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The V-bar studs on each cross chain of these heavy-duty, twist-link snow chains bite into frozen roads to give you excellent traction in deep snow and ice. Built-in cam tighteners make fitting and tightening the chains a snap.
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Note: To determine whether you can use snow chains on your vehicle, or if chains might affect your ABS/ESP functionality, consult your owner's manual.
These chains are outstanding in serious winter conditions because the V-bar studs can bust through intense ice and packed snow. So, you'll be able to get to work and back home again even in the toughest weather. You can also use them if you ever go off-roading and end up in a mud-digging situation. These chains are going to help give your vehicle purchase to pull out and keep moving.
If you know your tire size, you may think you won't need to test fit your new snow 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.
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. These will cause damage to your garage floor and paved driveway. If you're out in the snow and come across bare pavement, you'll want to pull over and remove the chains. These can cause damage to your vehicle if they break from the wear of riding on a harsh surface.
Installing tire chains is easy.
1. Lay out the chains on the ground to make sure there are no twists or kinks.
2. Drape the chains over your tire, ensuring that the v-bar studs face away from the tire.
3. On the back of the tire, pull the chain tight and hook the ends together. Repeat this on the front of the tire, then clamp the lever to fasten extra chain links and keep them from flapping as you drive.
4. Insert the included tool into the cam and twist to tighten the sidewall chain. Twist as many cams as it takes to get a tight fit.
5. Drive forward 2-3 vehicle lengths and recheck the chain tension. Tighten any loose cams. If needed, rubber adjusters (sold separately) can be used to get a tight fit. Make sure the hooks on the adjusters face away from your tire so your wheels don't get scratched.
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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:
Seems to be very good quality and easy to install.
great product and better service!
Super fast delivery. Everything is as it should be.
You guys rock! Great product, prices and support.
I received the chains within a week of ordering. I put the chainsaw and as suggested before I really needed them, they fit correctly. So far so good.
Just what we were looking for, and the price and delivery were amazing. Had them in less than a week.
Exactly what I wanted, at a reasonable price. Haven’t used them in the snow yet, but I have test fit and drove around neighborhood. They went on well, I especially like the cam tensioners around the front.
Tire chains arrived on time for me to travel north. That's all I needed.
I put a pair of claw chains on the rear of my dually dump to plow with. They where great I never got stuck and had great traction on my private road which is a dirt road.
These work like a charm on the Promaster. We have used them several times to get in and out of ski areas which had icey and deep snowy approaches or exits.
Cannot be driven at over about 15 mph-to be expected.
Thankfully we have only needed to use these on our Ford E350 diesel 12-passenger rear-wheel drive van a couple of times, yet they were awesome when we did need them! The peace of mind for my family's safety is priceless.
Paula did a great job at communicating and making sure I got my tire chains quickly. Great product and great customer service. Already have recommended to many people. Keep up the great work!
The tire chains go on easy with a little practice and warm thin gloves.
Haven't had to use them much but am ready for the La Nina winter in PNW - let it snow!
Shipping was amazingly fast. I tried out the chains on the Ford Ranger. They went on easily and I could tighten them quickly. A lot better than the old style chains without cams that I could never get fully tight. I was happy that the size was correct as we have 265/75/15 size tires on the Ranger.
We need the studded chains as we have a half mile asphalt driveway with some steep slopes. The v-bar chains allows us to go up and down even when the driveway is a sheet of ice, which happens often as we live in south western Wisconsin.
The product quality look very good. I'll see how it wears through the season. So far, the experience of ordering and installing has been excellent.
In very happy with my new tire chains. The chains are well built and the quality shows.
I wanted rear-wheel chains for my 2011 Tacoma that would provide excellent traction. I already have V-bars on all four wheels of my ATV and it is impossible to get that thing stuck when I plow snow; so, I bought these. I have low-profile chains for the front wheels (to prevent from hitting the upper control arm) and with these rear-wheel V-bars, I really get the traction that I need. I drove around in a snow-covered field on the side of a hill and they work great! The cam tighteners are really convenient; but, I use rubber adjusters as a precaution. No stopping me now!
Had a very hard time finding quality tire chains online, that would arrive in time for our move to Alaska. Our chains were delivered on time yesterday and far exceed expectations for the price!
Would use your company again and would recommend to friends and family in an instant!
Thanks for great service and a great product!
This is actually the second set of Glacier chains W/cams that I have owned. I bought a new Ford F-150 with bigger tires thus the reason for the purchase. I have used these chains for two years on ice and snow on a road that is a mile and a half straight up over Dan's Mountain in Western Maryland. They are simply the best you can buy. When you have to put them on under adverse conditions you can leave them a little loose and tighten the cams until you can get into a better situation to make a final adjustment. They are simply the best you can get and are what we need out here .
I ordered 2 sets (4 chains total) of these tire chains for my V10 F250, which I use to plow a private dirt driveway on the north side of a mountain in rural Pennsylvania. It's two miles (actual odometer reading) uphill to the paved road from my house. Most years, along about February, the road ices up (because no sun and midatlantic sleet issues) and plowing becomes quite challenging. I figured getting tire chains might help the traction-on-ice problem. I plow the road between 10 and 15 mph, with the truck in 4wd. Since buying the chains I have run the truck up and back the road approximately twenty times with the chains on, plowing from 4 to 8 inches of snow, conducting rollbacks of shoulder, chopping up slush, etc. I have also used the truck (with chains) to pull out two other stuck vehicles that had run into ditches. At this point I feel like I can review the product because I've used 'em enough to have an opinion. 1. These tire chains add a lot of traction on ice. A lot. Enough to plow with and enough to pull out stuck vehicles while the "tow" vehicle is sitting on ice. 2. The chains look fine and are undamaged at this juncture. Since I've used them consistently with how I expect them to be used and they are fine, I'm happy with quality at this point. 3. Maybe I will improve with practice, but it's about thirty minutes of twinking around to get these straightened out, on the truck, tightened up, bungee'd, etc. in a way that I feel OK about driving with them. (That's why 4 stars instead of 5.) Once they're on, they seem to stay put fairly effectively. I do not drive on paved roads with these chains nor do I drive faster than (max) 20 mph so I can't speak to how they might do under those circumstances. I use them for additional traction for my plow truck while plowing my iced-up dirt road... and for that, they work as advertised.
These tire chains for my 2017 GMC 2500 (20” wheels) perfectly. They did great in the snow and allowed me to pull an enclosed trailer to my cabin, which I couldn’t have done without these chains on my truck. Thanks etrailer for the fitment video specific to my truck! Very helpful
These are a complete waste of money. Bought them last year and only used them once, they seemed to work fine. I didn’t need them for the rest of the winter. This year, on their 3rd use the cam tightener tool broke, really cheap metal. On their 4th use (needing a screwdriver and wrench to tighten the cams) they completely fell apart. 3 cross links broke on one chain, plus the outside latch fell off. Other chain seems fine which I don’t understand. Bottom line is after 4 uses totaling less than 30 miles, these chains are toast and I feel like an idiot for having purchased them...
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