i8 electric car owners. Blizzak LM-500 tires, which are designed to provide significant improvements in tire rolling resistance and vehicle aerodynamics to increase vehicle range, assist drivers in maintaining their vehicle's sporty appearance and wintertime mobility by providing traction on cold, dry, wet, slush, and snow-covered roads.

In 2014, the Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence named Bridgestone's ologic technology "Tire Technology of the Year." It combines a big-diameter tire with a narrow tread pattern to preserve energy that would otherwise be lost due to internal tire friction or aerodynamic resistance of the vehicle. While smaller-diameter tires have a higher proportion of deflection when they roll, larger-diameter tires can have higher belt tension and a lower percentage of deflection, which reduces tire deformation and rolling resistance dramatically. The narrow tread enhances tire and vehicle aerodynamics, lowering drag.

Blizzak LM-500 tires use a unique polymer technology in the tread composition that improves cold-weather traction. This compound is molded into a directed design with a long contact patch (compared to its thin width) to provide hydroplaning resistance on wet and slushy roads while also providing assured grip and braking traction in cold wintry conditions. Rounded shoulders improve dry and wet road handling, while stepped independent tread blocks with Lamellen edge effect sipes increase the amount of biting edges for improved snow and ice traction.

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2

Bridgestone's Blizzak DM-V2 Light Truck/SUV Studless Ice & Snow winter tire was designed for pickup, crossover, and sport utility vehicle drivers searching for improved traction in slush, snow, and ice. The Blizzak DM-V2 offers winter driving competency with a focus on ice traction and braking, as well as wet road handling and hydroplaning resistance.

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 tires use Bridgestone's adaptable NanoPro Tech Multicell compound, which includes a water-loving hydrophilic covering with small biting particles. The Multicell material remains flexible in subfreezing temperatures, wicks water off packed snow and ice, and the biting particles aid breaking on glare ice. This compound is molded into a directed tread design with 15% more aggressive block edges (than the Blizzak DM-V1), large lateral and circumferential grooves to channel water, slush, and snow away from the contact region, and 3D zigzag sipes to enhance the amount of snow biting edges.

Bridgestone Blizzak LT

Bridgestone's Blizzak LT Light Truck/SUV Studless Ice & Snow tire was designed for heavy-duty applications. The Blizzak LT is designed to give drivers of medium-duty, heavy-duty, and commercial light trucks the weight-bearing capability and traction they want. It is available in load range E (10-ply rated) sizes and provides sure-footed confidence in cold, dry, and wet situations, as well as snow and ice.

Bridgestone Blizzak LTUtilizing a tough, light truck winter compound allows the Blizzak LT to resist the big weights and harsh weather that commercial vehicles frequently face. Outboard shoulder tie bars link and support the tread blocks, providing confident handling and resistance to uneven wear. Wide outboard circumferential grooves aid in the evacuation of deep water and slush, while the zig-zag center groove reduces hydroplaning while also enhancing snow traction. Deep tread depths and separate tread blocks improve snow grip, while the unique winter compound and high sipe density give traction in wet or snowy situations as well as on ice.

The Blizzak LTs inside construction is a sturdy two-ply polyester cord casing. The tread is supported by two high-strength steel belts that are reinforced by a nylon casing ply.

Conclusion

Bridgestone is one of the world's largest tire businesses, with a global team dedicated to providing quality, service, and technology to clients worldwide. Bridgestone has created a number of game-changing products.

Bridgestone released DriveGuard tires in 2014, which featured their Third-Generation Run-Flat Technology (3G RFT), which combines increased mobility in the event of a puncture with conventional tire riding quality. DriveGuard tires assist drivers in avoiding being stuck due to a flat tire in inclement weather or on the side of a busy highway.

The Platinum Pact Limited Warranty covers all non-winter Bridgestone tires, delivering peace of mind from the first mile to the last.

Bridgestone Blizzak winter tires include sophisticated rubber formulations and tread patterns that make winter driving easier. Blizzak tires have become one of America's most popular winter tires, providing snow and ice traction that was previously thought to be only attainable with studded tires.

Bridgestone Potenza performance, Turanza touring, DriveGuard run-flat, Ecopia fuel-efficient passenger, Dueler light truck, and Blizzak winter tires are available from Wheelrack, as well as many more tire lines used as Original Equipment on new vehicles.

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