Why it's important to select the correct vehicle and tyre size
Vehicle
There are a surprising number of vehicles that cannot use traditional snowchains, the types that put chain on the inside of the wheel as well as on the tread. This is usually because there is not enough space between the wheels and the shock absorbers; this can be a problem for ordinary SUVs and 4x4s as well as for high performance cars.
You will find this important information in your car handbook - please check this before using your snowchains! Our database is intended to do the basic work for you but, with so many new vehicles and tyre sizes, it should only ever be treated as a guide.
Tyre size
Please also check your tyre size - if you buy incorrectly-sized chains they will be either too tight or too loose.
Ladder track chains
The good news is that car handbooks usually only refer to "traditional snowchains". Ladder track chains such as the Polaire GRIP and Spikes-Spider range only put chain over the tyre tread, so are not subject to these restrictions. They are also ideal for use on rear wheel drives where there is minimal space between the top of the wheel and the wheel arch.
Toyota
- Good quality 9mm chains
- Easy to fit and remove
- All you need for occasional ski-drive or UK use
ONLY for cars with rear seat headrests
A headrest-mounted universal dog guard that's incredibly quick and easy to fit and remove.
- Excellent value modular roof bar system
- Smart looking, well designed, easy to fit
- Steel bars are 120cm long, 30mm wide x 20mm deep
- Maximum load 75kg, depending on the vehicle’s load limit
- AutoSock are simple to fit and give extraordinary grip on ice and snow
- Keep a set in the car and don't get caught out in the snow!
- Approved as a snowchain alternative throughout the EU, except Austria, and also in e.g. Norway and Switzerland

- 9mm chain links
- Simple and reliable self-tensioning system
- Excellent quality and value from Germany's premier chain manufacturer
- 9mm chain links
- Simple and reliable self-tensioning system
- Excellent quality and value from Germany's premier chain manufacturer
- 9mm chains are often the maximum permitted
- The asymmetric diamond pattern improves traction
- Automatic chain tensioning saves time and effort
- an asymmetric diamond pattern to prevent the chain getting stuck in the tyre grooves and to improve lateral stability and, above all
- Konig’s superb automatic chain tensioning system which constantly seeks to keep the chains as tight as possible and saves you the hassle of getting out of the car again after a hundred metres or so and retightening the chains. When you come to fit the chains at the bottom of the hill leading to a ski resort you’ll probably find several long lay-bys which are designed for "stopping again", but it’s not always so easy or convenient, especially in a blizzard!
- Excellent value modular aluminium bar system
- Smart looking, well designed, easy to fit
- Airo bars are 118cm long, 80mm wide x 28cm deep
- Maximum load 75kg, depending on the vehicle's load limit
- Excellent value modular aluminium bar system
- Smart looking, well designed, easy to fit
- Airo bars are 118cm long, 80mm wide x 28cm deep
- Maximum load 75kg, depending on the vehicle's load limit
- These handsome low noise, low drag aerofoil bars are our Best Buy roof bars for vehicles with raised roof rails!
- Clever technology means that you don't need to fill the slots with rubber to keep them quiet
- 78mm wide by 27mm deep
- Auto Express roof bars test 2014: Best Buy!

- These handsome low noise, low drag aerofoil bars are our Best Buy roof bars for vehicles with raised roof rails!
- Clever technology means that you don't need to fill the slots with rubber to keep them quiet
- 78mm wide by 27mm deep
- Auto Express roof bars test 2014: Best Buy!

- The Thule 7104 Foot Pack is only for use on raised roof rails
- To be used together with a pair of Thule cross bars
- Locks, and a torque tensioning tool, are included
- Maximum load 100kg, product weight 1.8kg
- These are the quietest roof bars on the planet…
- …because they have the lowest drag
- Fuel efficiency + silence = leave the bars in place
- Handsome styling = leave the bars in place
- Outstanding long term value, thanks to SmartFoot. Use the same bars on all vehicle roof types, from plain roofs to raised roof rails
- SmartFill keeps the T-tracks closed and saves a lot of effort
- Through bars allow you to maximise your load carrying space
- These are the quietest roof bars on the planet…
- …because they have the lowest drag
- Fuel efficiency + silence = leave the bars in place
- Handsome styling = leave the bars in place
- Outstanding long term value, thanks to SmartFoot. Use the same bars on all vehicle roof types, from plain roofs to raised roof rails
- SmartFill keeps the T-tracks closed and saves a lot of effort
- Through bars allow you to maximise your load carrying space
- 9mm links
- A superb new chain system that, with very little practice, really can be fitted in 12 seconds. Easy-fit should appeal, for example, to commuters who may need to fit and remove chains several times on a journey, as well as to ski-drivers who appreciate genuine customer-focussed innovation.
- The Thule 7104 Foot Pack is only for use on raised roof rails
- To be used together with a pair of Thule cross bars
- Locks, and a torque tensioning tool, are included
- Maximum load 100kg, product weight 1.8kg
- The Thule 7104 Foot Pack is only for use on raised roof rails
- To be used together with a pair of Thule cross bars
- Locks, and a torque tensioning tool, are included
- Maximum load 100kg, product weight 1.8kg
- The Thule 7104 Foot Pack is only for use on raised roof rails
- To be used together with a pair of Thule cross bars
- Locks, and a torque tensioning tool, are included
- Maximum load 100kg, product weight 1.8kg
- Ideal where there’s minimal distance between the wheel and the wheel arch
- No chain inside the wheel
- Always quick and easy to fit and remove
These chains are particularly suitable where there’s minimal distance between the wheel and the wheel arch, a typical feature of many rear wheel drives with large alloys. If you can't get your forearms into this gap then the K-Summit is your only König option.
They’re also easy to fit and remove and, because you don't have to put your forearms over the tyre, you shouldn't get dirty slush on your forearms or clothes.
- The Thule 7104 Foot Pack is only for use on raised roof rails
- To be used together with a pair of Thule cross bars
- Locks, and a torque tensioning tool, are included
- Maximum load 100kg, product weight 1.8kg
- Load your roof at waist height! On the level!
- Turn a handle and up it goes
- Carrying kayaks? A roof box? Bikes? A roof top tent?
- Let Dropracks do the work, with ease and style
- Load weight 75kg, loading width 130cm, weight 29kg
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