Product Description
Thule K-Summit XX-Large snow chain is the new, most exclusive and easiest to fit snow chain for SUVs that exceed 4,410 pounds. No components to keep mounted on the wheel over winter: just install the K-Summit whenever needed. Innovative design complements the latest car models. Color-coded parts allow for easy installation. Features zero clearance: K-Summit family offers 0 millimeter internal clearance and is the perfect solution for vehicles that have space problems between the wheel and its inner side (behind the tire). Suitable for most passenger vehicles – 0 millimeter clearance behind the wheel. The exclusive ratchet system permits an effortless installation – just one hand required. Ergonomically designed installation handle, just one movement, with one hand. Exclusive steel tensioning springs, decreasing dynamic elevation and enabling perfect fitting on several tire sizes. It features high resistance plastic plates hardened with the injection of steel studs for increased traction, five, foldable arms that collapse for easy storage in the included bag and welded bars providing higher grip and performance on ice and snow. Exclusive 3-step mounting system: Step one: put two of the plastic plates over the tire and adjust the chain laying on the upper tire tread. Step two: attach the chain to one of the wheel’s nut/bolt. Step three: activate ratchet system to make the chain progress toward the rim. The chain will slip automatically on the tire with the wheel rotation. The packaging is exclusive, stylish, hard-sided packaging, complete with gloves, kneeling mat, mounting instructions and spare parts.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #170865 in Automotive
- Size: K77
- Color: Metal
- Brand: Thule
- Model: 02230K77
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x 14.00" w x 18.00" l, 11.30 pounds
Features
- Ergonomically designed installation handle, just one movement, with one hand
- No components to keep mounted on the wheel over winter: just install K-Summit XXL whenever needed
- Tread chain with special injection molded plastic plates with hard metal studs and special alloyed steel chain
- Five foldable arms for compact storage in included storage bag
- Exclusive, stylish, hard-sided packaging, complete with gloves, kneeling mat, mounting instructions and spare parts
Most helpful customer reviews
32 of 35 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent Engineering, but did not fit my wheels
By Melissa E. Davis
I couldn't wait to get these, given Seattle's unexpected week of ice. The chains fit several tire sizes with clear instructions for removing 0 - 4 sizing clips for each size (all four for my 225/50-R17). These are as easy on/off as this video shows ([...] No need to get knees wet, or lay on the ground.
The chains ride only on the tread and not on the back of the wheel/tire, requiring no inside clearance. The thin cable chains add only about 10mm to the top clearance. The ice grips are aggressive and the chain angles will provide lateral slide resistance.
The set came with the tools needed to remove the clips and mount the lugs. The clips are put on from the factory with something like "Lock-tite". Recommend a 7mm socket to replace the wrench and your own good set of metric Allen wrenches (3mm).
Only problem was the lug locking mechanism was too shallow to fit my deeply recessed lugs on the standard wheels of my car (Infiniti I-30t). This should not be a problem for most cars. Amazon quickly allowed return/refund. Thule sent me to an authorized local dealer for a fit for their CS-10's which do not require a lug lock, but will require me to be on the ground in the slush to mount and dismount.
I would have loved to have kept these. I guess it is too much to expect Thule to have researched all the kinds of wheels on the market.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Works as advertised, but check your lugnut/bolt size
By Travis Woodland
The K-22s work just as advertised. It takes a little extra effort the first time or two, but once you get used to the system, these are the easiest chains to put on you'll ever own. The traction seems VERY good, and the chains tighten around the tire perfectly. It almost feels like they are part of the tire (which means them off sometimes takes a little effort - just be sure you have some gloves you don't mind getting a bit dirty)
I drive a car with 21mm lugnuts. These ship with 17 and 19mm fittings, so be sure that if you have a car with larger lugnuts you get the adapter. (Prius owners, this means you). They are available from [...] if Amazon is sold out.
I haven't had these for very long, but they seem to be very high quality. The warranty is 1 year, but I would expect them to last much longer. And yes, the price is a little high, but it is a lot less than the cost of damage rims and certainly a lot less than internal damage to your cars braking mechanisms or even just cosmetic damage inside the wheel well. Add that to ease of install and it's kind of a no-brainer. Highly recommended. I'd give 5 stars, but I feel like THULE cheaped-out by not providing the 21mm fits standard. Making that a $25 add-on for a product with a retail price of $450 is ridiculous.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Tales from My Little Mountain
By S. McCleaf
First I would like to say that for those of you suggesting I get "real tire chains"... I have 2 pair that I've managed to get onto my tires exactly... never. If you'd like to buy 2 pair of 17" snow chains cheap just leave me a message, you can have 'em. "Real tire chains" might be great for some people, but if I can't get them on and off my car quickly and easily, they are useless to me.
I live 1400 feet up a 2 and a half mile dirt/gravel road that stays ice and snow covered for weeks after there is no snow anywhere else in our county. I am a small business owner, so if I can't get to work, I don't get paid, simple as that. I needed a product that was easy for a 40+ year old woman to get on and off by herself 6 days a week.
For the last 3 winters I have been using Spikes-Spiders, which I actually think is a fairly good product as well, but after being put thru the rigors of mountain life, many of the plastic components of the Spikes-Spiders were beginning to break and needed replacement, so I began looking for an alternative. These chains by Thule seem to be a great alternative so far.
I have a 2006 Saturn Vue AWD. I'll admit that fitting these chains the first time was a little tricky, but I was having to unlearn what I was expecting from the Spikes-Spiders. They did fall off the first time I used them, but I realized I had reversed a component while trying to make sure I had the right lug adapter on, so it wasn't a fault of engineering but a simple mistake that was easily corrected ...while I was halfway up my mountain. You can't fix an adjustment to regular tire chains unless your car is completely level, which mine most certainly was not. I'm going to suggest the some of the people who are reporting that the chains fell off their tires may very well have made the same easy to make mistake.
Otherwise, the instructions seemed very straight-forward and now that I've done it a few times (I only got them 5 days ago) I can put these on and get them off in a matter of minutes. The Spikes-Spiders were easier to put on and took less time, but these chains are also much more aggressive in traction control, so I feel it is a good trade-off.
Although I can't attest to the durability of this product yet, I'm pretty confident that the sturdier construction (in comparison to my old Spikes-Spiders) will have them last for me at least as long as my old "Snap-On" chains. Considering the price I got the K-Summits for here on Amazon (more then $200 LESS then the Spikes-Spiders), I feel these will be money well spent. They are easy and they work.
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