König K-Summit family
the most exclusive external snow chains range
Designed to ensure a superior level of fitting and driving comfort, the König K-Summit snow chains are here to cover your winter driving traction needs while ensuring full compatibility with vehicles equipped with the most advanced suspension designs.
The König K-Summit snow chains are an extended family of snow chains which share the main common design principle: they are external.
That means that they do not carry the typical elements getting positioned behind the vehicle wheel. Thanks to this special design, the König K-Summit snow chains are fitted working exclusively on the external side of the wheel and get secured the wheel trough a wheel bolt/nut fixation system.
Just take a look at how they’re mounted in real life.
UNIQUE SELLING POINTS
Common features of the K-Summit snow chains
When zero is the best you can get
Nowadays more and more cars, SUVs and Vans are affected by internal wheelhouse clearance limitations, meaning that there’s not enough clearance to host traditional snow chains with internal elements.
This is design limitation is present not just on the most sporty and performing vehicles but it has become fairly common on cars, SUVs and Vans which are used as daily drivers.
Thanks to its specific design and patented solutions which not only leave the inner side of the wheel completely free from any chain element but also keep the chain very tight on the tyre in dynamic conditions, the K-Summit family today can cover more than 90% of the entire vehicle applications.
External fitting
The complete lack of elements which get positioned behind the wheel means that all fitting and removing operations are handled exclusively working on the external side of the wheel.
Compared to the wheelhouse area, the external side of the wheel offers better visibility, free of hands movement and, last but not least, a cleaner area to work on.
With the König K-Summit the external side of the wheel is the only place where as user you are requested to work to get the snow chain installed.
U-Adapt + K-Lock fixation
Different cars come with wheel bolts or nuts which might differ from size and shape perspective.
The König K-Summit comes with the U-Adapt fixation system allowing a proper clamp on wheel bolts/nuts from 17mm to 22mm.
With the K-Summit snow chains, consumers are no more requested to check the size of the wheel bolt/nut to ensure vehicle/chain compatibility.
To guarantee a proper clamp on the wheel, the K-Summit comes with a proprietary fixation tool with torque indicator clicking when the right torque level is reached.
Adjustable sizing
The K-Summit snow chains cross-sections are adjustable in lenght in order to cover different tyre sizes.
The chain comes from the factory in the smaller configuration and, by removing the yellow marked adjusting elements, the cross-sections get longer to cover larger tyre sizes.
Thanks to this solution, the K-Summit can cover a larger number of tyre sizes compared to the classical snow chains and it can be easily shared amongst different car models and tyre sizes in the same categories making it a convenient solution for families and friends.
Micro-dynamic profile
When low is better than high.
Apart from the lack of internal elements allowing the application on vehicles with zero clearance requirements, the K-Summit cross-sections feature tensioning elements meant to reduce the dynamic lift generated by the wheel rotation centrifugal force.
RPET softbag
Packed into an elegant hybrid soft bag manufactured in RPET (recycled plastic), the chains can be easily folded to comfortable fit in the bag, one flanked to the other. The bag features an internal pocket to store the instruction manual and comes with a dedicated RPET textile pouch carrying the product kit including spare parts.
Extended product range
Whether if you’re driving a passenger car, an electric car, a crossover, a SUV or a Van, there’s a K-Summit snow chain specifically designed for your vehicle requirements.
Scroll below to find the K-Summit for the different vehicle categories.
THE PRODUCT RANGE
Find out the K-Summit snow chain fitting your needs
passenger cars RANGE
König K-Summit
If you drive a passenger car, being it a compact or an executive one, the König K-Summit gets your traction and style needs covered.
crossover range
König K-Summit XL
The K-Summit XL is the external chain dedicated to the Crossovers and Compact SUVs affected by internal wheelhouse clearance limitations.
E-CARS & HIGH PERFORMANCE RANGE
König K-Summit MAX
The K-Summit MAX range overlaps over the K-Summit and K-Summit XL range and it represents the dedicated solutions for electric-powered and higher performances cars.
LARGER SUV range
König K-Summit XXL
The K-Summit XXL is dedicated to the larger and executive SUVs.
VAN & MOTORHOME
König K-Summit VAN
If you’re driving a Van or Motorhome and your suspension design doesn’t allow the use of snow chains with inner elements, the K-Summit VAN is the perfect solution to comply with such technical requirements.
check if it fits your vehicles
Consumer snow chains configurator
The König snow chains configurator supports the selection of the most recommended snow chains for your needs, taking in consideration the vehicle, the tyre size and the eventual restrictions generated by the combination of these two.
The configurator results are based on internal tests which are regularly conducted on vehicles and tyres to ensure the best fitment is provided. If your vehicle or tyre size (or both) are not shown on our configurators, please get in touch with our service through our contact form.