[Jared]

We are on our second season of Blizzak WS-60's on steel wheels from Tire Rack, on my girlfriends '07 Mazda3s.

Great tire! Plus I love ordering from Tire Rack, the tires showed up on brand new steel wheels (call sooner than later to make sure they still have what you need in stock, steel wheels can dry up quick depending on the car!), my friend order from another major tire store for a set for his Mazdaspeed3 and they sent him mismatched offset and ill-fitting used steel wheels for not a lot less than new ones at Tire Rack.

We have enough tread to do one more season of high-mileage driving I think. The ones that were on the fronts last year still have decent tread on them but only for back tire duty.

I wish Tire Rack would stock Nokians. Last year we put Nokian WR-G2's on my mom's Forester, they're the only all-season tire with a severe-service snowflake on the mountain rating, and the tread life is GREAT on them for an all-season tire, plus they are fantastic in the snow (although less ice traction than my Blizzaks).

For me the WR-G2's are too much of a compromise since I like spirited driving but for my girlfriend I think we might just put them on her car year round when her Blizzaks wear down.

For someone in massive snow-affected area it's not the best solution, but around here we mostly get slush and like 2-4 inch kinda snow so having the summer/snow hybrid WR-G2 works out well.

Oh, steel wheels versus snow tires: I like steel wheels. Around here only car enthusiasts rock snow tires in the winter it seems, and it's like an easy way to spot each other when you see steelies on a nice car lol.