Learn parameters on automobile tires
Firstly, we must know the basic parameters of the tire.. Ex: P215/65 R15 95H will be know as:
P: Type
The first letter tells us that cars can use. P "Passenger": tires for passenger cars can be "passengers". There are also some other types as LT "Light Truck": light trucks, pickup trucks; T "Temporary": temporary replacement tires.
215: width
Tire's width is measured from wall to wall the other (mm).
65: The ratio thickness / width
Number " 55 " slash behind only the ratio between the width and thickness of the tire. In the example above, the thickness of the tire width by 55%.
R: structure
The common tire on a car almost has a structure that corresponds to the letter Radial R. In addition, the tires also have other letters B, D, or E, but is now very rare in the market.
15: diameter rim
For each type of tire to use only single one-size wheels. No. 15 corresponds to the diameter wheels are fitted as 15 inches.
95H: weight and speed limit
No. 95 corresponds to the corresponding load which tire can withstand. Normally this position from 75 to 105 the number equivalent to the load from 380 to 925 kg. Besides the load index is an alphabetical maximum speed limit that tires can operate normally, with the letters H, the tire will have a maximum speed of 210 km/h . A maximum speed is looked up in table:
