hey you cali people, know of anywhere to get tire chains for cars? Thinking about making a winter road trip wich would have me go through a couple of mountain ranges. (yes I'm an idiot)

Please tell me you are not planning on putting chains on your Camaro or Corvette. Checkout tirechain.com, I got a set of cablechains from them once on my old truck. Other than that check with some local tire and wheel shops.

Try these folks...http://www.tirechain.com/
Tire Chains by Tirechains.com

Check your owners manual about fitting tire chains.

Then buy a set of snow tires, it's the only way. 235/45-17 Dunlop Graspic DS3's work just fine on these cars.

what are snow chains??
we are looking @ high 60's here today. i saw a 70 on the forcast for tomorrow.

That's it, I'm gathering up Pimpmaro's car and heading to the Warren Motorsports Development Facility. At least we won't be freezing while burning propane (insert King of the Hill reference here) by the ton.

Search the web under "Spikes Spyder".

Here is one link, http://www.spikes-spiders.com/

I think the width of the camaro tires would require the chain type, I don't think the spyder type will fit.

Z28

Well, at least we're going above freezing for a few hours this afternoon here in Chicago... time to wash the 3 weeks of salt off the daily beater

no no no. Camaro & Corvette isn't driven in winter.

Talking about Geo Metro.... Probably only need the fronts? Also any preference on what type? There are diamond pattern & straight & other kinds. Looking for something reasonable (cheap) that works real well. I see Napa has a cheap set, but they didn't look very aggressive.

Even if I don't go driving through mountains I could have used the chains last march/april on my little trip past Erie PA during a snowstorm that reduced I-86/I-90 to one lane westbound and a parking lot eastbound.

Tire: 155/80R13

They're these things that wrap around your summer tires to let you drive up into the mountain snow areas.

See, that way, us Southern Californians can drive up to the ski areas in the morning, then head down to the beach and surf in the afternoon. All without switching summer tires to winter ones.

For you Texans, just envision a device that you could attach to your car that would remove humidity in the summer... :leaving:

You could always buy a 4WD truck.

If your going somewhere that requires chains you probably shouldn't go.





Now take that 4WD truck WITH chains, a winch, front locker, and taller tires THEN in the middle of having yourself an adventure.

If I bought a new truck it would still be 2wd. I wouldn't drive any new vehicle in the snow and salt, that's what the Geo is for. Well the Geo is for everyday driving too.

screw chains... just get good winter tires and get them studded.

Have you driven 4WD in snow/ice?

I've owned a 4x4 for about six years consecutive. Went a few winters in between without one and had a Bronco 2 before that.

Put it this way. Where I live, and where I work, bad roads adds about 5-10 minutes to my drive. With a 2WD I'm looking at an extra 20-30 minutes.

I usually pass about 20 cars on the way to work on snowy/icy roads.

Yeah I don't like the salt thing but whadda ya gonna do.

Yeah Lonnie, I had a push button 4x4 blazer, but I sold it to save up for the vette. FWD sucks in the snow, but I use the e-brake to turn the car. No biggie. Obviously RWD is better than FWD, I could always put my crown vic on the road and use it in the snow. It did fine in snow.

Oh and it doesn't matter how many wheels you have driving the wheels when you are ice b/c neither vehicle is going to be able to stop.

I wouldn't get chains either, just good snow tires. The way I look at it is this: Chains only allow me to get stuck in even deeper snow that I don't want to have to dig out of.

If it's a single road trip, just rent a 4x4 for the trip and save the headaches and wear and tear on your vehicles.

Guys we are talking about a Geo Metro that was bought for $1000 and is worth less with a little fender damage and the fact that I stripped it and screwed up 2nd gear. i'm not spending $200-300 on snow tires.

wear and tear on my vehicles? That's the point of the Geo Metro. It's the beater car for a reason.

Eons ago, JCW used to carry chains, and they had some type of plastic traction strips you could thread through the wheels too. I don't know if they still do or not. This was back when we would sometimes get 8" of snow in southern KY, but that was a long time ago...

Dude Aaron, if you think RWD is better than FWD that GEO must be TERRIBLE on crappy roads.

If you still need the chains I'll look it up tomorrow. I was looking through a 4x4 magazine the other day and saw an ad for some.

All FWD vehicles suck in the snow, even my parents old minivan. I never had a problem having my RWD crown vic going in the driection I wanted it to go. Sure it may have been pointed slideways, but it was still going in the right direction.

I see Napa has some cheap, but they seem to be the straight kind, I'll check around the parts stores here, carquest and such. I'd like to have them for emergencies, $30 ain't going to break me.

Are kidding? FWD is great in snow.

If you drive a a Camaro you must know that RWD sucks in snow.

Ice racers have different class for RWD, or the FWD cars walk all over them and they are running spikes.

Tires still make a difference and driving is crtical, But for snow AWD or FWD are the right stuff.

Z28

FWD is great in the snow for the average person. I prefer a RWD car in the snow as long as it has tires with decent tread in the back. I still say that my '91 TA was my favorite car to drive in the winter, but that may be because I grew up as the son and nephew of Dirt stock car drivers so I don't mind being sideways.

I've got a '96 Beretta now and it just wants to push in heavy snow (even with new All-seasons). You have to be more liberal on the loud pedal to get the front tires digging otherwise it won't change direction. I still have fun with it, but it's definitely a different driving style.

I can't help with the snow chains, just wanted to put my $.02 in.

62.99 for a set to fit your Metro from tirechains.com