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How far you can go safely is an issue only you can answer. That being said, my SHO with the 20" all-season tires seemed safe to me in my eyes all during the past 2 winter snow falls. There were times when neither the SHO nor my wife's van could go anywhere as the roads in the development where not plowed. Otherwise, I never felt unsafe in the SHO. If you drive like it's good weather and the roads are clear, like some of the idiots here, you'll find yourself in trouble. So, drive with safety in mind and you should be okay in snow less than 6" or so. Anymore on the ground/roads, use the Explorer.
Good answer! That is exactly what I was looking for. Having driven rear wheel drive cars and front wheel drive cars for 35 years (in Chicagoland) without ever resorting to "snow" tires, I would think that the combination of these Michelins, plus AWD, should be pretty good in all but the worst conditions.
The Explorer with Michelin LTX M/S tires kicks butt in deep snow, that is for sure!
I think the regular 20" tires are ok but the 20" Goodyear F1's with the PP are not good. First off they are a summer tire and from what I have heard not good at all in the slippery stuff.
gregoire
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They aren't, we don't get much here in middle TN but when we did last year it was problematic. Fortunately we had only 3 snowfalls that amounted to anything last year and the roads were relatively clear the following day all 3 times.
It is something I worry about with no winter set. I am contemplating adding a set.
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Night hawk
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Anytime buddy glad it worked out for you!
Well I was hoping to make it through this winter without getting winter tires. After just our second day of snow, I find it to not even be an option anymore. These F1's were sending me sideways just by trying to brake from 15 mph. Off to the tire store this week for expensive replacements. 
Well I was hoping to make it through this winter without getting winter tires. After just our second day of snow, I find it to not even be an option anymore. These F1's were sending me sideways just by trying to brake from 15 mph. Off to the tire store this week for expensive replacements.
Go to discount tire and you can get 18" wheels and winter tires for cheaper than you can get 20" winter tires. My total cost was $1300 for 18" wheels and winter Pirelli's.
How did it do with the snow we just had? The Michelins I have rock...
WPGSHO
New Member
I had a 2010 with the 20 inch wheels from the Performance Package. Switched to 17" rims with 235/60 Blizzaks for the winter. The extra side profile helped with the pothole-strewn NJ roads and the traction was great in the ice and hard pack snow we had the last two winters. Just traded in the SHO and the snows mounted on rims are for sale in the Classified section.
They did outstanding!!!.....cause the car never left the garage:bbounce:
My wife waited till I got home and drove my H3 for the minor errands she needed.
SHOclub1
SHO Member
Just a note that summer tires are not inherently dangerous in winter, they just aren't a good choice. They aren't going to fly apart, and they aren't going to slide around on dry roads like they had ball bearings under them. The "summer" compound does get harder than all season or winter compound rubber when cold, but it still is rubber and as long as you understand that you don't have anywhere the limits that you had when it was warm, you will be OK. ANY tire, will stick less when it gets real cold, even winter tires. I have driven a couple of cars through winter on high perf. summer tires, and they did just fine, I just remembered that my cornering limits were a quite a bit lower, and that the car was to be parked in snow/ice weather.
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