Saturday, 3 July 2010

Tyre Markings Explained

At first glance the lettering on the side of the tyre may look complicated.
It is not meant to be that way. The lettering explains the exact specification of the tyre you have.
In short it tells you anything that you may need to know about your tyre.
From the diagram  we will try to break down what the codes and numbers really mean.
The codes on the  tyre, will be different on every tyre, due to a few main factors; the tyre width,tyre profile, tyre size and the speed rating.