As indicated in my PM to you, I have moved your post to this thread.
) I will run 265/60/18 Blizzaks on this truck.
Those look like the same type of wheel that I bought from the dealer for my Limited only mine are the Base model 17" steel wheels and I went with the full wheel cover as per post #5 .The Wheels that I have found to use on my Sport are the 18" Steel Wheels off the POLICE Explorers. Sports have bigger brakes and this is the only thing I can find to cover the brakes and 20" snow tires are a joke and cost and arm and a leg. These wheels look like Arse, but this is winter, not a fashion show and the options are limited.
These cop wheels are 18" and will cover the brakes, as the Police Explorers have the SPORTS' brakes (but NOT our 3.5 EB engines
Welcome to the Forum Eclipsed7.:wavey:
Welcome to the Forum Eclipsed7.:wavey:
Very nice wheels. Perhaps too nice for Winter driving.
What I like about the 17" steel wheels I use (post #5 ) to replace my 20" ones is that you can hardly see the brakes at all and hopefully that will help a little and provide some extra protection from all the slush, sand and salt they use on our roads here.
Getting mine swapped out next week.
Good luck and happy motoring.
Peter
I just wanted to add my experience to the information posted here in regards to winter tires, as it helped me.
I used to have a 2011 Edge Sport with those really, really nice 22" rims, but in the winter I changed over to a set of winter tires. I traded into a 2013 Explorer Limited in June thinking I could re-use my winter tires on my new ride. If the Flex, and Edge tires could fit on the Explorer, I thought no issue. So Tuesday I went to install my tires, and there were some fitment issues. The brake calipers were rubbing against the weights to balance the rim. Not a good start. I took off the tires and went back to the stock tires. Today I talked to a more experience tire tech and investigated and solved the problem. The weights. The stick on weights were removed and pinch weights were installed. There is very little clearance between the brake caliper and the ID of the rim, but it does clear. So I can say the 17" rims I have do work to replace the 20" Chrome tires setup of my Limited.
Winter Tire Setup:
P255/65R17 Bridgestone Blizzak DMV1 with Core Racing Superlite Silver Rims 17x7 5/100-114.3 +38 Offset with hub centralizers.
Ford does have that slogan that they will not be undersold on tires but that does not include Costco. The BFG Winter Slaloms I got from the dealer were cheaper than Canadian Tire. I think CTC price was about $15 or $20 more per tire. I have gone through two Winters here in the Ottawa area and haven't had any issue with the front air deflector. I know that on one occasion I actually plowed some snow with it when I went through a fairly high pile that the plow had left across a side street.
