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Can i use snow chains on my 1996 jeep cherokee 4x4 automatic

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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 05:27 PM
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Default Can i use snow chains on my 1996 jeep cherokee 4x4 automatic

wondering if it will hurt the drive train?
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 05:40 PM
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No it won't hurt it. As long as you put them on right
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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Hi and welcome, didn't see you in introduction.
Do you even need chains? what tyres is your xj wearing?
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by bullettooth2008
Do you even need chains? what tyres is your xj wearing?
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I run studded snow tires here in the winter and have never come close to ever needing chains, and we get a lot of snow. Even after the snowplows polish the ice around here, I still go and stop just fine.
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by iflyfish
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I run studded snow tires here in the winter and have never come close to ever needing chains, and we get a lot of snow. Even after the snowplows polish the ice around here, I still go and stop just fine.
But guise................... I wanna run yohakama street racers. 215/35/15... thing Ill be good??????
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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by zimdogg
But guise................... I wanna run yohakama street racers. 215/35/15... thing Ill be good??????
i herd if u do dat n ur speedo wil always be 10 mph off... u wana run 19' rims k
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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by salad

i herd if u do dat n ur speedo wil always be 10 mph off... u wana run 19' rims k
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