Abstract: A tire traction device including a cylindrical cup member for attachment on a rim-securing nut of a vehicle wheel by a set screw, an elongated threaded shank extending coaxially with the cup member, an elongated link having an elongated slot for receiving the elongated shank, nuts threadably mounted on the elongated shank on opposite sides of the elongated link for tightening the elongated link in an axial position on the shank wherein the elongated link both extends perpendicularly to the shank and rests against the side of a tire, and a traction member extending perpendicularly from the end of the elongated link and having a first side for gripping engagement with the tread of the tire and an opposite side for gripping engagement with the ground.