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Originally Posted by mikeinmn
I can tell you its an unstoppable beast in really bad weather conditions with 18" Blizzaks. Do yourself a favor and get some wheels from a 3.0, or some aftermarket wheels and get some winter tires in the 255 width.
Turning, stopping, accelerating, everything is wonderful in snow with them. You get to experience the X-drive working the way its meant to. A 275 or wider tire, especially a 315 like ours in the rear is way too big for bad weather.
I drove back from Canada on a winter fishing trip this year, we had 6 inches of snow on the roads, unplowed, early in the morning and no one had traveled yet. 60 MPH and she was glued to the road. Accelerate almost like dry pavement. When we were on the frozen lake it would go anywhere, just raise the air ride up and plow through it.
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I figured it would be decent with snows. I have factory 18's with 255/55/18 all seasons, and they suck as well. I don't have x-drive, mine is an 02. But as I said, the acceleration is fine, it's turning and braking grip that is non-existant, and that's a function of the weight and the tires.
I do know that with open diffs, this thing will never perform like my Explorer did, with true limited slip differentials and a decent transfer case. I hate computer controlled shit... Even ABS. I took the ABS fuse out of my Explorer so it wouldn't kick in while I was trying to modulate the brakes.