18" versus 20" wheels in winter driving? ?

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I'm looking at several Lincoln MKX AWD vehicles. Some have 20" wheels, some come with 18" rims. Any significant advantages to one size over another? Traction in the snow? Wet/slippery surface braking? Pothole survival? (after the snow melts, the resultant potholes seem to find me!) is the extra 2" of clearance over the road surface a big deal?

Any dry surface/normal driving conditions advantages to one over the other?

Thanks for your help

dirtytricksracing@sbcglobal.net

THey only thing those do is make your car look ugly and stupid. They do not offer better anything.

UCANTCME

The 20's would give you a better footprint on the road as well as better handling overall, the downside would be if you hit a pothole then the cost would be a lot more.

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