 Poster: A snowHead
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I have a set of 235/65/18 diamond chains.
Has anyone had success in removing links in order to fit a smaller tyre size - 235/65/17.
Alternatively using bungee straps to tighten and hold.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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moosewurst, it's not difficult to remove/replace links but might be difficult to get the size just right. I wouldn't use bungee - you need something much firmer, I reckon. This lash up worked well. This was early October, so I still had summer tyres on and no chains the right size.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks that's simple. Were you able to drive up to 25mph?
With 14 lengths of chain across the tread it could be a long job, but I might give it a go (seems you can do it with chisel, hammer and pliers).
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i would have thought it would be a case of just shortening the chain as the depth and width of the tyre is the same as before
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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easier to swap them for some the right size!
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Were you able to drive up to 25mph?
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yes, they were no more (or less) of a pain than chains normally are. But I definitely wouldn't use bungee - too sloppy.
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Do people not use rubber tensioners with chains as standard?
(Cue only in the dungeon gags)
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Do people not use rubber tensioners with chains as standard?
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yes, but the rubber tensioners which are standard parts of some chains (generally cheaper ones I think) have little in common with "bungee". They are short, strong, and not that stretchy - I am not very strong and I really struggle to stretch some of them, which is one reason why I have more expensive chains with automatic tensioners.
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