2025 GMC Yukon XL Ultimate - Tire Chains ?

[Socal_Mike]

Gents - Appreciate all the replies!

Yes, the new Yukon has 4WD and it sounds like I will be spending some $$ to "carry" chains for this next trip to Mammoth. I don't hate the idea of a second set of tires and will look into that as well.

Thanks again.

 

[adventurenali92]

My last two SUVs’ manuals said “no tire chains”. I could easily get two fingers between the inside rear tire and any obstacle, so I bought “class s” (low profile) chains and used them often over the years. My current SUV is a 2017 Yukon Denali 4WD with 20” wheels. We go to the snow often (including Mammoth). I think I chained up three times last year. Yes, this SUV is 4WD, but it is only marginally better than 2WD if there’s ice and it’s useless on steep cabin roads without chains.

My favorite chains are Titan class s from etrailer.com. They have the same clearance as cables and WAY more traction. Will they fit on your fat tires with rubber band sidewalls? No idea. Good luck.

I was up in Mammoth the last two days of February this year for some training for my winter job, with a trek east to just north of Salt Lake City planned for when I headed out from mammoth. I left on that Wednesday afternoon about mid day when I finished up training and barely 24 hours later, 395 was closed in and out of mammoth both directions from the 5 foot storm they were expecting that had rolled in. I rolled out only a handful of hours before the storm hit and I’m so glad I stuck to my plan and rolled out or I would have been stuck in mammoth and I was not about to chain up my Denali lol.