Chains to fit LT345/75R16?

[dbreid]

All,
I am running the following size KM2's on the Suburban:

LT345/75R16, BFGoodrichMud-Terrain T/A KM2

And they are GREAT tires. They have good road manners even on such a heavy truck, and they track nicely. Anyway, I am looking for tire chains. I live in California, so I don't need Skidder chains like I used to use on plow trucks in Maine... I need something to keep myself legal, and to make better traction (if necessary) on trips through passes in the Sierra Nevada/Yosemite, etc.

Granted, it is unlikely that I'd even NEED them, but in CA, it is the law.

When I had 35's on the truck, I carried a set of heavy duty ice bar chains from tirechains.com. They were awesome, but they weighed a lot, and I never wound up needing them.

I looked into RUD's, but they don't list this size (I have an email in to Thor as well).

Anyone have any good ideas?

This is what I used to have (pic trom tirechains.com):

I'd prefer something like these:

Better on the sideways sliding, and much lighter. Obviously, clearance is not an issue, but I don't like chains flapping around while driving on ice.

-Dan

 

[CharlieV]

I tried to find chains like your second picture a while ago for a 35" tire, actually four of them, but 33" was the largest size I could find. I basically gave up after a while, but if you're really serious, an ag chain is probably the only way to find that style chain. I spoke with someone at Bill Burke's and numerous other places and 33" seemed to be the limit. If it's just for passes though, just get the standard truck style chain like your first picture. If you find diamond style chains, please post some info.

I've got 37's on my jeep now and I'd love to have a set of chains for deep snow off road.

Best of luck!

 

[dbreid]

I tried to find chains like your second picture a while ago for a 35" tire, actually four of them, but 33" was the largest size I could find. I basically gave up after a while, but if you're really serious, an ag chain is probably the only way to find that style chain. I spoke with someone at Bill Burke's and numerous other places and 33" seemed to be the limit. If it's just for passes though, just get the standard truck style chain like your first picture. If you find diamond style chains, please post some info.

I've got 37's on my jeep now and I'd love to have a set of chains for deep snow off road.

Best of luck!

Yeah... seems that way. I wonder why it matters, though? Must just be a "people with 37's and up don't buy these style chains..." thing, because I can't see why it would matter. You'd think that you could just add another "diamond, and make them bigger.

My next attempt is to see if tirechains.com will make me some custom ones. I spoke to them on the phone before, and they said to measure things up, and get back to them. That's when I decided to ask you guys.

-Dan

 

[Wyowanderer]

Try a local business that sells new chains. They can often build them from pieces in stock.

 

[njsjeep]

http://www.tirechain.com/tire_chain_search.htm

 

[off-roader]

35x13 seems to be the largest tire dimension size they make that diamond pattern chain on that site.

 

[20101031]

Check these out: http://www.clothierproducts.com/

They aren't the diamond style, but they look pretty good.

I came across them in this thread: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36394&highlight=snow+tire+chains

 

[dbreid]

Those are awesome chains. Clothier is an awesome engineer (I have been a fan of his International for a LONG time! That thing is intense). Unfortunately, those are way too heavy duty (and not for use on any street) for me. But I sure wish I needed those!

-Dan