Posted: 12/17/2007 12:59:56 PM EDT
| My car is terrible in the snow. Its a Nissan Sentra. Does Anyone here use tire chains or the orther variations? I was thinking about getting snow tires but thought the chains would save some $. |
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I have fitted cable type chains for my Honda Civic. Bad things: difficult to put on in a snowstorm, your car needs to be mobile to put them on,you have to limit your speed Good things: cheaper than snow tires,easier to put on in a snowstorm than snow tires  You can get them online from AutoZone,IIRC. Probably lots of other places as well. |
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I feel like I'm going to become the defacto site sponsor for Bridgestone Blizzak tires. A set of 4 205/75R15's for my winter beater Jeep, runs $346 shipped to my door from tirerack.com. I put them on a set of $35 a piece Cragar steel wheels from Quadratec (makes life easier), for a grand total of $486 (plus one time mounting and balancing). For $486, I can drive on ice almost like I'm on dry pavement. And I leave them on all winter (unlike chains). And I can drive 65 on the freeway (unlike chains). And it's a quiet ride (unlike chains). They're super sticky for about 12,000 miles, after which they act pretty much like normal snow tires, since the roads here are generally cleared most of the time (they last alot longer if your tires never see dry pavement). They only come in handy when they AREN'T, or it's iffy (before the plows have come out, or the salt has had a chance to work). I don't put 12,000 miles on my vehicle between November and March. I'll get two years out of them, before the special compound they use on the top half has worn off. YMMV. |
you beat me to it.. just found it under " how NOT to install tirechains... " [ur]lhttp://www.sacramentoareamustang.org/ |
That looks like Donner Pass EB 80, and they look like the are from Sac/Bay Area going to gamble in Reno. People are so damn stupid. |
| Chains (all types) can be a life saver if you have to drive in the snow/ice for a short distance. Max speed is about 30 mph. Check for laws! Check for enough clearance inside your wheel wells. Practice putting them on when it's light and dry out! I carry chains in my transportation just in case; my truck is 4X4 with studded snow tires and the chains add a little insurance in case things get real bad. The chains for my car are for the times the weather man lies. Better to poke along than be stuck in the ditch. |
That is great 
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www.tirechain.com/Default.htm I bought mine there (for a truck). They have the state laws listed too. You really don't want to run them unless you have to. 
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| Only put chains on once down here in Texas during an ice storm.We had some chains for a f450 ford bucket truck. They can get you through some serious mud if you are determined, but you got to go real slow. You are mucho prone to fuck up some shit with chains on. |
You aren't kidding. This thing is awful in the snow |
| Chains or cables are required going over the mountains here. You don't have to have them on your vehicle, but you do have to have them with you and put them on if instructed to do so by the highway patrol. I've got a pair in my toolbox but haven't needed them so far. |
But thats on a Jeep, what a Sentra? |