snow cables/chains - SCC Super Z6
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California has three levels of chain requirements and all four wheel drive cars with snow (M&S) tires must still carry chains for at least one axel. If fact all vehicles must carry chains (or device such as spike spiders) in chain control areas. At this instant it is not snowing on I80 in the Sierra and AWD vehicles with snow tires are OK, but they still mus have chains on board.
Go to the CalTrans website for a complete explanation and to http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi to check current requirements.
From recent personal experience conditions can go from no chains to full chains very quickly and CalTrans can be an hour or more behind in their updates.
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I had bought these same chains for my IS350. They definitely ended up scratching my rims. plus I found they didn't work well. I was attempting to go up Mt Baldy and couldn't make it. It was scary as f^ck because I had to do a U turn on a very narry switch back. Now that I lowered my car I doubt I could fit the chains on.
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On my old car that had low profile tires I used chains like yours and the chains scratched up the side of my rims.
Looks like they can do the same to yours according to your pics.
After that I never took a car with low profile tires to the snow. Its not worth it.
Looks like they can do the same to yours according to your pics.
After that I never took a car with low profile tires to the snow. Its not worth it.
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