I do want to make a suggestion though. Put them on at home. Figure out how many links it takes to secure the inner part of the chains to have it seat properly. Once you know this, when you install them in the snow, just hook up the inner side of the chains the same amount of links. Drive forward a little and link the outside. If you've done it properly, your chains should be tight enough without having to constantly check if they need to be tightened. So I got some of these from the local Napa, They were great. Paid 2x what Amazon charges. They are amazing in snow. I drive a low provile BMW 3 series. It cannot handle 3 inches of snow on my street tires. With these chains I was pushing thru ice and 8 inches of snow like it was the race track. Only problem I had with them is even stay under 30mph on bare road, they wore out rather quickly. I need these to get in and out of the side streets I live on, but the main roads are generally clear. They did last about 5 weeks of daily use, then they pretty much fell apart. After you lose 1 link, you might as well junk em, as the rest will go rather shortly. I'm buying my second set now. At this price I'll buy em every 5 weeks if I have to. (BTW i'm a Cali boy, and i got moved to Eire, PA so you can an idea of my problem)
Update Jan 2012:
As I mentioned before, at this low cost, the chains were a pretty good option. At 5 weeks they took on about 500 miles or so before wearing out. Because of the low ride height and upgraded 17" rims, snow tires are way more expensive than what I could afford. This year I did end up getting real snow tires thru the military exchange on credit, but i paid $800 plus $80 to have them installed. While the snow tires handle great, the chains are an amazing option for anyone on a tight budget. I also found that if you make sure to tighten the chains very tight, they don't wear out as fast.
I used these tire chains just once to get up a paved, hilly road with a
sheet of ice on it. I was driving about 5-10 MPH and made it up the
hill just fine. However, I was pretty surprised to see that one of the
cross cables had snapped with just this one incredibly brief use. The
broken chain is now useless. (I had to park at the bottom of the hill
and walk up for the next few days until the ice melted). I would not
trust these tire chains and would strongly discourage anyone from buying
them. The tire chains do come with a one year warranty, but I bought
them years ago and only needed them this one time. For an item such as
tire chains, a one year warranty doesn't seem to make much sense. I
wish that I could have rated these tire chains with zero stars.
As a woman who doesn't normally put cables on her tires, I practiced
putting on these Radial traction cables on my Honda Odyssey's tires and
they weren't too difficult to install. When the time came to actually
use them, I had someone else place them on.
They were easy to drive on. I only drove 25 mph down the snowy mountain. The road was plowed and salted. I pulled to a turnoff (it was plowed and clean) to let some cars pass me. Even at such a slow speed, I hit ice and the car lost traction. I could feel the anti-lock brakes kick in as I started sliding. Fortunately, my slow speed, the anti-lock brakes, and the traction cables all worked together to keep me from sliding off the mountain. I've never driven in snow and ice, so I don't know how the cables should have performed on ice. All I know is that is how they actually did perform.
Taking them off wasn't difficult. I just unhooked them and drove over them. They aren't heavy, but cramming them back in the box is a problem. I solved that by using Velcro ties to hold it closed. These chains are for those rare occasions when the police require everyone on the road to have chains. They are not for regular use but if they get you home just once they're worth the price. I recommend also buying the rubber chain tighteners QG20070. The tighteners will take up any slack to help to prevent the chains from hitting the wheel wells and falling off. Needed to readjust them after moving some. Drove these in Lincoln Nebraska which doesn't get a lot of snow though about a foot I carved through without a problem. Became a bit of a snow plow indenting both left and right side of my front bumper pushing snow out of the way.
For the price I really like them. Drove about 30 miles with them always under 40mph and didn't notice any breakage as others noted. Keep in mind their aren't many hills around. Also I like they are light so not a big deal to move around in my trunk. The coils are much smaller than on the SCC Super Z6, but I had to replace that, because that made contact with the suspension. I'm a bit afraid how much it will withstand, but at least I have something that fits my 2010 Mazda6 with 205/65R16 tires.
You should not use rubber tightener for this one, the manual specifically warns for this fact. Prepare to get a pair of work gloves, it can be really painful to tighten with bare handsGood, but only for one season. I used this on a RWD Ranger, and due to the RWD and weight of the vehicle, my traction situation did not improve, even with the chains (had slick tires). These did help me get out of mud once, but were damaged afterwards. Great for dire emergencies when a vehicle is stuck. But when in doubt, just don't drive in bad weather if you don't have to.
They were easy to drive on. I only drove 25 mph down the snowy mountain. The road was plowed and salted. I pulled to a turnoff (it was plowed and clean) to let some cars pass me. Even at such a slow speed, I hit ice and the car lost traction. I could feel the anti-lock brakes kick in as I started sliding. Fortunately, my slow speed, the anti-lock brakes, and the traction cables all worked together to keep me from sliding off the mountain. I've never driven in snow and ice, so I don't know how the cables should have performed on ice. All I know is that is how they actually did perform.
Taking them off wasn't difficult. I just unhooked them and drove over them. They aren't heavy, but cramming them back in the box is a problem. I solved that by using Velcro ties to hold it closed. These chains are for those rare occasions when the police require everyone on the road to have chains. They are not for regular use but if they get you home just once they're worth the price. I recommend also buying the rubber chain tighteners QG20070. The tighteners will take up any slack to help to prevent the chains from hitting the wheel wells and falling off. Needed to readjust them after moving some. Drove these in Lincoln Nebraska which doesn't get a lot of snow though about a foot I carved through without a problem. Became a bit of a snow plow indenting both left and right side of my front bumper pushing snow out of the way.
For the price I really like them. Drove about 30 miles with them always under 40mph and didn't notice any breakage as others noted. Keep in mind their aren't many hills around. Also I like they are light so not a big deal to move around in my trunk. The coils are much smaller than on the SCC Super Z6, but I had to replace that, because that made contact with the suspension. I'm a bit afraid how much it will withstand, but at least I have something that fits my 2010 Mazda6 with 205/65R16 tires.
You should not use rubber tightener for this one, the manual specifically warns for this fact. Prepare to get a pair of work gloves, it can be really painful to tighten with bare handsGood, but only for one season. I used this on a RWD Ranger, and due to the RWD and weight of the vehicle, my traction situation did not improve, even with the chains (had slick tires). These did help me get out of mud once, but were damaged afterwards. Great for dire emergencies when a vehicle is stuck. But when in doubt, just don't drive in bad weather if you don't have to.
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