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[+] [deleted] • 7 pts
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chains don't work on ice... but... LOL, this takes environMental to the next level.

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Oregon plates? Odds increase they lived in Commiefornia...

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Im from California, lived in Snow Country for 20 years. In fact, from just north of Sacramento and the east side from Mojave to the northern border all get snow. Where I lived we got as much as . Not all of CA is snow smart, but close to Oregon is. My bet is this is a native.

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I wasn't talking about those parts of the state. I was talking about the coastal areas from Bay Area to San Diego.

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It snows quite a bit where I am, and I never see chains on anyone's tires.

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Chains are only really good for emergencies, not for daily use. Throw them in the trunk next to your tire compressor and jack. If it snows a lot you should be swapping out your tires every winter for winter tires. If you put them on an extra set of rims it's easy to swap them yourself.

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And they were perplexed that it was drifting all over the front and not really going anywhere...

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I've heard people say chains belong on the rear wheels even for front wheel driven vehicles.

I don't know from where this misinformation originates.

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I wonder if the idea is to prevent fishtailing

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That's the idea behind front wheel drive.

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Exactly, but you can fishtail a FWD vehicle too. I was just postulating why someone would recommend putting the chains on the back.

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but the rear wheels remained safely on the road

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Id be shocked if that thing had clearance for chains up front.

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You would do that to a fwd drive vehicle to prevent spinning out of control, by having the better tires in the rear.

However looking at that picture, you won't be going anywhere.

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her lesbian friends are all driving subarus