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  1. Going to the mountains here in Socal, which is expected to get a little snow so I might need chains or cables. The owner manual says on my 2014 Explorer Limited on page 370 that chains or cables can't be used on 20" tires. I can't believe the 1/2" wider tire makes such a difference that you can't even use cables? What about if I bought a spacer to bring the wheel out 3/4" or an 1"????? Below are the tire dimensions! 2014 Explorer XLT Explorer Limited 245 – 60 - 18 255 – 60 - 20 Difference Diameter inches (mm) 29.57 29.04 -0.54 -1.8% Width inches (mm) 9.65 10.04 0.39 4.1% Circum. inches (mm) 92.91 91.22 -1.69 - 1.8% Sidewall Height inches (mm) 5.79 4.52 -1.27 -21.9% Revolutions per mile (km) 681.94 694.6 12.67 1.9% If you look at the above chart the Explorer Limited tolerances between the tires and wheel well are that tight... just a 1/2" wider tire (1/4" on inside and extra 1/4" on outside) makes it so you can't use snow cables or chains? Just seems unthinkable, especially with cables. QUESTION: 1. Anyone know the reason for no snow chains or cable? Only thing I see is the STRUT which does seem close to the tire, maybe 1-2" away. 2. What if I put on a wheel spacer to add 3/4" to 1" away from strut. Will that work??? Spacers are usually used by people putting wide tires on Thanks ahead of time. Jim
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