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I have a new-to-me 07 Tundra. Wondering what you guys have used as far as chains or cables that work?

I know the clearance on the front is going to limit it to cables of some sort. Maybe really small low profile chains??

What have you guys used?

check the specs. There are 3 general classes of chains, S, U, and W. S is light weight for cars with little clearance. U is a bit heavier if you have more room. W is mostly light truck size. One way to get around that is with narrower tires. My Dodge stock tires are 265R70x17. I run 245R75x17. They're the same diameter and weight rating but 2" narrower. With them, I have more clearance and can run any size chains I want. Plus, narrower tires have better handling on slick roads.

I have a set of the 5.5mm square link chains for both my Tacoma and F150. I have 265/75/16's on the Tacoma and 265/70/18's on the Ford. They are rated for both mud and snow and fit close tolerances. I've used them on Tacoma, but have not had the need to use them on the Ford yet The tires on the Tacoma are 1" taller and same width as factory, The F-150 tires are 1" taller and 1/2" narrower than factory. I'd not want to run them on the front of either vehicle.

https://www.tirechain.com/Truck-Tire-Chains.HTM

Another option, and one I'm going to explore is to use wheel spacers to move the wheels out about 1". Aftermarket wheels will do the same thing. I'm not yet convinced that either option is a good one. But that would make it possible to run chains on all 4 corners.

A 245/75/17 is only about 3/4" narrower than a 265/70/17. About 3/8" more room on the inside. But that could be enough to matter.

that's 3/4" on each side. A shade over 1.5" total difference.