Mixing Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 and LM60

AJE · 10-08-2010, 01:06 AM

Hello,

I have ordered a set of 18" Miro Type 942 (18x8.5 ET35 & 18x9.5 ET35) wheels for my Z4 and I am going to use for winter tires. Only option I can see is buying 225/40/18 Bridgestone Blizzak LM 60 for front and 255/35/18 Bridgestone Blizzak LM 25 for rear. In tire rack they say only to use in set of 4 and I can see thread pattern is different in both tires. Do you think I will face any problems? Or any other recommendations also highly appreciated.

Thanks

AJ

s2000jan · 10-08-2010, 04:19 AM

Strange, I was able to order LM-25's in both 225/40/18 and 255/35/18 on my Z.... why would you mix them ? (LM-25 and LM-60)

cdeslandes · 10-08-2010, 07:48 AM

Don't mix and match. Get LM-25 at all 4 corners. If you can't find a size, go a size narrower (smaller is better for winter tires.)

GunSpeed · 10-08-2010, 08:12 AM

Go for Dunlop Wintersport 3D

In practically every test they do very well and... I'm very pleased with them

Silver-Bolt · 10-08-2010, 08:35 AM

Don't mix. You may end up with a handling nightmare.

AJE · 10-09-2010, 02:33 PM

Hello,

Thanks for all the replies. I talk to Tirerack,com today and they say LM-25's are discontinued and there are no winter tires for my wheel combination. Therefore I am going to change my wheels order to all 4 in 18x8.5 ET35 and will go with 225/40/18.

Thanks

AJ

rmorin49 · 10-09-2010, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by AJE

Hello,

Thanks for all the replies. I talk to Tirerack,com today and they say LM-25's are discontinued and there are no winter tires for my wheel combination. Therefore I am going to change my wheels order to all 4 in 18x8.5 ET35 and will go with 225/40/18.

Thanks
AJ

Smart move. In deeper snow the narrower tires will actually perform better.

Alext · 10-09-2010, 05:19 PM

About mixing and matching tires - if you aren't going to take your car to the track / do stupid stunts on the road pushing the limits then it honestly isn't going to matter. I have driven plenty of cars that just happened to have different tires front/rear. Even ones that have had 4 different BRANDS of tires at each corner! Never had an issue because I knew not to push it too far.

Now Im not recommending you go ahead and mess around with different brands, just letting you know that in a pinch and if you drive sensibly you won't come to any harm.

Of course a lot of ppl buy a Z4 to NOT drive sensibly ....

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AJE New Member 1 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 2009 Z4 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vancouver Canada iTrader: (0)	Mixing Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 and LM60 Hello, I have ordered a set of 18" Miro Type 942 (18x8.5 ET35 & 18x9.5 ET35) wheels for my Z4 and I am going to use for winter tires. Only option I can see is buying 225/40/18 Bridgestone Blizzak LM 60 for front and 255/35/18 Bridgestone Blizzak LM 25 for rear. In tire rack they say only to use in set of 4 and I can see thread pattern is different in both tires. Do you think I will face any problems? Or any other recommendations also highly appreciated. Thanks AJ
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s2000jan Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 217 Posts Drives: E89 - sDrive 35is Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Belgium - Antwerp area iTrader: (0)	Strange, I was able to order LM-25's in both 225/40/18 and 255/35/18 on my Z.... why would you mix them ? (LM-25 and LM-60) __________________ 2012 - F30 - 330d M-pack - Glacier Silver 1999 - Honda S2000 - Silverstone
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cdeslandes Captain 27 Rep 676 Posts Drives: 2010 Z4 s35i Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 Jeep Wrangler ... [0.00] 2013 Volvo XC90 [0.00] 2010 BMW Z4 sDrive35i [8.67]	Don't mix and match. Get LM-25 at all 4 corners. If you can't find a size, go a size narrower (smaller is better for winter tires.) __________________ 2010 BMW Z4 s35i 2014 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 2013 Volvo XC90
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GunSpeed Second Lieutenant 10 Rep 220 Posts Drives: BMW Z4 sDrive23i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Go for Dunlop Wintersport 3D In practically every test they do very well and... I'm very pleased with them
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Silver-Bolt Captain 26 Rep 805 Posts Drives: 2011 Z4 35is Melbourne Red Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 Z4 35is [9.00]	Don't mix. You may end up with a handling nightmare.
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AJE New Member 1 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 2009 Z4 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vancouver Canada iTrader: (0)	Hello, Thanks for all the replies. I talk to Tirerack,com today and they say LM-25's are discontinued and there are no winter tires for my wheel combination. Therefore I am going to change my wheels order to all 4 in 18x8.5 ET35 and will go with 225/40/18. Thanks AJ
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Alext Banned 138 Rep 2,042 Posts Drives: B M W Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Everest iTrader: (2)	About mixing and matching tires - if you aren't going to take your car to the track / do stupid stunts on the road pushing the limits then it honestly isn't going to matter. I have driven plenty of cars that just happened to have different tires front/rear. Even ones that have had 4 different BRANDS of tires at each corner! Never had an issue because I knew not to push it too far. Now Im not recommending you go ahead and mess around with different brands, just letting you know that in a pinch and if you drive sensibly you won't come to any harm. Of course a lot of ppl buy a Z4 to NOT drive sensibly ....
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