Anyone ever use these:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/...ec996_pg34.htm

I can't find anything about them on them internets. How do you mount them? I saw somewhere that they won't work with spacers. Why not?

 

park it and drive your other car.

 

OH MY GOD!! A snarky response. Boy, I never would have expected that. Any other advice? Use windshield wipers in the rain? Use your left foot for the clutch?

 

There's no reason for snow chains if you have great winter tires.

If you need snow chains in one of these cars with great winter tires, then you've got bigger issues. But what do I know, I've only driven an AWD 911 as a daily driver through winters in 2 different serious winter states.

 

Okay, let me retort. You have a c2. That is rear wheel drive (open diff?) with the motor in the back. Good luck using your steering wheel when your front tires are floating over the snow. Ground clearance is also a problem. If you had a c4 or a cayenne then it would be worth a look at. On second thought OH MY GOD!! its a swell idea! You can try them out then set up a group buy!

 

Oh I forgot, One more thing. Make it SIX empties before you try to use your snow chains.

 

i have actually heard that 911 is great in snow. not sure why that'd be true given the rear weight bias. you can get a 10lb cat litter and put in front trunk to get better weight distribution.

i'd agree on snow tires on cheap rims and then mount generic chain as needed.

 

I drove the C4S in yesterdays NE storm with snow tires and it was no problem.

 

We seem to have veered off topic. Let me refresh. Porsche makes OEM snow chains for the 996. A review from someone who has used them may be more useful to me than "drive your other car", or ' put on snow tires". I don't have a lift, an extra set of rims, or a set of tires, which is why the subject of my post was SNOW CHAINS FOR A 996! Those who replied previously, please refrain. I am aware that a C4 just might handle better in the snow, and that snow tires are better than Z rated road tires for driving in snow.

 

I drove a 996 c2 on snow/ice before with no real issues.. If I remember correctly, I was actually having fun!

Those chains should work nicely. I don't see how spacers would not be compatible.

 

buy a monster truck

 

hi look in the classified posted jan 2 i have a great set of of 17" porsche OEM Porsche Carrera "Cup" style wheels michelin pilot alpin snow tires: 205/50/17 fronts - 255/40/17 rears ready to go - that will solve your problem and prolong the summer tires for you

2 wheels are 17″ × 7″, 55 offset, 18 lbs

2 wheels are 17″ × 9″, 55 offset, 19.5 lbs

 

Okay. 1) chains will limit you to about 30-35mph at best do to vibration. 2) wheel spacers increase the ark your front wheel travel in when you turn the steering wheel with that increase the chains may contact the fender liners. The chains will remove them and anything else they come in contact with. 3) Do you really want to be on the road with all the toolbags with their 4x4's with their bumpers at the same level as your head?

 

Hmmm. My 996 is my DD so there's not much I can do about the overconfident drivers in their elevated station wagons. I can limit my commute to 35 mph a couple of different ways. I only have spacers on the rear so chain rub won't be an issue.

 

I am not a suv guy at all. I am the all wheel drive sedan type. But be for there was more options in the all wheel drive class I used bridgestone blizzaks on my 2 wheel drive cars. The chains look to be hard to install and remove. IMHO for snow use get the thinnest tire that fits your rim. The fat tires float on top of the snow, they just compress the wet snow into ice.