Big bear snow chain or tires

[dvasqu01]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Hey, you guys are right. I could've sworn I read it in the manual but maybe it was some bullshit here.

So far, all I've found in the manual was "Be careful not to scratch your aluminum wheels with chains."

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Page 186 winter driving. Do not use chains. Spring chains may be ok.

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner. Confirmed - page 186

Hahahaha made my night


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[dvasqu01]

Originally Posted by retoocs

Your are assuming there's going to be snow there. Let's be realistic here.

Shit man you never now but then again haha


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[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by dvasqu01

Hahahaha made my night

Shut up, kid. Go get your manual and read it for yourself.

[dvasqu01]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Shut up, kid. Go get your manual and read it for yourself.

Make me grumpy


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[Thefear13]

There's a good chance that you wont need chains. It didnt really snow much up there.

[Toyarzee]

I have a 4wd rav4 and chains even still, and I've only ever passed a chain checkpoint going up there maybe 8 or 9 times in over a decade...

It's sad cause i wish for it and it still doesnt happen. Before January id gamble that your tires will never see anything but dry pavement. If good luck is upon us, use the tundra lol.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Thefear13

There's a good chance that you wont need chains. It didnt really snow much up there.

He's going in December.

...not that it changes anything.

[vincelive123]

Listen to me very carefully, GET BLIZZAKS TIRES(how ever you spell it).
get some 16s black wheelies and put those bad boys in them. Make sure you use OPEN style lug nuts with the wheelies because if you dont, your stock lug nuts will get fxcked because it can protrude.
I would know all about driving a RWD FRS in the winter. I use to be stationed in Great Falls for 4 years & we had -40F snow day temperatures & had ICE, not snow, but straight ICE on the roads. Get some BLIZZAKS and you will be perfect. The best investment I ever had so far.... Make sure you also know how to handle cars in the snow....

[Stang70Fastback]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Hey, you guys are right. I could've sworn I read it in the manual but maybe it was some bullshit here.

So far, all I've found in the manual was "Be careful not to scratch your aluminum wheels with chains."

The manual knows things, but the manual is also overly conservative. The manual also states you cannot tow anything with this car, but I tow a 650 lb trailer regularly without any issues

[retoocs]

Originally Posted by dvasqu01

Shit man you never now but then again haha

2009 December total 10"
2010 December 8"
2011 December zero
2012 December zero
2013 December 15"
2014 December 6"
2015 December zero

Chances are it's not going to snow like I said. I would just rent a SUV and buy the extra insurance and go hoon it. If there are white stuff falling, you don't want to be on the road with your own car considering how bad California drivers are in general, most of whom have never driven in the snow.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by vincelive123

Listen to me very carefully, GET BLIZZAKS TIRES(how ever you spell it).
get some 16s black wheelies and put those bad boys in them. Make sure you use OPEN style lug nuts with the wheelies because if you dont, your stock lug nuts will get fxcked because it can protrude.
I would know all about driving a RWD FRS in the winter. I use to be stationed in Great Falls for 4 years & we had -40F snow day temperatures & had ICE, not snow, but straight ICE on the roads. Get some BLIZZAKS and you will be perfect. The best investment I ever had so far.... Make sure you also know how to handle cars in the snow....

He is going for a weekend. Snow tires would be a horrible investment.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Shut up, kid. Go get your manual and read it for yourself.

Fun fact. I found the page while on a boat, in the middle of Georgian Bay, in the rain, while holding a fishing pole. What is his excuse.

[MuseChaser]

Originally Posted by vincelive123

Listen to me very carefully, GET BLIZZAKS TIRES(how ever you spell it).
get some 16s black wheelies and put those bad boys in them. Make sure you use OPEN style lug nuts with the wheelies because if you dont, your stock lug nuts will get fxcked because it can protrude.
I would know all about driving a RWD FRS in the winter. I use to be stationed in Great Falls for 4 years & we had -40F snow day temperatures & had ICE, not snow, but straight ICE on the roads. Get some BLIZZAKS and you will be perfect. The best investment I ever had so far.... Make sure you also know how to handle cars in the snow....

OK. Do NOT buy a set of snows and steel wheels for a single weekend trip, unless you hate money and feel a burning need to get rid of it. If you DO, let me know.. I'm sure I can help you part with it.

Second, as someone who's also spent the majority of his life in severe winter climates, the severe cold actually HELPS. -40F, no matter whether you're driving on snow or ice, helps keep things dry and solid so you don't have that extra thin layer of liquid lubricant (water) on top of the ice or snow. The worst roads I've experienced have always been on salted surfaces with temperatures in the 20s up to freezing. Where I live now we get a ton of snow, so they salt frequently to help melt it simply because we have no place to put it all. Previously, I lived even further north where we got subzero temperatures on a fairly regular basis, but less snowfall. They didn't salt up there.. just plowed, and sanded when necessary. The roads were much, MUCH better. I hate salt.

And, just to show how old I am, my dad would never have lent me a car or truck to take my girlfriend anywhere for weekend, unless I happened to be married to her. It's not my place to judge anyone, but I kind of miss those days. Value each other highly.

Best wishes,

Barry

[Thefear13]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

He's going in December.

...not that it changes anything.

ya, but that doesn't really matter in Southern California. Last year it only snowed up there like 5 times and it didn't stick.