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On Tue, 2003-01-14 at 18:52, Greg Merritt wrote: > > We're planning a little trip up into the sierra nevadas, and snow > chains are often required when the weather turns a bit foul. I drove a > bunch in the snow in Michigan in a Squareback where it's relatively flat, > but I've never used snow chains (in the mountains or anywhere else). > > Do people have suggestions re: types of chains (are there > different types?), fitting them, and driving on them? Do I need them both > front and rear? Any reason I might prefer taking a stickshift car instead > of the AT Squareback? > > Oh -- and do they salt the roads in California...?!? > Check the clearance between the back side of the tire, and the spring plate. As Someone else said, you probably won't need them with a VW. I never have needed them here in the Snow belt in the last 35 years. Just remember one thing with the automatic. reverse is about the same gear ratio as second gear. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/