[DeTomaso] Tire designations

[Tony DiGiovanna]

What dope decided to replace numbers with a number?  Would it really be so
onerous if it said 1389/130?

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From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Charles McCall
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:59 PM
To: SOBill at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tire designations

Ooh! Ooh! I know this one!

The number is the load index, or how much weight the tire is designed to
support. The number itself is meaningless - you need to look it up on a
chart. For example, 91 means 1356 pounds, 92 means 1389 pounds, 94 means
1477 pounds... 
The letter is the speed rating- H is 130mph in your example. 

The speed rating is continuous speed. Short bursts above your speed rating
is probably fine, but autobahn or ORR continuous cruising at those speeds
will cause problems. 

Charles McCall
1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
"Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323

-----Mensaje original-----
De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
nombre de SOBill at aol.com
Enviado el: miércoles, 28 de julio de 2010 19:49
Para: detomaso at realbig.com
Asunto: [DeTomaso] Tire designations

Can anyone say what the designations at the end of tire sizes  means?
 
For example 195/65R15 ...... 91H, 92H, 94H, 98H? 
 
Thanks,
 
Have fun now,
 
SOBill  Taylor
sobill at aol.com
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