Low Clearance Snow Chain Recommendation for 2019 Subaru Crosstrek.

Question:

I was looking at chains for a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek. I would prefer to have chains that are not drive on. I understand that the manual says do not use chains, however, I do plan on some snow driving and see that at time chains are required. Would this product work? Titan Chain Alloy Snow Tire Chains - Diamond Pattern - Square Link - 1 Pair Item # TC1555 If this does not work, what products do you offer would fit a Subaru Crosstrek.

asked by: Bryant

Expert Reply:

For your 2019 Subaru Crosstrek with the tire size 225/55-18 the Titan chains part # TC1555 are the correct size and are Class S compatible which means the clearance required to install them is not much. That said since your owners manual says no chains at all the better option is the K-Summits part # th02230k45 as they do not drape over the inside of the tire at all which means they don't require any clearance. This is the area where most tire chain clearance issues arise. This would be your best solution.

Either way you'd want to check with a Subaru dealer in an area with mountains to see what option they'd be most okay with.

expert reply by: Jameson C