Understanding Tyre Code (1)

August 3rd, 2005 at 09:44pm tiger Entry Filed under: Auto Terms

Some handy tyre reference that i been looking for long time ago…Do you guy ever wonder what the code about??
Source:The Car Maintenance Bible

[your tyre]
Key Description
A Manufacturers or brand name, and commercial name or identity.
B and J Tyre size, construction and speed rating designations. Tubeless designates a tyre which requires no inner tube.
C Denotes type of tyre construction.
D M&S denotes a tyre designed for mud and snow. Reinforced marking only where applicable.
E Load and pressure marking requirement (not applicable in the UK). These go from a load index of 50 (190kg) up to an index of 169 (5800kg).
F ECE (not EEC) type approval mark and number.
G North American Dept of Transport compliance symbols and identification numbers.
H Country of manufacture.

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