Best model setup for snow

[AK SNO RIDER]

I drove a RWD 2013 Camaro on blizzaks in snow for 4 years, never missed a storm. Was funny chugging along up hills no issue in 12+” of snow while everyone else was sliding all over.

Yup. My buddy daily'd a modded diesel BMW 3 series for the last 4 or so years. 600+ ft-lbs of torque to the rear wheels. Nokian Haakas, car was an animal. Snow was never an issue.

Good tires, learn how to drive, and any vehicle can do it. No need to buy a specific trim because it 'might' be an imperceptible level of better in snow.

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[Bronco4lyfe85]

Yup. My buddy daily'd a modded diesel BMW 3 series for the last 4 or so years. 600+ ft-lbs of torque to the rear wheels. Nokian Haakas, car was an animal. Snow was never an issue.

Good tires, learn how to drive, and any vehicle can do it. No need to buy a specific trim because it 'might' be an imperceptible level of better in snow.

Ballsy. I have a 19 Challenger and it ‘only’ has 485 torque and I pulled it out last year days after a storm and there was some ice on the street behind my driveway still. It just sat there and spun and spun and spun lol I gave up. Mind you those were just all seasons, but it wouldn’t even go with no throttle in eco mode. ?

 

[BroncOBX]

I think the poorly informed majority opinion these days is that the suspension upgrades only come with Sasquatch. I like the BD for the summer alloys and winter steelies myself, but to each their own.

Why the seasonal change from alloy to steel? Thx

 

[JH1026]

Why the seasonal change from alloy to steel? Thx

Salt does terrible things to aluminum wheels if you're not super diligent at washing your vehicle throughout the winter. You can just sand down steelies and toss a new coat of paint on them and they look just fine.

 

[pharden]

I have driven fwd cars with four snow tires that were better than some 4wds with all-season tires. The type of snow plays a big part ie wet snow vs dry fluffy snow.

 

[Bronco4lyfe85]

I have driven fwd cars with four snow tires that were better than some 4wds with all-season tires. The type of snow plays a big part ie wet snow vs dry fluffy snow.

FWD> RWD and it’s not even close. FWD is cheating in comparison.

 

[perfectburrito]

Salt does terrible things to aluminum wheels if you're not super diligent at washing your vehicle throughout the winter. You can just sand down steelies and toss a new coat of paint on them and they look just fine.

By terrible things, I believe he means to the finish. They look like hell after a few seasons on salty winter roads.

 

[Beef78]

I live in New England. My winter car is a focus (not RS) with all season tires. As long as you replace your tires when you need to and use 4wd, any of the broncos will do well. Most of the people that I see out here that have trouble are rear wheel drive or have bald tires. If you want it to exceed, get snow tires or a set of studs. Having the clearance might help you on off-road trails or if you get heaps of unplowed snow. Biggest thing is driving very carefully, which means slow. Inertia the enemy.

 

[atonge40]

Base with steelies and winter tires. Narrow wheels help in the snow. The base steelie pizza cutters are here for you.

 

[Lakelife36]

Good question, hadn’t even considered it. Are all terrain tires suitable for snow and ice or would I have to buy my wife some snow tires?

Remember snow and ice are two different things. Most A/T tires with the mountain snowflake are just fine in many types of snow but that big blocky tread is not made for ice. Or by extension for snow that compacts into ice the second you drive over it. If you get lots of deep snow then maybe a bigger tire and more clearance is better but if you get ice then pizza cutters are the way to go. I love my AWD SUV in deep snow but prefer my FWD Cruze on ice.

Transitional weather is a killer for this too (literally). For the SUV we run our Open Country A/T IIs well into November or even December before switching to our Hakas and then leave them on through March because the daily freeze/thaw cycles in the Spring here are so bad. Every location will have its own patterns though and the right tires for one person won't be the same as for another.

 

[ChrisKz]

How much snow are you talking? If it's typical Illinois snow, driving with about anything the Bronco will come with should be okay. Some better than others. Check tire rankings on tirerack.com. I've driven 4 winters on Goodyear M/T in Grand Rapids Michigan snow (average snowfall of 64" a year) and have done fine.

Don't drive like a maniac and you'll be fine.

 

[Broncocito]

Drive a Subaru or as mentioned get some Blizzaks in the snow. You will be amazed how those tires work on most vehicles. I lived minutes from the lifts in Taos, NM.

 

[ronstar]

Lots of great advice here. Almost all say that any Bronco will handle snow. And I understand the snow driving experience issue, but my wife will want to drive it to the store on snowy days.

I live in Illinois where 12" deep snow can happen but not often. I'm getting tired of plowing my 800' driveway and want a vehicle that can handle it unplowed.

I like the look of 33" A/T tires (especially that of the Icon broncos 285/70/R18). So I suspect I'll need a little lift to pull that off. The Ford site mentions an optional high clearance suspension, but I'm not sure if this is a standalone option or part of sasquatch.

Here's the look of the Icon broncos that I'd like to match.

 

[Broncocito]

Lots of great advice here. Almost all say that any Bronco will handle snow. And I understand the snow driving experience issue, but my wife will want to drive it to the store on snowy days.

I live in Illinois where 12" deep snow can happen but not often. I'm getting tired of plowing my 800' driveway and want a vehicle that can handle it unplowed.

I like the look of 33" A/T tires (especially that of the Icon broncos 285/70/R18). So I suspect I'll need a little lift to pull that off. The Ford site mentions an optional high clearance suspension, but I'm not sure if this is a standalone option or part of sasquatch.

Here's the look of the Icon broncos that I'd like to match.

That green one is talking to me....

 

[nomnom]

i daily drove my s2000 through 3 Colorado winters with snow tires, it did just fine.

In case some don't know, S2000s are small RWD roasters that don't come with TCS.

Tires make the biggest difference, followed by driver awareness/competence like others have said.

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