Winter Tires for 2006 Ford 500 AWD

[Kenny Cleveland]

I've got a Ford 500 LTD 2006 with 18 inch rims. I want to buy winter tires but the only one I am finding is the Pirelli Sottozero and they are $200 plus each. NTB is recommending a 17" Blizzak package. 17" rims and tires. A grand for the package and I save on mounting costs moving forward.

Has anyone here dropped down an inch? How was the performance?

I bought a 100k miles warranty. Will Ford give me any warranty problems if I make this change?

Any feedback regarding tires on your 500 Ltd would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Cleveland Kenny.

[reino134]

I would probably reccomend staying with the factory tires. I have the same vehicle that you do and the car seems to do very well with the tires that came from the factory in the winter.

[Kenny Cleveland]

A reply to my own post. DON'T put on a smaller rim. Brakes might not fit and ABS needs to be recalibrated. I'm looking at the Cooper CS4. Any feedback?

[drdisque]

What mountain trail do you live on where all seasons on a 4000 lb AWD car don't get traction?

[Davescort97]

drdisque has good advice. You've already got a stump puller with factory tires. If you need the extra traction get all seasons. I don't like "Snow tires" they are hard to balance and the tread seems to separate and fly apart at high speeds.