Looking for snow chain recommendations. Per the manual :

• Full-chain traction devices can be fitted to the rear wheels of vehicles with the following tire sizes:
  
  255/70R18.
  
  255/65R19.
  
  255/60R20.
  
  I have the 255/60R20 setup. There is an OEM option (VPLEW0140). That is pricing north of $400. Not sure how those compare to the typical snow chain in terms of ease of install or longevity, because they are more expensive.
  

 

I bought these. Haven’t needed them yet but they test-fit well and have good reviews. (Note: the Amazon link is the appropriate chain size for your tires. I bought a different part number for my different size tires).

 

If you're looking for something to simply meet jurisdictional legal requirements to carry chains/traction devices when traveling certain routes (mountain passes in the Cascades, or federal NP lands like Mt. Rainier etc) autosocks are a better option. Cheaper and light weight taking up minimal space.

If not, I'd sooner invest in a set of suitable tires and give the spendy chains a miss.

 

I got these. They look like they'll do the job - they certainly fit nice and tight. Price is right, too.
https://www.etrailer.com/Tire_Chains...PWH2228SC.html

 

I have switched years ago to cable chains. Not that I use them very often, since I run snow tires. There are situations, like ice, which even snow tires, unless they are studded, will do anything for you. So if you have to drive in really nasty ice storm like conditions, then you will need chains. Cable chains are 100 times easier to put on your tires. They tend to store flat, or at least mine do. I have no idea of who made them, since the original packaging has long since gone to packaging heaven. I keep them, but I am at that point in life that if I need them, I seem to find a reason not to go out in weather that will defeat my snow tires. Like my airplane, it is fully de-iced, I never have used it in ice, nice to have should I totally loose my mind and fly into that $hit. It kills you, both on land and in the air. Still, good to have options. Again cable chains are very quick to install, do the traction thing on ice and you still have to creep along at 20 mph.

Now buying them from Land Rover, really. If you have piles of money you need to burn, you can buy them from JLR. They are just chains, not "special" chains made from mithril. JLR gave me a present of their recovery kit several years back along with a cooler. The recovery kit was a strap, a shackle, tow hitch shackle and a pair of gloves. Price tag read $500, for roughly $120 of stuff in a logo bag. The cooler was green and said Igloo, with a LR oval stenciled on the top, $400. It was certainly nice of them to give the items, but I would never have paid that much for them. They where racked with guilt over what happened so they wanted to make themselves feel better (it was from LR North America, not the dealer)

 

I bought some auto socks a couple years back while passing through the cascades in a rental escalade. I returned them after I did not use them. I tried to see if I could find any in the 255/60R20 size and nothing popped up?

Other thing about auto socks was how much use can you get out of them? Do they wear faster than chains?

 

I've never used them but there's not going to be a situation here in WA where I'll ever need them. I've got winter tires on and the Defender is a beast in deep snow and the hard pack too.

I was just mentioning them if you were looking to just meet state requirements to carry traction devices. Not sure what the OR law is but in WA all vehicles are supposed to carry traction aides on the passes. No one, if they have an AWD/4WD vehicle does however.

They'll never be needed in a suitably equipped Defender with appropriate. At least not here. They'd sit unopened in a nook somewhere.

Here is a link to the size Autosock you need for 255 32" tire

Size AL 64 for $140

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