Does anybody know if chains will fit on a 4th Gen with 255/75R17s? I had a scary adventure on ice this weekend which could have easily totaled my rig, not to mention possible serious injury or death for me. I think chains should be onboard for next winter. I'm currently running stock size (worn out) studded tires but planning studded and siped Cooper MAXX 255/75R17s on FJC rims for next winter. I'll gain 5mm of inside clearance with the 255s and another 5mm from the rims being 10mm less offset. I'd be willing to put on after-market upper control arms if it would make the difference. I'm hoping at least cables will clear on the front and real chains on the back.
I was stuck so bad I had to call a tow truck for the first time ever. He had a fully chained F-450 diesel and it was very impressive when he pulled me 100 yards up a steep ice-covered closed road that I couldn't even walk on. It's the steepest mile of paved road in the US. I didn't realize it was glare ice under a dusting of snow, I just thought it was packed hard. Luckily I was crawling in 4-low and a tree stopped me from going down an embankment. I ended up with just a dent in the plastic cover of my bumper that mostly popped back out.
I was stuck so bad I had to call a tow truck for the first time ever. He had a fully chained F-450 diesel and it was very impressive when he pulled me 100 yards up a steep ice-covered closed road that I couldn't even walk on. It's the steepest mile of paved road in the US. I didn't realize it was glare ice under a dusting of snow, I just thought it was packed hard. Luckily I was crawling in 4-low and a tree stopped me from going down an embankment. I ended up with just a dent in the plastic cover of my bumper that mostly popped back out.
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