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On a metric sized tire it is the tread width. Example, p225/75r15. The tread is 225 mm wide.
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What do the first three numbers on an auto tire stand for?
Width of the tread in millimeters.
What do the first three numbers on a tire mean?
It depends. On a tire sized like a P235/75R15, the 235 is the tread width in millimetres. On a 33-12.50-15 the first number is the height in inches.
What do the numbers on a tire stand for?
Typically, they are Height/Width and Inner diameter size.
What do the numbers on the side of a tire stand for?
Answer The numbers on the side of tires mean the sizes and heights of the tire in question. If the numbers weren't there no one would know the tire size. More exactly... Taking 195/75R14 as an example...The first number is the measurment in milimeters of the widest part of the tread- The second number is the height of the sidewall in relation to the first number expressed as a percentage (the height of the tire is 75% of the first number) and the last number behind the R is the rim size in inches.
What do the numbers stand for on tire sizes?
The numbers on a tire represents different meanings for example: P215/65R15 the no.215 stands for the width of the tire in millimeters, the no.65 represents the height or aspect ratio of the tire, and the no.15 stands for the tires rim and wheel diameter
What does a 265 70 16 tire size fit on?
265 70 16 tire size will fit on 16 inch rims. The first numbers of the range indicate the tire face. The second set of numbers is the tire height. The last set of numbers indicates the rim size.
How do you find out old a tire is when you buy it?
The date the tire is manufactured is written on the tire sidewall. You will see DOT followed by numbers and letters. The last 4 numbers are the date of manufacture. First two numbers in that group of four, are week of manufacture and last two numbers are year. An example would be DOT 456 R9S6 0211. This would indicate the tire was manufactured the second week of 2011.
How do you calculate tyer size?
The first three numbers are the width in millimeters, the second set is the height of the tire (edge of the width to the bead) expressed as a percentage of the first number and then R__ is the rim size. For example, a 205/55R16 tire is 205mm wide, (205×.55) 112mm tall with a 16 inch wheel
What is the age of a radial tire?
Depends on where the tire was manufactured to run. Normally you take the last four numbers (after January 1, 2000) of the D.O.T. number (on the sidewall of the tire) the first two are the week and the last two are the year the tire was made.
What do the numbers on a motorcycle tire mean?
the size of the tire, the model, when it was made
What does light stand for?
Tire Pressure Monitor
What does DOT on a tire stand for?
Department of transportation.
