00:00what tire markings mean so 165 refers to the width of the tire across the tread area and that
00:07is a measurement in millimeters so this is 165 millimeters wide 65 refers to the aspect ratio
00:14as a percentage so that is how much of this width is in the shoulder so 65 percent is in
00:22the sidewall r stands for radial which is the construction type of the tire and how it's built
00:27up in something called plies 13 is how many the inch size rim that should sit within this tire so
00:3513 inch rim is designed to go in this tire 77 is what we call a load index so that will refer to a
00:42chart and that'll be a certain amount 77 will represent a certain amount of kilograms this
00:46tire can safely hold and you times it by four for the weight of the vehicle and make sure it's over
00:52that and t refers to speed so again there'll be a conversion chart and t will represent a
00:57maximum speed in kph or nph that this tire can safely operate up to hopefully that will help you next
01:05time you're ordering tires for your vehicle hope that makes sense see you on the next one
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