We are planning on driving from OR to CA to see family for christmas this year in our '09 tC.

The Siskiyou pass on I5 (near Ashland, OR) tends to get pretty nasty this time of year. Currently it's looking dry but that could change in the next couple of weeks. We have the option of taking highway 101 down the coast and bypassing the mountains, but that is 3 or 4 extra hours of driving. So we were looking at maybe picking up some chains like these just so we can make sure we can take the interstate:

http://www.vulcantire.com/chainz6_c.htm

Anyone have any experience with this sort of chain on stock tC wheels? Or have any recommendations for other options? We don't get very much snow here in OR (just lots of rain :p) so it's not cost effective to buy a second set of wheels and snow tires. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

 

Looks legit. Just watch your speed when they're on the tires.

 

Yeah, it's just for a few miles and I've used chains several times before. But I don't want to scratch up the rims.

If the cost of the chains, the chance of scraping the rims, and the time it takes to chain up, get over the pass, and take the chains off again are all significant, we might as well just drive down the coast and avoid the snow altogether.

Thanks for the input, anyone else have any experience?

 

you just cannot go over a certain speed limit and can only be used on snow, pavement will destroy the chains

 

i used cables last winter here in portland oregon on my 06 scion tc which worked pretty well considering i drove a lot during all the snow and nastiness. they did scratch up my rims pretty bad though so that may be something to consider. the tc handled the weather very well and only when the huge snow drifts turned to ice on side streets did i have any problems.