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Get consistent traction and a smooth ride when driving in snow and on light ice with these commercial truck snow chains. Lightweight chains are quick and easy to install. Built-in tensioner lets you easily tighten chain without tools.
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Note: To determine whether you can use snow chains on your vehicle, or if they might affect your ABS/EPS functionality, consult your owner's manual.
The Konig XB-16 Pro tire chains are great all-purpose, winter weather chains. If you live in an area where you're likely to get periodic snow and ice, these Konig chains are perfect because they're durable and easy to mount. If you're more likely to see seriously icy conditions, you may want a chain with V-bar links that can really bite into the ice to give you maximum traction.
These chains are among the easiest and fastest to install because they have built-in tensioners that you can just pull taut to adjust the fit. These tensioners allow the chains to fit your tires, no matter the profile or wear pattern. And because the tensioners are built-in, you never have to worry about losing them like you might with other chains on the market.
If you know your tire size, you may think you won't need to test fit your new chains. But there are a lot of variables that can affect whether chains will fit your specific tires, including your tire type, the amount of air pressure in the tire, the amount of tread wear, and the tire manufacturer. You'll also need to know how much clearance is in your wheel well, which you can determine by measuring from your tire tread to the sidewall of the wheel well.
We recommend that you order chains as early in the season as possible to give yourself plenty of time to test fit the chains and reorder if needed. This way, you won't be stuck out in the cold later with snow chains that don't fit.
You can test fit these chains in your garage or driveway, but you'll want to wait until there's snow on the ground to actually drive with them. Likewise, if you're out in the snow and come across bare pavement, you'll want to pull over and remove the chains. Even these low-profile chains can cause damage to the bare pavement, your garage floor, or your vehicle if they break from the wear of riding on a harsh surface.
Installing these chains is incredibly simple.
1. Lay out the chains on the ground to make sure there are no twists or kinks in the chains.
2. Slide the chain behind the tire and connect the ends of the blue cable, which will sit behind the tire.
3. Around front, connect the red hook to the red link.
4. At the bottom of the tire, feed the tensioning chain through the large clip and tug it until it's tight.
5. Feed the tensioning chain through as many red clips along the side chain as you can, leaving room to still be able to stretch the hook across the tire. Attach the hook to the side chain directly across from the last clip you ran the tensioner through. The hook should face away from your tire.
6. Drive forward around 325' (about the length of a football field) and stop. Check the chains and tighten them as needed.
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To choose the right snow chain, you must match your tire size. Those measurements can be found on the side of your tire.
185/60-15
These chains fit the following tire sizes:
Customer Satisfaction Score:
95% were satisfied with this product
5% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
One of the best retail experiences I have ever had. I think the web site is a bit confusing. The installation video suggested a different chain, but the link to the that product, though it identified the right tire size, did not identify the product for my vehicle a 2024 4Runner. I called for help. Christopher recommended the original product (I think). I purchased it. It came right on time. Is a great fit on the tire and is the easiest tire chain I have ever used. I think without Christopher's help I would have purchased the wrong product . . . and I didn't have time to purchase another one. Thank you Christopher.
Chains worked well providing plenty of grip on 2” of ice covered sleet, with temps well below 20 F. easy to mount and remove, very satisfied with product.
etrailer phone rep, Ashley, was super helpful and friendly, emails were prompt and informative, and shipping was fast and easy to track. Very satisfied with etrailer customer service, too.
Fantastic customer service, constant follow up from etrailer.com. I need the product urgently and it arrived in a couple of days all the way to Canada! The product is very high quality and was easy to install. I have a cottage with a steep hill and when it’s full of ice it’s very tough to get up even with my 4x4 now I don’t have to put sand and salt down for 500 plus feet! Konig chains are a life saver.
Thank you!
Great service and the chains look great! Havent used them yet!
Great product Thanks
easy to put on and seem to be made with a lot of forethought. Now of course we won't have snow until next year. Juanita was a great contact person!
The plastic pieces broke the very first time we used it.
Love the chains. As soon as I received them, I put them on the vehicle. The chains are well constructed and go on the vehicle just like the video shows. Also, an added surprise was the case and the ease the chains can be inserted into the case. It is great when you order something and it is all and more than you expected!
Written descriptions in the instructions would be nice. Took abut 20 min of flopping around till I got it right. Thank goodness for the picture of what hey are supposed to look like when mounted on the case or I still would be scratching my head. Also I'm not sure if you need to drive about 50 yards and correct the tension. But I guess I'll figure that out.
All that said. After you do your trial install and see what's what, I don't see these taking much time to put on at all!
they promptly called me after I placed my order to let me know they were on back-order but found a way to expedite the delivery - very pleased with the service
Great tire chains- easy to put on. Fit nicely and are adjustable.
Bought a new Audi Q5 and needed chains in case CA DOT enforces chain control. The sizing tool on the website was super helpful. Product arrived quickly and in good conditions. eTrailer came as a recommendation from a friend. Have ordered other after market parts for the new car as a result of the experience. Solid. Happy in NorCal during ski season!
Received the product quickly as etrailer upgraded my delivery for free. The chains arrived and I'm very pleased with them. I have not used them yet, but will be shorty as I'm moving from California to Wyoming very soon. The chains will be used on a 2008 Honda Ridgeline RTX.
I have yet to need the chains but I dry fitted one and drove a little bit to see how it would perform. So far, so good. I actually and looking forward to the chance to "need" them for real. I have purchased many sets of ladder chains over the years to fit trucks I used. They were such a pain to install that I only ever did put them on one time because they were so difficult to install. These went on girly easy for a first time experience and I would reccomend them based on that one aspect alone.
I've only had one opportunity to try the tire chains so far(not much snow this past year).
The chains were not difficult install and seemed like they would do the job.
I've fought tire chains most of my life. Bought a Trailhawk and decided to get a set of chains and was dreading it.
Found Etrailer, watched a few videos and styles and ordered Chains By Thule - Standard Heavy Duty - Xb16 - Size 250 .
Got them a day ago after fast shipping. Told a friend about them and he came over today and I whipped one on in about 1.5 minutes
the first time and took it off in half the time. Cannot speak of use in the snow yet but I expect life to be a lot sweeter.
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I got caught in a wild snow storm on I 80 over the Rockies last December. Everyone had to chain up. These chains were easy to put on and performed flawlessly. I had
2 1/2 hours of 30 MPH travel pulling my Scamp trailer. No Fun. Chains of any type are hard on your vehicle, but with that said, they saved the day. I hope I never need them again, but I have them if I need them. One caveat; practice putting them on in good weather.
Only ordered because I needed chains for a trip. Paid extra to have chains delivered before my trip. Contacted etrailer to state the same. Chains arrived after I left for trip. Website needs to be corrected to reflect actual delivery times.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Tested putting the chains on-off for both front tires. Works well (~10 min both tires). The etrailer video extremely helpful. I think it would be very useful if etrailer added a comment to their video that the removal of the chains is highly facilitated by aligning the chains-tire with the wire-socket connector on top. (Same way as you put them on.)
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