I was thinking wheel spacers would be an easy way to fix clearance issues, but now I think I’m going to move towards a set of studded winter tires for up north.
I just returned from a cold and icy trip towing a trailer and had some pretty sketchy moments on the drive. The temperatures are so cold that salt has no affect on the snow/ice and the roads are scrapped down to a thin layer of compacted snow/ice and sand is spread ontop to help with traction, but it simply isn’t enough to overcome the increased drag from an enclosed trailer while climbing a hill. Several times on my drive at approximately 60mph my rear tires lost traction causing the truck to get pretty loose.
I don’t like running 4wd for extended periods of time, but there were sections hours long that required it to stay on the road.