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Snow chains for 205 55 16 850 1996

posted by  someone claiming to be Matt on  Wed Mar 28 02:24 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I'm sure there has been some discussion in the past regarding this, but since my last trip up in the mountains to go skiing resulted in my volvo having to get a push from an Audi and an Outback, I figured I should look into getting some chains for my car. My tire size is 205-55-16. Any thoughts/comments/ideas on what to get? I did a search and most of the posts that resulted were from 3 and 4 years ago. I would appreciate any help.

Thanks,

Matt







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    Re: Snow chains for 205 55 16 850 1996

    posted by  someone claiming to be Richard Diedrich on  Wed Mar 28 16:53 CST 2001 [RELATED]

    I agree that you should use snow tires instead of chains.

    First of all, futzing around with chains under any conditions doesn't lend itself to fun on the slopes and I doubt if there is enough clearence under there.

    Second, the width of your tires are for "dry" traction and you should take a lesson from rallye cars and (as suggested) use a narrower width for more PSI on the contact patch.

    There has been lots of space wasted on the hottest/coolest flavor of the month snow tires and I doubt that you can tell much differance between them. If they get up the mountain who cares what you call them or what they cost.

    I have a pair of 185-65 on steel wheels for the 96 850, which I throw on (20 min) the morning I need them. With the winter mode, tracs and a bit of skill you'll do well.

    Have fun.







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    Re: Snow chains for 205 55 16 850 1996

    posted by  someone claiming to be Mr. Yuk on  Wed Mar 28 05:27 CST 2001 [RELATED]

    Try 185 65/15 snow tires. They should help.






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