Puddin99
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- Scappoose, OR
If you have one set of tire chains and you are using 4x4, do you put them in the front or the rear axle?
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Tire chains - one set...
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Banditt007
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- New York
manual states to use only on the rear. i think the fear is clipping the front brake lines due to small clearance between chains and brake hose. i've never used them just saying. everything i've heard is that to put them on the rear if only one set available but if at all possible use them on all 4 and drive intelligently
ceb0217
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- oregon,corvallis
put them on the front so you can put it back onto 2wd and pull cookies ha ha.
ParadiseXJ
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- Location
- Paradise, CA 95969
California:
Chains Required levels.
#1 Chains or 4X4 required on all vehicles
#2 Chains or 4X4 with snow tires (all four wheels)
#3 Chains required on ALL vehicles (2X4 and 4X4). Usually if these conditions exist (#3) the road is closed anyway.
For highway driving chains should go on drive (rear) wheels only.
I have 2 sets of chains for that "just in case" scenario. Like this with another 2000 feet to climb before the summit on a fairly steep frozen gravel road.
Chains Required levels.
#1 Chains or 4X4 required on all vehicles
#2 Chains or 4X4 with snow tires (all four wheels)
#3 Chains required on ALL vehicles (2X4 and 4X4). Usually if these conditions exist (#3) the road is closed anyway.
For highway driving chains should go on drive (rear) wheels only.
I have 2 sets of chains for that "just in case" scenario. Like this with another 2000 feet to climb before the summit on a fairly steep frozen gravel road.
Matthew Currie
NAXJA Member #760
- Location
- Vermont, land of big clay
The general rule is to put them on the back. If you put them on the front, you may have better pulling traction, but if you lose rear traction going down a hill or on a side hill you'll end up sideways.
I've always put them on the rear (unless fwd). No steer is bad, no stop is worse.
So, say I've got a pair of 'real' chains that came with the jeep and a pair of 'cable' chains from my last truck. Both will fit over the 235/75/15's if need be. I hope it doesn't come to it, but would you mix them if conditions got bad enough? Maybe cables up front (to clear brake lines) and 'real' chains out back? Never really thought about it til I ran across the cables in the garage the other day.
So, say I've got a pair of 'real' chains that came with the jeep and a pair of 'cable' chains from my last truck. Both will fit over the 235/75/15's if need be. I hope it doesn't come to it, but would you mix them if conditions got bad enough? Maybe cables up front (to clear brake lines) and 'real' chains out back? Never really thought about it til I ran across the cables in the garage the other day.
ParadiseXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Paradise, CA 95969
That'd work for extreme conditions, don't know about the legality on the highway, but off road it'd give you some extra pulling traction.
ParadiseXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Paradise, CA 95969
OK, here's the straight poop from the California Vehicle Code. I don't know what your state says about it but I just googled "CA Vehicle Code, chains". Looks like all 4 is OK.
http://tirechain.com/california-chain-requirement.htm
Merry Christmas everyone!!
http://tirechain.com/california-chain-requirement.htm
Merry Christmas everyone!!
