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Few of us drive our cars in serious snow or ice, but if you do and you want traction more than winter tires get you, a set of tire cables are the way to go. The best on the market are "Z-Chains"
Z-Chains were originally designed for police, fire, ambulance and other emergency fleet users. They are not tire chains. They are a cable-based, traction aid for highway use on snow and ice.
Z-Chain does not require chain tighteners, so it's a good choice for trucks or cars with protruding wheels or limited fender well clearance which may be damaged by chain tighteners. The diagonal crossmember pattern provides outstanding traction and durability. The split outside cable with two fastening positions allows easy installation without moving the vehicle. Z-Chains are compatible with electronically monitored brake systems. Traction coils are manufactured from alloy steel.
These Z-Chains have been out of the case and test fitted on tires 255/50-16 tires but never run on a vehicle.
My price is 40 bucks plus shipping. Please PM if interested.
The Z-555 Z-Chain set fits the following tire sizes and three of them were OE on 4Gen F-cars at different times. A lot of the others listed are popular aftermarket sizes for our cars.
6.00-14LT 6.50-13LT 7-14.5LT 7.00-14LT 8.5-14LT 23x10.50-8 27x8.50-15LT 175-16
175-16C 175/75-16C 175/80-16 185-15 185-15C 185/60-18 185/75-16 185/75-16C
195-14 195-14C 195-15 195/65-16C 195/70-15C 195/75-14C LT195/75-14 195/75-15
195/80-14 205-14 205-14C 205/55-17 205/60-17.5 205/65-16 205/70-15 205/70-16
205/75-14 205/75-15 215/55-17 215/65-15 215/65-15C 215/65-16 215/70-15 215/75-14
220/60-16 220/60-17 220/65-390 225/40-19 225/45-18 225/50-17 225/50-18 225/55-16
225/55-17 225/60-16 225/65-15 225/70-14 235/35-20 235/40-18 235/40-19 235/45-17
235/45-18 235/50-16 235/50-17 235/55-15 235/55-16 235/60-14 235/60-15 245/35-18
245/35-19 245/35-20 245/40-17 245/40-18 245/40-19 245/45-17 245/50-15 245/50-16
245/50-17 245/55-16 245/60-14 245/60-15 255/30-19 255/35-17 255/35-18 255/35-19
255/40-17 255/40-18 255/45-16 255/45-17 255/50-15 255/50-16 255/60-14 255/60-16
265/30-19 265/35-18 265/40-17 265/40-18 265/50-14 265/50-15 265/50-16 265/60-14
275/30-19 275/35-17 275/35-18 275/35-19 275/40-17 275/50-15 285/30-18 285/30-19
285/35-17 285/35-18 285/40-15 285/40-17 295/30-18 295/35-18 315/30-18 315/35-17
315/40-16 FR78-15 GR78-15
Z-Chains were originally designed for police, fire, ambulance and other emergency fleet users. They are not tire chains. They are a cable-based, traction aid for highway use on snow and ice.
Z-Chain does not require chain tighteners, so it's a good choice for trucks or cars with protruding wheels or limited fender well clearance which may be damaged by chain tighteners. The diagonal crossmember pattern provides outstanding traction and durability. The split outside cable with two fastening positions allows easy installation without moving the vehicle. Z-Chains are compatible with electronically monitored brake systems. Traction coils are manufactured from alloy steel.
These Z-Chains have been out of the case and test fitted on tires 255/50-16 tires but never run on a vehicle.
My price is 40 bucks plus shipping. Please PM if interested.
The Z-555 Z-Chain set fits the following tire sizes and three of them were OE on 4Gen F-cars at different times. A lot of the others listed are popular aftermarket sizes for our cars.
6.00-14LT 6.50-13LT 7-14.5LT 7.00-14LT 8.5-14LT 23x10.50-8 27x8.50-15LT 175-16
175-16C 175/75-16C 175/80-16 185-15 185-15C 185/60-18 185/75-16 185/75-16C
195-14 195-14C 195-15 195/65-16C 195/70-15C 195/75-14C LT195/75-14 195/75-15
195/80-14 205-14 205-14C 205/55-17 205/60-17.5 205/65-16 205/70-15 205/70-16
205/75-14 205/75-15 215/55-17 215/65-15 215/65-15C 215/65-16 215/70-15 215/75-14
220/60-16 220/60-17 220/65-390 225/40-19 225/45-18 225/50-17 225/50-18 225/55-16
225/55-17 225/60-16 225/65-15 225/70-14 235/35-20 235/40-18 235/40-19 235/45-17
235/45-18 235/50-16 235/50-17 235/55-15 235/55-16 235/60-14 235/60-15 245/35-18
245/35-19 245/35-20 245/40-17 245/40-18 245/40-19 245/45-17 245/50-15 245/50-16
245/50-17 245/55-16 245/60-14 245/60-15 255/30-19 255/35-17 255/35-18 255/35-19
255/40-17 255/40-18 255/45-16 255/45-17 255/50-15 255/50-16 255/60-14 255/60-16
265/30-19 265/35-18 265/40-17 265/40-18 265/50-14 265/50-15 265/50-16 265/60-14
275/30-19 275/35-17 275/35-18 275/35-19 275/40-17 275/50-15 285/30-18 285/30-19
285/35-17 285/35-18 285/40-15 285/40-17 295/30-18 295/35-18 315/30-18 315/35-17
315/40-16 FR78-15 GR78-15
