has anyone used tire chains in the mud? I told my wife to pick up a set mud tires for the front of the subaru while I was out of town and when I got back they had sold her what look like rain tires. I had made plans on going to the lake bed but im afraid those new front tires just wont get any traction. I have a couple sets of tire chains and wondering about useing them in the mud? Has anyone used chains in mud and if so how did it do? should I put them on the front or back or both? I have a subaru with 4wd dual range...thanks

Why wouldn't the chains work? I've seen Road Graders that have chains on them just because of the mud. It might not be a great advantage but I don't see any drawbacks...other than coming loose or something.

 

Definately front and back.

Johnson']Why wouldn't the chains work? I've seen Road Graders that have chains on them just because of the mud. It might not be a great advantage but I don't see any drawbacks...other than coming loose or something.

 

Definately front and back.

 

http://www.offroaders.com/info/tech-corner/reading/mud.htm

 

NO chains on the rears, you have to use chains just like there was snow.

 

 

nipper

http://www.offroaders.com/info/tech-corner/reading/mud.htm

 

NO chains on the rears, you have to use chains just like there was snow.

 

 

nipper

 

Why not the rear? Good article though.

 

Would they work any better on sand than tires without??

Subaru says no to chains in the rear for snow, so mud should be the same.

 

nipper

Weld the rearend and get some mud/snow tires, that will get you going out in the slop.

 

Jeff

Weld the rearend and get some mud/snow tires, that will get you going out in the slop.

 

Jeff

 

May get him in the deep stuff with his wife though.

 

 

nipper

May get him in the deep stuff with his wife though.

 

 

nipper

 

true chain the fronts, good idea stay with that.

 

Jeff

The only problem I see is the fact that mud usually takes some RPM's, and chains aren't good when combined with tire speed. Any time you are going to be spinning the tires alot, chains are a bad idea in general, even cable chains. If you read the warnings for most any chains, they advise not to exceed XX miles per hour, and for good reason.

 

Have you ever seen the effects of a tire chain coming loose at speed?

 

They will beat the @$&*# out of the wheel wells, and fenders if they come off wrong under any kind of tire speed.

 

If the misses would be angry about you welding up the rear, I have a feeling she might be a little peeved if you brought the car home with hogged out wheel wells. This is especially true of real chains, cable chains are a little gentler. Just something to keep in mind.

I once chained up my gen one brat, it didn't allow for the wheels to slip, and bound it up. It was hard to get it out of 4 wheel drive after that. Wondered if anyone else has had an experience like that?

Dave.

During the blizzard of 78 I had chains on the rear of my 74 toyota carona.

By the time I got home most of the cross links were gone and both my rear fenders were destroyed. But I got home:clap: , unlike thousands of other people

im the back of my brumby are a set of chains i got specificaly for driving in mud.....an to a lesser extent for snow an ice.

 

the old style ladder steering chains with a couple of extra lengthway chains spaced evenly across the width of the ladder are the go for mud on a FWD or AWD......diamond chains are a dead loss for mud

Do not put the chains on the rear tires. You will just understeer and its quite dangerous.

Once you lose forward momentum and one or both wheels continue to turn, you'll find yourself on the frame before you know it. At least that's what a truck I had years ago would do. When I stuck it, it was really stuck.

I picked these chains up at the goodwill (5 bucks). Im not really worryed about them beating the underside of my car or them coming off at all. I will be going slow for the most part, we will just be dealing with ruts and kinda deep mud(got my wifes explorer stuck down there). I bought these no knowing if they would fit but they fit perfect! they are super easy to put on and there well made not like those one use cheap ones see everywere. Will these work in the mud? any thoughts?

 

 

 

 

 

 

well,

 

I know that sometimes big rig (log trucks) chain up for mud. How could it NOT help??

 

At least it will help until the ruts get so deep your chains dont touch the ground

well,

 

I know that sometimes big rig (log trucks) chain up for mud. How could it NOT help??

 

i chained up in the snow/mud at reiter pit (off road park) trying to keep up with the modded subies a few months back, and it worked out pretty well. +1 on the low wheel speed though, especially with heavier duty chains as the "g-forces" from the heavy chains rotating will progressively cause them to stretch those rubber lines that try to hold the chains to the tire correctly. i had one side come off, and as soon as i heard it, i stopped to fix it . . . didn't damage anything (and that was with the "real" chains, not cables)