Topic: Tire Chains

[86toyota]

Looking for a either 1 pair or 2 pair of chains to fit a set of 315x75r16 (35") tires. Preferably v-bars but if the price is right regular will work.

[V-Man]

Looking for a either 1 pair or 2 pair of chains to fit a set of 315x75r16 (35") tires. Preferably v-bars but if the price is right regular will work.

  Go to a truck stop and buy two sets of "singles", get a set of chain pliers, and build them. .  The cross links should fit your tires with some side coverage, they need to be moved closer together to get the right spacing and then the excess links of the side chains are cut off.

Try and get a set that has cams. The side with the cams goes on the outside and they are the last thing you tighten up.

Don't use bungee cords...   If the chains don't stay in place then they are not put on tight enough.

 

[cdgvw1]

I have a buddy that has at least one pair, maybe 2. I think we only used them once and maybe only for 10 mins.. Whare are you located?? We are just outside of Sacramento, CA.

Chris

[86toyota [OP]]

Ive used the ones with the cams on my old 31" tires they fit tight and we still used bungees just because. cdgvw1- im located in Montana

[V-Man]

Ive used the ones with the cams on my old 31" tires they fit tight and we still used bungees just because.

  Think about how hard you have to pull a bungee cord to make it stretch, and then think about it trying to hold against the weight of the tire chain multiplied by the centrifugal force created by the rolling tire.  If they don't stay in place then they are not fitted to the tire and they need to be fixed/adjusted.  If you've got three or four links loose at the ends of the side chains, then a bungee to pull it inside the tire is fine.  

[86toyota [OP]]

exactly. Im a Montana hunter...trust me ive used chains before haha

[cdgvw1]

sent you a pm..