I must clarify. Yes of course you chain up the drive tires. Chaining only the rear axle on a fwd will do nothing. Lol.

What I meant was......on the xterra chaining the rear axle is fine because of lot's of clearance.

No chains on the front because of limited clearance when turing etc.

So, if you can chain up the front axle of the honda fwd, then why not the rear also? Sould be more space on the back wheels.

Chains on all 4 is the best choice if it were allowed.

Do I make sense now? I have a hard time trying to put into words what i mean on some days