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Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 RFT Review

Posted by Agota Szabo on Oct 25th 2019

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 RFT Review

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 RFT Review

Posted by Agota Szabo at Priority Tire on Oct 25th 2019

Winter run flat tires offer a secure winter weather performance, even after air pressure loss. These tires guarantee first-rate winter traction and controllability, which also offers the benefits of all season run flat models, to ensure a high levels of driving safety during their performance.

Priority Tire offers a long line of performance, winter tires for passenger vehicles. The Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 RFT is one of our most popular models. This tire not only promotes great winter weather traction, it also enhances the controllability and tread life, while guaranteeing run flat capabilities with its stronger construction.

RUN FLAT TIRE MODEL

Run flat tire model

Run flat tires offer a temporary limited performance in case of air pressure loss. The Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 RFT is one such tire.

The Blizzak LM-25 RFT can be driven on for 50 miles up to the speed of 50 mph after a puncture or other damage causes it to lose air pressure. This enables the driver to safely arrive at a nearby location, where the damaged tire can be fixed or changed, instead of being stranded on the side of the road. Run flat tires are usually made for vehicles that don’t have space for spare tires. These tires cannot be mounted on the same vehicle with regular tires, due to their heavier construction which was designed to withstand the weight of the vehicle and its passengers.

WINTER WEATHER PERFORMANCE

Winter weather performance

Winter tires offer exceptional performance in colder temperatures by utilizing their tread design and optimal compound blend. They must offer good grip to ensure their safer performance on ice- and snow-covered road surface conditions.

The Blizzak LM-25 RFT enhances its performing capability with the detailed directional tread pattern and the durable compound blend. The directional tread design features a high-density siping pattern which upgrades the number of biting edges gripping the road surface throughout its performance. The special compound blend, on the other hand, maintains the rubber flexibility in colder temperatures. As a result, the tire received the three mountain peak and snowflake symbol which marks its severe winter weather performing ability.

The tread design’s optimal groove placement actively prevents hydroplaning. The tread’s circumferential and lateral grooves work together to avoid hydroplaning during the tire’s performance. Hydroplaning is a road hazard which happens when slush and water left on the road surface cut off the tire’s surface contact, which causes the driver to lose control over the vehicle. In such instances the tire causes the vehicle to skid, when can lead to dangerous outcomes. The groove pattern eliminates water and slush from the footprint and keeps the model’s close road contact to guarantee a safer driving experience.

HANDLING AND CONTROLLABILITY

Handling and controllability

Tires must have easy and safe handling to ensure high driving security levels throughout their performance. As they are the only part that comes into contact with the road, tires must guarantee excellent controllability and maneuvering at all times.

The Blizzak LM-25 RFT was designed with Bridgestone’s special Uni-T Technology. This special technology combines various manufacturing methods and techniques to improve the tire’s controllability. It optimizes the tire shape, road contact, durability and surface grip to guarantee the tire’s greatest steering responsiveness and driving stability.

The Uni-T technology uses the Comprehensive Tyre Design Method and the O-Bead structure that optimize the tire shape and the tire’s roundness throughout its lifetime. These reinforcements manage to improve the tire’s road surface contact, which increases its controllability. In other words, this technology boosts the steering response time and accuracy to the driver’s commands, while the structure is stabilized against the driving pressure affecting the model, which significantly improves the driver’s control over the vehicle.

The directional tread design’s larger shoulder tread block placement enhances the cornering and maneuvering capability, even while driving on ice- and snow-covered surface conditions. They boost the number of biting edges gripping the road surface, while the stronger construction maintains the ideal tire shape under the pressure. This upgrades the maneuvering and guarantees a safer performing capability.

LONGER LASTING TREAD LIFE

Tires with longer lasting usability are more popular on the tire market. Their longer tread life makes them more cost efficient in the long run. When it comes to Bridgestone, the manufacturer utilizes various methods to extend the life cycle of its models. With the Blizzak LM-25 RFT, Bridgestone combined the tread design and stronger compound in the Uni-T technology.

The tread design’s directional pattern and the internal structure’s stability optimize the surface contact and enable the tire’s even pressure distribution. Furthermore, the stronger construction boosts the tread stability and actively prevents tread flexing. This enables the tire to evenly distribute the driving pressure along the tread area. The equally spread out forces of acceleration, cornering and braking actively avoid irregular wear formations across the tread area.

On the other hand, the Unit-T technology’s compound blend also extends the tread life. The L.L. Carbon compound creates a long link along the tread area on a molecular level that reinforces the compound against irregular and premature tread wear. The AQ Compound and the Dual Layer Tread work together to ensure the tire’s wet and slippery traction as the tire wears out, boosting its usability.

This combination of the special compound blend and the ideal tread pattern significantly lengthens the Blizzak LM-25 RFT’s usability and tread life.

If you’re interested in purchasing Bridgestone Blizzak LM25-RFT tires, you can find our current stock here.

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