Tire chains

[Mark Cooley]

I have a 24 Denali with 22" tires and the owners manual says no tire chains. Oddly no one here in San Diego seems to know anything about chains. Any suggestions?

[richard wysong]

If you need chains stay home. Why would you need chains in So Cal?

[diyer2]

I think there is a clearance problem with the upper control arms. 

[gemarsh]

10 hours ago, richard wysong said:

If you need chains stay home. Why would you need chains in So Cal?

Big bear and Lake Arrowhead are SoCal. I lived there and drove down the mountain every day to work. CHP has a road block at Waterman Canyon Road going up, mandating chains.

 

It was kinda cool. 2 feet of snow in the truck bed still by the time I got to work. Talk about prime snowball material.

 

ETA...this was 40 years ago, but I would say they still have snow. Global warming hasn't taken over that much.

Edited December 23, 2023 by gemarsh
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[Bikerjon]

On 12/22/2023 at 10:09 AM, Mark Cooley said:

I have a 24 Denali with 22" tires and the owners manual says no tire chains. Oddly no one here in San Diego seems to know anything about chains. Any suggestions?

Welcome to the forum. I would not be using tire chains on a brand new Denali. If those chains come loose and they will, there goes the paint on the wheel well moldings. Maybe get studded tires or a 72 Chevy C10.

Edited December 24, 2023 by Bikerjon

[Transient]

I just escaped San Diego a few months ago.  Many people don't realize east county gets snow, although it's usually melted by afternoon. 

 

Fortunately for you, or maybe I should say unfortunately, I grew up in Salt Lake City, UT.  You got the wrong wheel and tire setup for snow and tire chains.  While everybody else is going to warn you about destroying the paint on the edge of your fenders (and they're right), I'm going to warn you about scratching your wheels.  You need less wheel and more tire.  Did you even get a 4wd truck?  Something tells me that's probably a factor in this too.  If you know you're going to venture where there is snow on a regular basis, getting 4wd, and the proper tires for 4wd, seems like common sense to me.  Big Bear is over 2 hours north of San Diego.  After driving that far I wouldn't want to deal with the hassle of installing chains.  Pushing a button is just as effective. 

Edited December 24, 2023 by Transient

[SanDiegoHighwayman]

I HAVE what you'll be needing, that WILL fit your truck perfectly here at https://snowchains.tripod.com/TIRECHAINS/ 

 

[Z71-K9]

4wd is no help on ice.  Chains are amazing.  Look at tirechains.com.  Based in my hometown.