My trip to ny....................

[lil_Blue_Ford]

only problem with chains, and studded tires as well, is that they are not legal everywhere. even with the winters we get here in northern minnesota, both chains and studded tires are illegal. but they sure do lay down the salt so your vehicle rots right out from underneath you!

Yea, some places require chains to travel and some prohibit the use of chains except when there is a major snowstorm or something where the roads are dangerous to travel. Technically there has to be a declared state of emergency to be legal in some areas but I've found that police will often look the other way if the conditions are bad enough to warrant the use of chains because you're being safe.

thats funny b/c CHRISTMAS DAY round 8PM my drive-shaft fell outta the truck....the universal joint was bad...[i hadnt the slightest clue....] and it snapped the mount that holds the universal to the yoke of the rearend..... FORD HAS DISCONTINUED THAT PARTICULAR PART!!!!!!

The part is available, don't worry. If you went to Ford, the guy might not have wanted to look it up, but they still make the mount because they're still making that rear axle. You might have to get it from Dana though or something. IIRC, LMC Truck sells the mount you need too.

actually i ried to put chains on my thruck.....i went to walmart [best store on earth] and bought a pretty decent size chain and wrapped it rond both rear wheels......i hadnt even gotten half way out the parking lot and they snapped......and if i had the money to get tires i would get the 1 mitsubishi rim fixed and get 4 cooper cobra tires to fit the set.......

I'd never buy chains from wally-world, you'd probably get some made in china crap.... and many people don't know it but when the pittsburgh convention center had a roof collapse when it was being built... the problem was traced to the steel roof beams TEARING because of poor quality control.... and the beams were made in china....

I've bought all of my tire chains from a place right here in PA that makes their own. http://www.tirechains.com

 

[Hopman]

Wal*Mart may have cheap stuff, but when I have a choice, I'd rather deal with a local business (and pay a few $$$$ more with the money staying local) that deal with Wally World.

 

[TheTopher]

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