wreckdiver1321
Overlander
Maybe it's a Nissan tuning thing? All I know is every time it rains here (few and far between unfortunately), I have to be extremely careful on throttle application. Otherwise I'm sliding all over the place, which, while fun and controllable, is particularly frustrating when trying to pull out from a stop light. Or turn at any speed between 0 and 30. Bizarre tuning that encourages sliding, I like it. :smiley_drive:
Perhaps a little bit of drift car DNA goes into all Nissans? :sombrero:
I just got mine from AutoZone or Orielly's but they were a common tire chain up here (Glacier Chain with a v bar) everyone caries them up here, like shops like 6 Rob Lees, ect. The v bar is tack welded to the chain links in the part of the chain that is under the tire and it gives more bite into the ice. It takes some time learning to put them on, but once you got it you can put them on in under 20min. Drive some and tighten them up again with the rubber bungees (they do get hard and don't stretch when 0 deg f or colder). That is all I got.
Glad to hear. I just had a look at them in my local farm and ranch supply store, and they look well built. Turns out I can get them and the tensioners in town for a bit cheaper, so that's what I'll do before too long.
BTW wish you were knocking on my door asking if I wanted a screaming deal on an ARB. Road trip on your winter break?
Haha I'd love to, but unfortunately that's not practical. I wonder how much truck freight for that would be to AK? like $400-500?
I recently read somewhere that having chains on only one axle of a 4WD places a lot of strain on the transaxle? Is that true? I can see the wheel diameter changing slightly which in turn changes the gear ratio front to back I guess?
Yeah, this has the potential to cause some bad issues. The transfer case locks the front and rear driveshafts together when you switch to 4x4. That extra diameter from the chains will cause a difference in tire speed, and therefore driveshaft speed, between the front and the back. This will cause the transfer case to bind and give all sorts of problems. Kind of like trying to turn with a locked diff.
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