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Get a smoother ride, better traction, and more stopping power during turns than you'd get with traditional, ladder-pattern cables. These low-profile, lightweight cables are great for driving in light snow. Tensioners are included for a tight fit.
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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.
If you've driven in bad winter weather, then there's no doubt you've experienced the unsettling feeling of your vehicle sliding during turns or bends in the road. Conquer turns and winding country roads with these cable chains from Titan Chain. The diagonal pattern provides better traction during turns than traditional ladder patterns, and because there is always a cable in contact with the ground, it will increase your stopping power too. You won't have to worry about finding the right tensioners either - tensioners designed specifically for these cables are included, ensuring a tight fit.
If you need a little extra traction in the snow, these cables are great. But if you live somewhere where you experience heavy snow often, you'll definitely want something more heavy duty than cables. Because these cable chains are lightweight and don't take up a lot of storage space, they are also perfect for keeping in your trunk if you occasionally travel through areas that require you to have chains on hand.
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 user manual.
These chains will fit your tires provided there is both:
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 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 simple.
1. Lay out the chains on the ground to make sure there are no twists or kinks.
2. Slide the chain behind the tire and connect the ends of the rear cable.
3. Around front, slide the cable at the top of your tire through the corresponding eye hook. Repeat at the bottom of the tire.
4. Pull the cable as tight as you can, then clip the included rubber adjuster onto the cable in a star pattern. Make sure the hooks on the adjuster face away from your tire so your wheels don't get scratched.
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How to Choose Snow Chains for Your Vehicle
To choose the right snow chains, you must match your tire size. Those measurements can be found on the side of your tire, as shown below.
185/60-15
These chains fit the following tire sizes:
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi, everyone. It's Evangeline here at etrailer and today I'm doing cable snow tire chains and seeing how they fit on the 2014 Toyota Prius v. So, the current chain I have here on the ground, and on our tire, is our diagonal cable chain. So, this is a popular style just because people like how low profile a cable chain is and how it still gives you traction without taking up too much space. Now, I have tried a bunch of different tire chains and I like to test fit them before I continue and I notice that this is a really, really, really tight fit on the Prius v. So, you can see here how we have this cable, and this is supposed to connect to the hook on the other side.
This is our final step. But, as you can see here, the hook is in my right hand, the cable's in my left hand, and this is as close as they are going to get. So, it's too tight of a fit. This might happen with other tire chains. The reason for that is just because there's a lot of different factors.
Sometimes it's the brand of the tire, sometimes it's tire pressure, sometimes it's tread wear. So, for me, a good fit is something that has a lot of wiggle room, or, like, just enough wiggle room where depending on what different factors you have, it's still going to be a good fit. Not too tight, not too loose. If this requires a perfect, perfect situation in order to fit, I don't think it's the best fit for you. So, in our case here, I don't think the diagonal cable-style chains would be a good fit for your tire size.
My tire size here is 215/50r17, but, if that's your specific tire size too, I do have another option. We do have these Titan Chain ladder-pattern cable chains, so you still get the low profile design of a cable chain. You still get where you don't have to worry about clearance issues around the tire and it is a confirmed fit. I did a video on this chain. There's also pictures on it too, confirming the fit.
This one gives you a little bit more wiggle room, where you still have the tension around your tire but you can still make all of those connections. Definitely check that one out if you still want a cable-style chain. And double check your tire size, just to make sure it works, with our etrailer.com fit guide to find the right fit for you. My name is Evangeline and I hope this helps you out..
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