Using SimpleScore, we’ve put together some of the best Ford Transit 350 tires, including all-season, all-weather, and winter tire choices – all selected specifically for the heavy-duty needs of a van or light truck. So without further delay, let’s get into it:
1. Continental Vancontact A/S - Best All-Season tire
We’re going to get things going with the Continental Vancontact A/S, a commercial-grade tire designed specifically for Euro-specific vans and work vehicles. A commercial tire needs to deliver year-round traction with long wear, solid and predictable handling, and decent ride quality, but it also needs extra-heavy-duty construction with extra load capacity and the ability to handle a lot of stop-and-start driving for pickup and delivery trucks or route work. The Vancontact A/S is an excellent candidate for all those reasons. All-season traction is a plus with the Vancontact A/S, thanks to a series of circumferential grooves that channel water away to resist hydroplaning and a combination of rippled and “step” grooves for traction in snow. We give the Vancontact A/S a very solid SimpleScore of 9.4 for traction. The Vancontact A/S is designed for low rolling resistance to save fuel, and its combination of a stiff center rib and tie bars connecting tread blocks means it’s fairly nimble for a commercial van tire for a handling score of 9.5. The Vancontact A/S isn’t covered by a limited manufacturer tread life warranty (many commercial tires aren’t), but it does feature reinforced construction and a long-wearing, durable tread compound for a longevity SimpleScore of 8.8.
2. Nokian WR G4 - Best All-Weather tire
Next up is the Nokian WR G4. Nokian is a Finland-based manufacturer that’s built its reputation on its exceptional winter tires, designed for the extremes of a Scandinavian winter. The WR G4 SUV is technically classed as an all-weather tire, with a design that’s similar to a premium all-season tire but with more of a focus on winter performance. The WR G4 SUV is designed to be just as competent on either a sunny interstate in the dead of August or on a snow-covered road in February. Nokian starts off with a long-wearing, sustainably manufactured rubber compound that stays pliable for traction in subfreezing temperatures and durable Aramid-reinforced sidewall construction. There’s a combination of angled, lateral, and circumferential grooves in its asymmetric tread pattern to avoid hydroplaning by evacuating water and slush, and Nokian’s “centipede sipe” design delivers traction in winter conditions that is on par with some of the best winter tires. Its tread pattern is computer-tuned with a randomized pitch for low road noise. With a 60,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty and the industry’s Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rating for severe winter service, this is a tire that promises to be dependable in just about every weather condition. SimpleTire’s SimpleScore data for the Nokian WR G4 SUV comes out to an overall score of 9.2, with a 9.2 for handling, 9 for longevity, and 9.6 for traction.
3. Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 - Best Winter tire
The Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 is our pick for the best winter tire for the Ford Transit 350. The Blizzak WS90 is a studless tire that’s Three Peak Mountain Snowflake certified for severe winter service and is engineered as an update from the Blizzak WS90. Its winter tread compound incorporates multicell technology with minute bite particles for better friction on snow, slush, and ice, yet it stays flexible for dependable grip on sub-freezing days. Where the rubber meets the road, the Blizzak WS90’s winter tread features a solid center rib with large tread blocks and a pattern of circumferential and angled grooves and sipes to chew through snow and slush. We give this tire an outstanding SimpleScore of 9.6 for traction. Its contact patch is optimized for traction and control, and tread block stiffness is enhanced for sharp steering response, braking, and cornering for a SimpleScore of 8.7 in the handling department. That enhanced footprint also helps ensure long, even wear – even though the Blizzak WS90 doesn’t have a treadwear warranty (most winter tires don’t), we give a SimpleScore of 8.6 for longevity.
While these are the best Ford Transit 350 tires on the market, there are plenty of other tires to consider:
4. Bridgestone Weatherpeak - Great All-Weather tire
Now we come to another all-weather option for your Ford Transit 350, the Bridgestone WeatherPeak. Bridgestone tread design features a dense network of sipes, the hair-thin slits that give you hundreds of extra biting edges for the advantage in winter traction that you need. Bridgestone’s innovative sipes are a 3D design that can keep boosting winter traction as the tire wears down, along with “snow vices” that retain snow in the tread for snow-to-snow friction and grip. Unsurprisingly, the Bridgestone Weatherpeak has the Three Peak Mountain Snowflake certification stamped on its sidewall for severe winter service; head-to-head tests show that braking distances are as much as 30 feet shorter than the competition in winter weather. After adding it all up, we gave the Bridgestone Weatherpeak a SimpleScore of 9.7 for traction. The Weatherpeak’s SimpleScore of 9.5 for handling comes from a rubber formulation and tread features that highlight top-notch road manners, steering response, and cornering ability. Bridgestone backs the Weatherpeak with a 70,000 mile limited manufacturer’s tread life warranty, a best-in-class warranty that’s enough to inspire a SimpleScore of 9.8 for longevity.
5. Kumho Crugen HT51 - Great All-Season tire
We’re going to wrap things up with the Kumho Crugen HT51. Kumho designed the Crugen HT51 with an innovative tread pattern that’s designed to offer both long wear and great traction, with a zigzag pattern of 3D sipes for winter traction optimized geometric block layout, wide circumferential grooves, and lateral grooves. The Kumho Crugen HT51 performs well enough in winter conditions to get the Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rating for severe winter service. Durability is a real strong point as well, with a long-wearing tread compound, and polyester/steel belt/nylon casing design. Kumho stands behind this tire with a 70,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty (SimpleScore of 9.6 for longevity). With its slotted shoulder and rigid tread blocks, handling is predictable and stable for a SimpleScore of 8.9.
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