Recommended Tire Chains for 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 with 285/70R17 Dually Tires

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Recommended tire chains for 2009 dodge 3500 with 285-70r17 with 2 inch spacers between the rear duels

asked by: Kyle

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I recommend going with the Pewag All Square Snow Tire Chains with Cam Tighteners for Wide-Base Tires # PWE3229SC and installing them on the outside tires of your dually setup on your 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 with the 285/70R17 tires. I reached out to my contact at Pewag who confirmed that these would be your best option and most people with dually tires only install chains on the outermost tires. I also recommend using the Glacier Multi-Arm Rubber Adjusters # PW105 to help prevent damaged from the chains contacting your wheels.

If you are looking for tire chains to fit over both tires then that would be a custom application that you'd need to get chains made for.

expert reply by: Jon G

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Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

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Answer 10

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Answer 11

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Answer 12

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