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These low-profile, lightweight cable chains are great for driving in light snow. Perfect for those trips where you need chains "just in case." Designed to fit light trucks with tight clearance around the wheels.
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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 great for giving you a little extra traction in the snow. 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 cable 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 cables 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 cables 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 cable chains is easy.
1. Lay out the chains on the ground to make sure there are no twists or kinks in the cables.
2. Where each cross cable attaches, you'll notice there is a smooth side and one with an edge. Make sure the smooth side faces in to sit against your tire's sidewall as you drape the cables over your tire.
3. On the front of the tire, feed the cable through the connection loop until it's tight, then use the lever to keep the extra cable from flapping as you drive. Repeat this on the backside of the tire.
Rubber adjusters (sold separately) are recommended to help ensure a tight fit. Connect these to the front side of the cable in a star pattern. Make sure the hooks 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.
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These chains fit the following tire sizes:
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (1091 Customer Reviews)
These low-profile, lightweight cable chains are great for driving in light snow. Perfect for those trips where you need chains "just in case." Designed to fit light trucks with tight clearance around the wheels.I bought this product for my Ram truck to retrieve fire wood at the top of my snow covered mountain land. The snow was 6 inches deep, very dense, and mixed with layers of ice. The ascent was about 150 feet over a distance of 300 yards. All 4 tires were fitted with this product.
I was not able to accomplish my goal. The truck could not get the proper traction to navigate the hill. Without tramping hard on the gas, the tires just spun and dug holes to the stone lane surface. I can't fairly rate this product on it's performance because there may not be any tire chain that would have worked under these treacherous conditions.
However, after taking the cables off, I was unable to roll them up to get them back into the bags they were in. For that reason I give them a poor rating. I would love to see a video of someone trying to do this. My solution was to make a wooden spool for each pair on which I rolled them up for storage. The bags are too small, especially for one person. The manufacturer failed to provide an easy means for storage.
I haven't actually had a chance to test out the product, but the service was excellent. We needed chains at the last minute due to an unexpected snow storm for our planned trip to the mountains. I had an extremely difficult time finding chains for my Land Rover LR4, as they were sold out everywhere or $1000 from the dealer. I was able to get the chains I needed with expedited shipping just in time for our trip (we only had a couple of days!).
We were able to make it up and down the mountain with just 4 wheel drive, so I can't speak as to the product itself. But the service was superior!
Great Product. It was the right size for my tires. The chains worked as expected.
The only thing was that one broke wile i was driving. It didn't ripped of the tire or damage my vehicle, it broke from the loose ende where you adjust the chain so that it is tight to the tire. I don't know if it was the condition of the road or something else.
I still can use it on my truck but i don't think i can use it on a bigger tire size.
OK for the price. More junk from China. I bought these for our new Grand Cherokee because CA state law requires me to carry them whether I need them or not. (e.g. In 14 yrs of snow driving in our old Volvo AWD I never once opened the box of chains for that car and gave them away with the car). I do NOT expect to ever have to use these on our new Grand Cherokee either so I guess it doesn't matter much what I think of these... HOWEVER, I will just say that I was disappointed to find that these have no application chart provided with the chains. I have never bought a set of chains that did not give a semi-complete list of all applicable tire sizes. These only list 4 sizes (not mine) and then the "Made in China" tag simply states that there are also other sizes as well. etrailer only states that these are 'verified' to fit my car. If it ever were to really come down to it, I hope they do because there's no way I'm going to waste my time and energy 'trying' them on when I'm never going to need them anyway. I wanted the expensive Thule that Jeep recommends for our Cherokee and would have paid 3 times as much to know that I have the best but I also truly believe that it's very possible I would never use them so these cheap ones I will feel better about not keeping if I ever get rid of the car.
After the second use of the tire cables, several crossbars broke while on the vehicle and driving. They worked great before they broke!
Great experience with etrailer.com Their website is well designed, easy to navigate, and accurate with providing the right products to fit my vehicles. I liked the free shipping for purchases over $99. The products I ordered came in, on time and in great condition. Will definitely come back for future products.
This product works better than the thick chains. I bought some chains before this pair and i had to return then because they would hit my shocks. I would highly recommend this for anyone
The delivery was as stated. Simple instructions made installation a quick process. The fit was perfect and clearances were as advertised for a 2014 JEEP Grand Cherokee. I will use these cables on our trip to Portland in two weeks. Bad weather is expected.
I got my tire chains in short order considering the holidays.
I wanted a different set but Mfg. wouldn't have them until February.
chains arrived after the snow so haven't used them yet.
Recieved the tire chains yesterday. Very fast see delivery. Thanks. Did a test fit and it was just fine.
We will be needing them next month ad we are traveling to Oregon from Texas. We dont know if they will be needed but just in case we do, we have them. Going over the Rockies and Cascades just might require them
Thanks again for your prompt service.
As always etrailer business model is above and beyond expiations, there is no doubt the company is a prime example on how online sales should function, products are of good quality and customer service is #1, keep up the great work!! Thank you
Tire chains look to be of very good quality and made of heavy duty materials. Haven't used them yet.
Ordered a pair of Glacier cable chains for my Chevy Colorado. I was worry I could not get them in time for a New Year's Eve trip to Yosemite. I got them in two days...they are so easy to install, and we are very happy! I will definitely order from etrailer again. Thank you etrailer!
Excellent service, the chains were packed very well in shipping & arrived in great shape. Keep up the good work Etrailer!
Very good product with excellent customer service. Highly recommend etrailer.com.
Rick
I put them on my lawn mower eight years ago.
I put them on my lawn mower eight years ago.
Product was as advertised, priced right and shipped promptly I would buy from etrailer again.
2stars for Glacier & 5 stars for eTrailer! Will not fit on a 265/50 20” tire used on my 2018 Jeep GC Summit - not long enough!
Have not used them yet, but free delivery was incredible! Only 5 days and i got it! The chains look good and hope they will work great !
Thank you ,
I ordered the wrong size chains (my mistake) Troy was great in helping me with return instructions and with the correct size. Have not use the product yet.
Very happy with the product, I've ordered this line of chains before. And etrailer is a great company with very prompt service, and great personal follow-up. They are there to help you with any install questions you have. I am very impressed with this company.
Great heavy duty set of cable chains. Delivery was fast.
Delivery was quick, have not used them yet but they look good.
Excellent product. Very easy to install. Lots of different products to choose from. Shipping in a timely manner right to the door. Now I know where to go when I need smething for my truck.
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Kim M.
5/14/2015
I needed them one time and they were ok the install needed adjusted once after driving a bit, normal for chains, they worked good , made it up steep hills in sloppy slippery deep snow and in a front wheel drive Highlander.