How To Figure Out Size Of Tire Chains

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Please Note:

DURING PEAK SEASON Nosotros MAY Non BE ABLE TO Answer TO CUSTOM SNOW CHAINS REQUESTS.

In club to size a tire that we do not accept listed, we demand 3 dimensions.
The tread width, the tire width, and the peak of the sidewall shown below.
Email (Measurements volition not be taken over the phone) us with the word "MEASUREMENT" in the electronic mail subject field
with these 3 dimensions and we volition calculate your tire bondage options.
Exist certain to include your phone number if boosted information is necessary.

		Dimension in Inches
i.	Blazon OF VEHICLE (TRUCK, TRACTOR, LOADER, ETC)
ii.	SIZE OF TIRE (IF Available FROM TIRE SIDEWALL)
3.	TREAD WIDTH
4.	TIRE Bore
five.	SIDEWALL HEIGHT
6.	Your Telephone Number

Tire Chains Width

one. TREAD WIDTH. Measure out the exterior width of the tread. In the example to a higher place the tread width is 4.v inches.

Snow Chains Diameter

2. TIRE Diameter. Measure the outside width of the tire. This measurement is washed horizontally across the heart of the tire. In the instance above the tread width is 13 three/4 inches.

tire chains sidewall height

3. SIDEWALL HEIGHT. Measure sidewall meridian of the tire. This is the altitude from the edge of the wheel to the pinnacle of the tread. In the example above the tread width is iii.5 inches.

Know Your Tire Size
Tire Size for Snow Chains Snow Chains for Truck Sizing

The tire size is located on the tire sidewall. In the examples above, we have circled the size in crimson. The size of the tire on the left is P215/65R-xv. The size of the tire on the right is LT235/85R-xvi. For additional information on what these numbers mean - click hither.

Adjustment: Tire chains are designed to fit a range of tire sizes and tread designs. The overall length of the chains may be longer than necessary. As long as the cross chain width is correct, the overall length tin be shortened past removing 1 (or more than) cross bondage past prying the cantankerous concatenation hook open and removing the entire cross concatenation. The hooks holding the cantankerous chain to the side chain are non hardened and tin be opened with a chisel or vise.

Snow Chains fastener side

Practise Not remove cross concatenation from the fastener side.

snow tire chain tail

Remove cross chain from the tail cease as shown higher up.

tools for chain repair

Common household tools required - cold chisel, pliers, hammer, goggles. We exercise offering chain repair tools, please click on Tire-Chains-Pliers.htm.

open cross chain hooks

Turn cross chain hook to be removed on its side as shown above.

Advisedly drive chisel into fastener, spreading it open.

If necessary to reinstall cross chain, close fastener with pliers as shown above.

The actress length of side concatenation can exist removed by cutting it off. But information technology is our recommendation, to wire necktie the extra length to the side chain. This way if the boosted length is needed in the future, information technology will be there.