mtnsubie Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 I'm in N. Cal, where tire chains/cables are required to drive on snow-covered roads, even for AWD vehicles in some conditions. Which brands are good? I don't go very often so I don't need the super duper models, just something quick and easy to put on (if there is such a thing). What's the word? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 A decent set of snow tyres is what you really need. Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnsubie Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 Thanks but I'm not looking for new tires, I only need chains/cables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03Indigo Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 My brother in law got his from this site http://www.tirechain.com/Default.htm affordable, warranty, easy install. You don't want anything too bulky as they might slack off the tire and rip the wheel well apart. Stick to the cable ones, and not true chains. IMHO, that is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outback XT Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 I thought I read in our owners manual that we shouldn't use them with our all wheel drive system. Did anyone else see or hear of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnsubie Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 I thought I read in our owners manual that we shouldn't use them with our all wheel drive system. Did anyone else see or hear of this? Oh, my. When all else fails, read the manual. Hmm, that could be a problem, because there are many times when having AWD is not enough because of tire limitations (poor traction). I don't need to be slipping and sliding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2481 Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 dude, I just came back from my 3rd trip to tahoe this year, and you have 2 choices. 1)get some Hankook W300 Icebears (which ride better i.e. quieter and with better grip than the RE92's in ALL conditions) 2) just get some cable-type chains. The Zig-Zag ones work the best, but the ladder-type ones are fine (mine are lasdder-type cobras that you can get at any napa/kragen/etc. store) I drove up and back from the bay area to tahoe during the last two big dumps (yes, as the snow was falling) with my RE-92's and Chains as well as the W300 tires, and the performance of the W300's was very impressive. The pros of having the snow tires far outweighs the con of having to pay a few hundred bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfool Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 1. the guy already said he only wanted chains/cables. doesn't want snow tires. i feel the same way, for routine CA driving, snow tires are gonna be an uncomfortable expense. And snow tires are not the end-all/be-all; R3 driving conditions still require chains regardless of snow tires. 2. the manual says you can use chains on front tires if you have to. 3. i'm curious to what others are using as well. i feel lame having to buy chains for an AWD car but don't wanna get turned back after driving all the way to the damn mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2481 Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 1. the guy already said he only wanted chains/cables. doesn't want snow tires. i feel the same way, for routine CA driving, snow tires are gonna be an uncomfortable expense. And snow tires are not the end-all/be-all; R3 driving conditions still require chains regardless of snow tires. I agree with the R3 comment and in regards to saying he wants chains/cables I posted my pre and post snow tire experiences for that exact reason. If he is going to areas with snow for a total of 10 days, chains are fine. If he is going every weekend as I do, then that's a different story. Besides, a lot of people hate their RE-92's anyway, and if he can find a set of snows that work better than stock in almost all conditions (nokians, etc), why not buy some and sell his 92's on fleabay? It's worth it not to be sliding around on ice skates when you're in tahoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2481 Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 these might be good too. http://www.tirechain.com/shoechains.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnsubie Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 Yeah, exactly. As much as I dislike the RE92s, I cannot afford to just blow them away right now. Its just not financially feasible to buy new tires for a couple of snow runs (at most for me) in a year. R3 conditions? That must be what I heard. I knew there were some conditions where chains were required regardless of tires and AWD. That tire chains online source is the first one on the Google search. They must be getting a bunch of hits right about now. Cables it is then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2481 Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 snow blades and maybe even some good antifreeze could prove useful as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreoSTi Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 R3 conditions? That must be what I heard. I knew there were some conditions where chains were required regardless of tires and AWD. The roads are usually closed before it becomes an R3. However, I will be keeping a set of snow cables in my Forester (even with the Nokian WRs)... Just in case. -Mike- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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