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Tyre markings

Post by PhilTimo » Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:58 am

Apologies for maybe dumb question (there will b many more coming!)
What does the 89W (rear) and 82V (front) mean after the size marking, which i understand.

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Re: Tyre markings

Post by Karl V » Tue Oct 20, 2020 11:02 am

They are load and speed ratings.

There are many Internet articles on this, but I found this one quite easy to digest - https://www.merityre.co.uk/tyres/introd ... e-markings

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Re: Tyre markings

Post by PhilTimo » Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:06 am

Thanks
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