Dreamss Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 (edited) Hey Everyone, I'm about a week shy from ordering my 2011 Edge Limited FWD and expected delivery for me is mid November to mid December. As i live in Quebec i won’t even be able to drive it off the lot with the All Season tires it comes with as the law here states that i need WINTER tires to drive and god forbid something happens with "illegal" tires on my car, who knows what the insurance will do. As i am getting the 20" option, i am not going to use those in the snow and salt and also don't feel like constantly swapping tires on those rims each season, the less work i do on them the better, I'd rather have a set of rims for summer and another for the winter. I want to keep the 20's for the summer and run 18's in the winter using the stock 18" tire size shown on the Ford site of 245/60/18 to keep the same height / diamter and found a decent price on winter tires in size as well. So my questions are... a - Will previous years rims e.g. wheels from 2008 - 2010 fit on the 2011 Edge? Where there any changes that were done that would not allow older Edge rims to fit on this new model? b - Where would be the cheapest place (besides looking in the classifieds here) that would either sell used Edge rims (I already tried ebay and Kijjiji). I would "prefer" picking up some OEM 18's from previous years models as they would prob be fairly inexpensive however i am also looking for even a set of plain old all black steel or aluminum wheels that many people put on as their winter rims, these are also usually very cheap but can't find any online? c - What is the width of the 18" rim that typically fits the Edge? I know it's 18", but 18 x what? Lastly, d - Is there another Ford vehicle that shares the same 18" Edge wheel specs that i could look for that i could use as a winter rim? Does the flex, or other model have interchangeable wheels? This would then open some more doors and have wider selection to look through. If anyone wants to also share their thoughts on other alternatives that i can do or use, please chime in. I need to figure this out hopefully very soon as I need would like this figured out before i order my car next week. Thanks in advance!!! Tony Edited September 15, 2010 by Dreamss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamss Posted September 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Just curious, I've bought tires from Tire Rack in the USA before for previous cars I’ve owned and was curious to see what they had in terms of rims. They don't seem to have any winter steelies out yet however when i used my search criteria of 2010 Ford Edge FWD to find rims, i came across tons of options that i really liked, they would be nicer than going all Black steel for sure! This is the link to my search results: http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/results.jsp?sort=Price&autoMake=Ford&autoModel=Edge+Limited&autoYear=2010&autoModClar=FWD&filterSize=18&filterFinish=All&filterBrand=All&filterSpecial=false&filterNew=All I filtered by price and size (18") and got all these hits! Ok, so, being 2010 Edge wheel alternatives, will any of these fit on my 2011? They do not have anything yet listed for 2011 so that's why I'm asking, i can't use the 2011 year in the search. Also, do i need to worry about the Offset, Backspacing, or Bolt Pattern? I'm guessing these should all be already pre-configured to fit correctly on the edge no and the quality of the rims should be good for the weight of the truck? The nice part is the suggested wheel size they show is exactly the size i would need to run for winter tires of 245/60/18. It'll be nicer to have a cheap pair of mags with winter tires. My budget for rims alone is about $500 - $550 and around that for brand new tires, looking to walk away spending $1000 for a wheel and tire combo MAX, lower would be better if i found a used set of Edge wheels at a decent price. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOFSTEEL Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 If you're worried about winter driving conditions you should have opted for the AWD. The all season Scorpians and Michelin Latitudes perform near flawlessly in winter conditions with AWD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choff1138 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 If you're worried about winter driving conditions you should have opted for the AWD. The all season Scorpians and Michelin Latitudes perform near flawlessly in winter conditions with AWD. As he stated - Quebec requires winter tires - not just AWD. If you are going to have to do winter tires, why not go with FWD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choff1138 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 If you're worried about winter driving conditions you should have opted for the AWD. The all season Scorpians and Michelin Latitudes perform near flawlessly in winter conditions with AWD. What type of winter conditions? Some amount of snow on the roads for 4 months or just snow on the roads for a few hours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOFSTEEL Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 What type of winter conditions? Some amount of snow on the roads for 4 months or just snow on the roads for a few hours? Both. I live in Chicago. I've driven through 10+ inches on the road with no sliding issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsons66604 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Both. I live in Chicago. I've driven through 10+ inches on the road with no sliding issues. that's good news. From pictures I've seen of the Michelins, They looked like they were meant for wet & dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOFSTEEL Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 (edited) x Edited March 24, 2011 by MOFSTEEL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamss Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Thanks for the replies everyone. Like choff1138 stated, living in Quebec requires me to run winter tires, I am not allowed to go all season anymore. I was (and possibly still am) on the fence between the AWD and FWD...I should be ordering the vehicle next week and I was finally priced out for the FWD which is affordable for me but the AWD put me slightly over the top of what I want to be paying so I opted out of it, that and I don't think I really need it..what do you think: Yes, we can and do get tons of snow, however, for starters, my wife and I do not drive the car to work. We use public transport (bus) which stops 3 houses away from me and is a 25 minute bus ride to work and to boot, the bus stops INSIDE the building I work in so I never see the outside. The bus has its own reserved lane in the morning so I fly by the traffic which would take around 1 hour to get to work vs. my awesome 25 minutes. Secondly, if we get very heavy snowfall, I wouldn't drive the car unless I had to, if we get a storm, we'll just stay home and car is always parked inside our garage. If I need to go out and it storms, I’ll just wait until tomorrow. My father drives a Caddy, FWD with a decent set of snow tires with traction control and he loves it, never a problem once and he drives in all conditions, I just sold my 1996 Impala SS RWD and also didn't have any problems in the snow based on my driving habits and the torque on the SS was simply insane, I can't imagine needing the AWD Limited now? I don't go up North much, and don't tow in winter, not to mention having more "parts" for the AWD scares me should it brake one day....$$$$!!! Am I making a mistake going with the FWD? Regardless of which I pick, I still need a solution to my winter rims dilemma...I need to find some rims to run in the winter on this truck, I refuse to use the chrome 20's for this, I need a set of 18's but not sure what direction to go in and I hear the TPS is fairly important. Liked i asked, will previous years of the edge (say 2009 or 2010) models rims fit on the 2011 models and did those years come with the TPS sensors Thanks! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry11LTD Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Hi Tony, FWD versus AWD is the question. Most auto testers and magazines report that FWD with winter tires is all you will need in winter. They are largely correct. The extra weight and cost of AWD isn't always for the best and justified. The extra 200-400 pounds AWD can add can increase required stopping distance and other handling safety dynamics. On the other hand, having another two wheels provide traction for moving forward can really help in more severe situations. There is no right answer, but KNOW the differences of costs and benefits of each and decide. I usually go with the AWD option as I prefer to have a bit more traction even with the downsides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choff1138 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 I have driven a front wheel drive in Alaska for the past 8 years with no problems, but I am looking forward to the extra handling for the extreme weather days that I still have to go to work and public transit is pitiful here. I also plan to not get studs for my AWD that I have always had in the past for the FWD. Both have their upside and downside... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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