DailyDSM
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I know, a Californian talking about snow. We've had a few good storms this season and for the first time, I tried bringing the Galant instead of an SUV and the M+S tires just weren't cutting it. For those who have never driven in the Sierras, the snow it is a heavy, wet, and icey. Pair that with shear drop offs on windy roads and I'd rather be safe than sorry.
I know many of you have a seperate set of wheels/snow tires for the winter season but I don't go to the mountains enough to justify storage of another set of wheels. I also know that snow chains, even on stock wheels and tires, will not clear the lower spring perch on the shocks in the front. It looks like tire cables would clear but I am not positive. This won't be much of a problem in the future as I have a set of Hotbits sitting in storage but it looks like I'll need cables for now. In the owners manual it says to put chains on the front (makes sense) and not to put chains on the rear. Now, does anyone know why you can't/shouldn't put chains on the rear if you have two sets of chains or is the manual just detering owners with one set from putting them in the rear instead of the front? Can anyone recommend a particular brand of snow cables? Any other advice would be appreciated.
I know many of you have a seperate set of wheels/snow tires for the winter season but I don't go to the mountains enough to justify storage of another set of wheels. I also know that snow chains, even on stock wheels and tires, will not clear the lower spring perch on the shocks in the front. It looks like tire cables would clear but I am not positive. This won't be much of a problem in the future as I have a set of Hotbits sitting in storage but it looks like I'll need cables for now. In the owners manual it says to put chains on the front (makes sense) and not to put chains on the rear. Now, does anyone know why you can't/shouldn't put chains on the rear if you have two sets of chains or is the manual just detering owners with one set from putting them in the rear instead of the front? Can anyone recommend a particular brand of snow cables? Any other advice would be appreciated.