draganov3006
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Hey, any final solution/s to this issue?
So far people mentioned spacers to the front wheels - prefer not to go this route.
So far people mentioned spacers to the front wheels - prefer not to go this route.
No snow chains on all four wheels?
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80proof
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The best thing to do in the snow is air down. I regulary snow wheel in 4'+ and the best thing you can do is air down, way down. Without beadlocks 6psi is a safe number as long as you aren't bouncing around in the ditches. the bigger the contact patch, the more traction and flotation you have.
Chipmunkyota
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You could try low profile chains sized down one size for tight fit if fronts must be run. Don’t drive then on pavement, might pop off!
DAW89446
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I always assumed that since the vast majority of 4x4s now use independent front suspension and swing axles, that was the reason manufacturers state chains cannot be used on the front. But the correct argument that front wheel drive vehicles are chained up in front belies that claim.
I sometimes wonder if it is more of a disclaimer by the manufacturers to avoid a lawsuit if someone inexperienced in chain installation tears up the front end simply because they didn’t install adjusters with their chains and chains fell off into the inside of the tire at speed and ripped up CV boots, brake lines and other mayhem.
In the old days I chained up the front end of my 1970 Ford F250 4x4 because of the engine weight. That’s what everyone who lived in my tiny mountain hamlet did. If roads were bad enough to require all wheels chained, the roads were already closed anyway.
I have a set of NAPA heavy duty V bar truck chains for my 4Runner that I originally purchased for my 2002 Tacoma TRD. To date they’ve never been used, even though I regularly ran deep snow off road and on.
I sometimes wonder if it is more of a disclaimer by the manufacturers to avoid a lawsuit if someone inexperienced in chain installation tears up the front end simply because they didn’t install adjusters with their chains and chains fell off into the inside of the tire at speed and ripped up CV boots, brake lines and other mayhem.
In the old days I chained up the front end of my 1970 Ford F250 4x4 because of the engine weight. That’s what everyone who lived in my tiny mountain hamlet did. If roads were bad enough to require all wheels chained, the roads were already closed anyway.
I have a set of NAPA heavy duty V bar truck chains for my 4Runner that I originally purchased for my 2002 Tacoma TRD. To date they’ve never been used, even though I regularly ran deep snow off road and on.
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