C6 Coupe - Tire Chains/cables
 

Hi guys,

All in the title: anybody installed tire chains/cables on their vette? Any particular recommendations?

Thanks,

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Cedric

I can't imagine doing that but I'm sure someone has.

You have very tight clearance with the tires and body / suspension components - I don't think this is advisable. Chains sometimes break - imagine the carnage from the loose end whipping around.

Why?

Anything more than a couple of inches and you've turned the car into a snow plow. Better you stay home or drive the beater.

Why would you do that unless you want to pay for new fenders and quarter panels? Those chains will rip them to shreds.

Here ya go;

http://www.spikes-spiders.com/catalo...tegory/?id=579

I have them for my 96 CE, I only use them to get out of my steep driveway, then I remove them. Allows me to get out in a Vet during the cold long VT winters. We still get some nice days during the winter and going 5-6 months without driving one of my Vets is not an option.

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/585...84smalltw8.jpg

Cedric - are you taking your Vette to the French Alps?? :rofl:

Read the owners manual. There is not sufficient clearance.

Tire Chains !!
 

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This is almost as crazy as the guy who towed a trailer to go camping a few weeks ago. :rofl: Which reminds me that I have to look up that thread again to see what became of it.

post a link! :yesnod:

Seriously just get a winter car along with the vette. Not only that but the owners manual specifically says DO NOT use tire chains on this vehicle.

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Even if you could use chains on it, which you can't, the car is so low in the front that you would just be plowing the snow anyway.

From the owners manual:

Tire Chains
CAUTION:
Do not use tire chains. There is not enough
clearance. Tire chains used on a vehicle
without the proper amount of clearance can
cause damage to the brakes, suspension, or
other vehicle parts. The area damaged by the
tire chains could cause you to lose control of
your vehicle and you or others may be injured
in a crash. Use another type of traction device
only if its manufacturer recommends it for use
on your vehicle and tire size combination and
road conditions. Follow that manufacturer’s
instructions. To help avoid damage to your
vehicle, drive slowly, re-adjust or remove the
device if it is contacting your vehicle, and do
not spin your wheels. If you do find traction
devices that will fit, install them on the
rear tires.
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That crazy guy with the trailer on the C6, that would be me, it's is also the same crazy guy as in this post.

Btw the trip to Carlisle was a blast and I hardly knew the trailer was back there. I averaged 16 MPG pulling the trailer with the a/C on.

These cars are very well built.

I wouldn't use chains to drive 30 or 40 miles but using them to get access to dry pavement to take advantage of a beautiful sunny winter day, it's a no brainer.

Get out and drive, it's only a car, a great car but still a car.:thumbs:

Like I said, going 5-6 months not driving one of my vets is not an option.

IF I was going to do this, I would just wait for the dry roads during the Iowa winter. The road salt is just as great a hazard in my mind!

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My new vette buddy :cheers:

There a couple of things here to say.

Firstly some owner's manuals, such as the vette manual, state that certain tire sizes do not provide enough clearance to accommodate winter traction products. Frequently, car manufacturers make these statements because a vehicle has less clearance available than Class "S requires.
There are however products on the market that exceed the class "S" requirements and as such can potentially fit the vette.

For example I have found this product from SCC Chains

http://www.scc-chain.com/Traction%20Pages/Trac_SZ6.html

For more information regarding clearance classes click on the click here link at the end of this page:

http://www.scc-chain.com/Traction%20...low_clear.html

I contacted them about their products and they came back to me saying they have not tested the C6 Corvette themselves so they don't know.

Before buying anything I wanted to see if anybody had used any product per say

Secondly, for those who don't know, the vette is the world's greatest and most beautiful car: there is no way I could not drive it everyday without going through a depression.
The only time I don't drive it, it's when I'm hauling my wife and 3 year old triplets with me.

I have a feeling that this winter is going to be rough, so I thought that it's time to get something. Last winter in the snow was more than ok, but it hadn't iced up, it remained just snow.

a++ Cedric