90YJ SNow-Driving
looking for advice, when driving on snow, on pavement,,,mnt.-passes
ect. are cables better than chains, do i want cables/chains, for all four tires? thanks, johnp |
Re: 90YJ SNow-Driving
scopenutt@yahoo.com wrote:
> looking for advice, when driving on snow, on pavement,,,mnt.-passes > ect. > are cables better than chains, > do i want cables/chains, for all four tires? > thanks, > johnp > i think that with either of them, you can't go over 20mph. i have studded snows on my 93 YJ and it's practically unstoppable. -- Ben Jerew ASE Master Technician New Country Lexus of Latham, NY Amateur Off-Roader |
Re: 90YJ SNow-Driving
scopenutt@yahoo.com wrote:
> looking for advice, when driving on snow, on pavement,,,mnt.-passes > ect. > are cables better than chains, > do i want cables/chains, for all four tires? > thanks, > johnp > i think that with either of them, you can't go over 20mph. i have studded snows on my 93 YJ and it's practically unstoppable. -- Ben Jerew ASE Master Technician New Country Lexus of Latham, NY Amateur Off-Roader |
Re: 90YJ SNow-Driving
scopenutt@yahoo.com wrote:
> looking for advice, when driving on snow, on pavement,,,mnt.-passes > ect. > are cables better than chains, > do i want cables/chains, for all four tires? > thanks, > johnp > i think that with either of them, you can't go over 20mph. i have studded snows on my 93 YJ and it's practically unstoppable. -- Ben Jerew ASE Master Technician New Country Lexus of Latham, NY Amateur Off-Roader |
Re: 90YJ SNow-Driving
MudPuppy76 <"<moc.rr.pacyn"@"pupralop"> proclaimed:
> scopenutt@yahoo.com wrote: > >> looking for advice, when driving on snow, on pavement,,,mnt.-passes >> ect. >> are cables better than chains, >> do i want cables/chains, for all four tires? >> thanks, >> johnp >> > i think that with either of them, you can't go over 20mph. i have > studded snows on my 93 YJ and it's practically unstoppable. > A good set of cable chains properly tightened will allow over 20mph with considerably less jaw rattling than normal chains. Not that it is particularly a good idea to be doing much over 20 if the road is bad enough to need chains on a 4x4. Only thing I hate about studs is that you can't quickly pop them in when you need them, then remove them on the dry stuff. |
Re: 90YJ SNow-Driving
MudPuppy76 <"<moc.rr.pacyn"@"pupralop"> proclaimed:
> scopenutt@yahoo.com wrote: > >> looking for advice, when driving on snow, on pavement,,,mnt.-passes >> ect. >> are cables better than chains, >> do i want cables/chains, for all four tires? >> thanks, >> johnp >> > i think that with either of them, you can't go over 20mph. i have > studded snows on my 93 YJ and it's practically unstoppable. > A good set of cable chains properly tightened will allow over 20mph with considerably less jaw rattling than normal chains. Not that it is particularly a good idea to be doing much over 20 if the road is bad enough to need chains on a 4x4. Only thing I hate about studs is that you can't quickly pop them in when you need them, then remove them on the dry stuff. |
Re: 90YJ SNow-Driving
MudPuppy76 <"<moc.rr.pacyn"@"pupralop"> proclaimed:
> scopenutt@yahoo.com wrote: > >> looking for advice, when driving on snow, on pavement,,,mnt.-passes >> ect. >> are cables better than chains, >> do i want cables/chains, for all four tires? >> thanks, >> johnp >> > i think that with either of them, you can't go over 20mph. i have > studded snows on my 93 YJ and it's practically unstoppable. > A good set of cable chains properly tightened will allow over 20mph with considerably less jaw rattling than normal chains. Not that it is particularly a good idea to be doing much over 20 if the road is bad enough to need chains on a 4x4. Only thing I hate about studs is that you can't quickly pop them in when you need them, then remove them on the dry stuff. |
Re: 90YJ SNow-Driving
Lon wrote:
> MudPuppy76 <"<moc.rr.pacyn"@"pupralop"> proclaimed: > >> scopenutt@yahoo.com wrote: >> >>> looking for advice, when driving on snow, on pavement,,,mnt.-passes >>> ect. >>> are cables better than chains, >>> do i want cables/chains, for all four tires? >>> thanks, >>> johnp >>> >> i think that with either of them, you can't go over 20mph. i have >> studded snows on my 93 YJ and it's practically unstoppable. >> > A good set of cable chains properly tightened will allow over 20mph > with considerably less jaw rattling than normal chains. Not that it > is particularly a good idea to be doing much over 20 if the road is > bad enough to need chains on a 4x4. Only thing I hate about studs > is that you can't quickly pop them in when you need them, then > remove them on the dry stuff. well, studs are noisier to be sure, but then, i only run them in the winter months. this year in upstate NY was pretty stupid idea (no snow, WTF?) but in the summer i run BFG Mud-Terrains, and they're a bit noisier than the studs. any particular reason you wouldn't want to run studs on dry pavement? keep in mind i'm not familiar with driving out west, if that makes a difference. -- Ben Jerew ASE Master Technician New Country Lexus of Latham, NY Amateur Off-Roader |
Re: 90YJ SNow-Driving
Lon wrote:
> MudPuppy76 <"<moc.rr.pacyn"@"pupralop"> proclaimed: > >> scopenutt@yahoo.com wrote: >> >>> looking for advice, when driving on snow, on pavement,,,mnt.-passes >>> ect. >>> are cables better than chains, >>> do i want cables/chains, for all four tires? >>> thanks, >>> johnp >>> >> i think that with either of them, you can't go over 20mph. i have >> studded snows on my 93 YJ and it's practically unstoppable. >> > A good set of cable chains properly tightened will allow over 20mph > with considerably less jaw rattling than normal chains. Not that it > is particularly a good idea to be doing much over 20 if the road is > bad enough to need chains on a 4x4. Only thing I hate about studs > is that you can't quickly pop them in when you need them, then > remove them on the dry stuff. well, studs are noisier to be sure, but then, i only run them in the winter months. this year in upstate NY was pretty stupid idea (no snow, WTF?) but in the summer i run BFG Mud-Terrains, and they're a bit noisier than the studs. any particular reason you wouldn't want to run studs on dry pavement? keep in mind i'm not familiar with driving out west, if that makes a difference. -- Ben Jerew ASE Master Technician New Country Lexus of Latham, NY Amateur Off-Roader |
Re: 90YJ SNow-Driving
Lon wrote:
> MudPuppy76 <"<moc.rr.pacyn"@"pupralop"> proclaimed: > >> scopenutt@yahoo.com wrote: >> >>> looking for advice, when driving on snow, on pavement,,,mnt.-passes >>> ect. >>> are cables better than chains, >>> do i want cables/chains, for all four tires? >>> thanks, >>> johnp >>> >> i think that with either of them, you can't go over 20mph. i have >> studded snows on my 93 YJ and it's practically unstoppable. >> > A good set of cable chains properly tightened will allow over 20mph > with considerably less jaw rattling than normal chains. Not that it > is particularly a good idea to be doing much over 20 if the road is > bad enough to need chains on a 4x4. Only thing I hate about studs > is that you can't quickly pop them in when you need them, then > remove them on the dry stuff. well, studs are noisier to be sure, but then, i only run them in the winter months. this year in upstate NY was pretty stupid idea (no snow, WTF?) but in the summer i run BFG Mud-Terrains, and they're a bit noisier than the studs. any particular reason you wouldn't want to run studs on dry pavement? keep in mind i'm not familiar with driving out west, if that makes a difference. -- Ben Jerew ASE Master Technician New Country Lexus of Latham, NY Amateur Off-Roader |
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