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profdant139
Explorer II
Feb 26, 2019

Tire chains: ok to cut off extra links at end points?

I just got a new set of very heavy duty snow chains. I know I will probably never need them, but you have to carry chains in Calif. in the mountains, and there might be times when I am in the back co...
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bpounds
Nomad
Feb 27, 2019
You can do pretty much whatever you want with real tire chains. I've made them shorter, made them longer, added cross chains, etc. I do leave a couple of links extra and wire them back. Just so they fit if I get new tires, etc. You can weld links back in. You can also buy repair links that you just bend back together, if you ever need to increase the length again.

At over $100 for quality chains these days, it is definitely worth learning to repair or modify them.

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