Konig Tire Chains - TH01221080

Get consistent traction and a smooth ride when driving in snow and on light ice. Lightweight chains are quick and easy to install. Built-in tensioner lets you easily tighten chain without tools.

Features:

• Provides excellent traction in snow and light ice
  • Square links dig in and provide good grip - small size makes for a less bumpy ride
  • Diamond pattern offers constant traction and a smoother ride than ladder patterns
• Made for passenger vehicles with limited wheel-well clearance
  • Meets SAE Class S standards
• Tightens around tire quickly and easily with built-in tensioners
  • No need to drive onto chains or drape them over your tires
  • Fit chain around wheel and make connections using color-coded hooks and clips
  • Tug on tensioners to get a tight fit - built in so you don't have to worry about losing parts
• Offers some protection for wheel rims with a powder coated side chain
• Resists corrosion thanks to high-quality, manganese nickel alloy steel construction
• Packaged in durable nylon storage bag

Specs:

• Fits: 13" - 17" tires (for exact sizes, see below)
• Quantity: 2 tire chains
• Internal clearance required: 1/2"
• 5-Year warranty

Note: To determine whether you can use snow chains on your vehicle, or if chains might affect your ABS/EPS functionality, consult your owner's manual.

The Konig CB-12 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, easy to mount, and give you constant traction - and they're lightweight and compact, so they store in your vehicle nicely too. 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.

Class S Designation

SAE Class S tire chains are designed for use on passenger vehicles with restricted wheel-well clearance. Most newer cars, vans, and small trucks - especially those with large aftermarket tires - will require Class S chains. If you're unsure about the class of your vehicle, consult your vehicle's owner's manual.

These chains will fit your tires provided there is both:

• A - a minimum of 1.46" (37 mm) between the top of the tire tread and the wheel well
• B - at least 0.59" (15 mm) between the tire's sidewall and the vehicle

Confirming Your Fit

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, youll 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 Tire Chains

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.

Quick Tips:

• Lengthen the life of snow chains by drying them after each use before you store them.
• Check out our installation kit with safety lights and a kneeling pad (PO34FRK) to make things a little easier when you're installing cables out in the snow.

How to Choose Snow Chains for Your Vehicle

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

1. (185) - indicates tire width in millimeters
2. (60) - gives you the aspect ratio (sidewall height as percentage of width)
3. (15) - denotes the diameter of the wheel rim in inches

2004365080 Konig CB-12 Snow Chains - Size 080

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Installation Details 

These chains fit the following tire sizes:

• 185/70-15
• 185/80-14
• 195/55-16
• 195/60-16
• 195/65-15
• 195/70-14
• 205/45-17
• 205/60-15
• 205/65-14
• 205/70-13
• 215/40-17
• 225/55-14