Originally designed to save sidewall wear on radial tires, Radial Chain was the first real brand name in cable chain winter traction products. With a history of performance testing from Alaska to Switzerland and a tire application chart that contains every original equipment tire sold in North America, Radial Chain is an excellent, yet affordable choice in winter traction. Radial Chain’s plastic package is durable, waterproof and recyclable. Chain tensioners SHOULD NOT be used.
Product Features
- Requires low operating space around drive tires
- Low weight facilitates simple mounting and removal
- Improves starting, stopping and cornering performance
- Constructed from stainless steel and are highly durable
- Ensures smooth ride.Chain tighteners SHOULD NOT be used
I broke one, so I’m buying another set. Don’t be like me! The Good:I put these on my 2015 Mustang GT on 19″ wheels which, apparently, could get stuck on a snowflake and a slight incline.Couldn’t get out of the parking lot at work without them, so I put them on and drove home, impossible in this storm without these beauties.They worked better than I expected, on a RWD car with no weight over the driving axle.The Bad:I stopped after about 1/2 mile to tighten the OUTSIDE of the cables.Well, it’s important to…
New and Broken: 3 out of 4 chains broke in less than 20 miles I bought two sets of these chains for a Volvo S60 with tire measurements of 235mm wide, 45 aspect ratio, and 17″ diameter – exactly as the manufacture says to buy on their size chart. The directions for these chains specify NOT to use tighteners, and so I did not. I have been putting chains on cars for 5 years now and I know what I’m doing. None the less, these were BRAND NEW chains, and so I followed the directions, put them on exactly as specified ( which was annoying because they wanted…
Inexpensive, meet requirements, don’t work well in practice These are a minimal solution to meeting CA chain carry requirements on cars with insufficient clearance for real chains. Inexpensive. Not difficult to install (maybe slightly easier than chains). California chain requirements can be a bit excessive, forcing you to mount chains even when the roads are partially clear. Problem is, the tubular pieces that protect the cables serve as roller bearings on dry patches. I had so much wheelspin in a gentle uphill start that it upset the traction…