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Old 01-07-2008, 09:43 PM
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Highway 80 w/in the last 48hrs

Has anyone been on highway 80 in the sierra within the last 48hrs? Just checking to see if anyone used chains or cables.
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Old 01-07-2008, 10:04 PM
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(went up saturday, came back sunday mid-day)
we used toyo proxies, 18x8's on a set of rotas.

they waved us on. if you arent comfortable driving up there....don't. People are *******s in the snow, they don't understand how to drive.
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Originally Posted by Mad Ra88it
(went up saturday, came back sunday mid-day)
we used toyo proxies, 18x8's on a set of rotas.
How are the Proxes in the snow? I've got Proxes 4s (17s) and I'm not expecting anything much snow-wise, but it'd be good to get an idea before I head up.
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Originally Posted by Mad Ra88it
(went up saturday, came back sunday mid-day)
we used toyo proxies, 18x8's on a set of rotas.

they waved us on. if you arent comfortable driving up there....don't. People are *******s in the snow, they don't understand how to drive.
I'm comfortable driving up there, just really dont wanna use the cables.
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did it on firday during the blizzard. wasnt in a subaru, a volvo xc90 awd with all seasons. went very smooth, no problems

definetely look out for other people though, they were more of a problem. that and visibility
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ya.. i have riken raptors and i used them in the snow(they are a non M+S tire) if ur not comfortable with driving in the snow then dont.. please allow some time for either some chains or to let it clear up!
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about 3 weeks ago, I was in truckee stuck for two hours. It was right after the first big storm that rolled through tahoe area. I'm on proxes 4 18" I would have to blame my lowered stance plus the fact they didnt plow the road yet. Once we got on the cleared roads, I was good to go. just take it slow
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Originally Posted by glider
How are the Proxes in the snow? I've got Proxes 4s (17s) and I'm not expecting anything much snow-wise, but it'd be good to get an idea before I head up.
yup, same tire. We went up in irrational x's lgt that's damn near completely dumped. It did perfectly fine through everything. Plowed or not.

Just take your time and pace yourself.
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