Westlake CR950 Reviews

Westlake’s CR950 is a commercial tire designed for all positions on trucks in regional service. The Westlake CR950 is a versatile and durable tire that’s designed for year-round service and long miles before removal or retread. Designed for medium-duty trucks, the CR950 is a great choice for route vans, service trucks, P&D vans, box trucks and other local and regional jobs. Let’s take a closer look at this Westlake CR950 review:

Features and Benefits

• Advanced, long-wearing tread compound for long service and dependable year-round grip
• Designed for a variety of P&D trucks, route trucks, service vans, and other medium-duty trucks
• 5-rib tread design with longitudinal grooves, innovative cross-sipe pattern on center ribs for traction in wet or wintry conditions and longer wear
• Wide, closed shoulder blocks improve wear properties and road manners while reducing tread squirm during maneuvers or cornering
• Tread compound designed for good heat dispersal
• Retreadable casing design for long wear cycle
• Lower rolling resistance helps cut emissions and boost fuel economy
• Available with 12, 14, and 16-ply ratings for enhanced load rating, driver safety
• Stone ejectors in groove bases easily shed rocks and debris to protect the casing
• High tread depth for better traction and handling
• A reinforced sidewall results in higher load capacity

Pros and Cons

When you’re considering any kind of tire, it’s important to weigh the decision carefully and fully take into account its strengths and weaknesses. Westlake knows how important a dependable commercial tire is, and the Westlake CR950 is a tire where the Pros definitely outweigh the Cons:

PROS:

• Long service life
• Retreadable casing
• Versatile for numerous applications and fitments
• Ride quality, road manners and noise levels are suitable for covering long distances in a fatigue-free manner
• Durable tread formulation
• Strong sidewall with reinforced construction

CONS:

• Not suitable for heavy trucks or tractor-trailers
• Not good in heavy winter weather

SimpleTire’s view on Westlake CR950 tires

Any fleet that depends on their route vehicles needs tires that they can rely on for year-round service. A failed tire means a stuck driver, a missed delivery or deadline, or possibly much worse. Down time means lost money for operators, and the Westlake CR950 is a great solution for fleets that need a dependable set of tires for year-round service. The Westlake CR950 is a great fit for a wide range of light to medium trucks (and also for Class A RVs), with a long-wearing tread formulation that resists cuts, punctures, abrasions and other damage. Its all-season tread design delivers consistent traction in wet weather, channeling water away from the tire’s contact patch to avoid hydroplaning on wet roads. Heat is the enemy of the internal structure of any tire, and the Westlake CR950’s tread compound is designed for good dispersal of excess heat buildup. Its steel belted construction and strong nylon casing are designed for excellent load capacity (and up to a 16 ply rating), and the closed shoulder design helps with straight-line stability for long hours on the road.

Most tires for commercial trucks are designed for specific axles; tires that are used for steering, drive axle wheels or trailers are all subjected to different kinds of stresses and forces, requiring different tread compounds, tread designs, and internal constructions. Trailer tires, in particular, are specific to their application and should never be used for vehicles. The Westlake CR950 gives you the versatility of fitting into all positions on commercial trucks, including steer axle or drive axle (not designed for trailers).

As with non-commercial tires, low rolling resistance is a priority with the Westlake CR950, and it delivers lower emissions and lower fuel consumption by cutting the amount of friction involved in getting a vehicle rolling and headed down the road. If you’ve got a fleet of vehicles that you rely on for service and revenue daily (or if you have a Class A RV), the Westlake CR950 is an excellent choice in an all-position medium truck tire.

Vehicles the Westlake CR950 is a good replacement tire for

While the Westlake CR950 is not used as original equipment, it's a great replacement choice for medium-duty semi-trucks in regional applications thanks to its strong performance and all-position versatility. Some trucks that would do well to fit this tire include:

• Ford
• International Harvester
• International MV Series
• Mack Trucks
• Peterbilt
• RAM trucks
• Volvo
• Western Star