- 225 — tire width in mm. /60 — height to width ratio (the height of the tire cross-section is 60% of the width). If there is no special indication of the height/width ratio, (for example, 195 R14) no, then we are talking about the "normal" ratio. For radial tires it is 82%.
- R — radial tire construction.
- 15 — disk diameter in inches.
- 96 — load index.
Please note: between the 15 and % designations there is the designation M+S, which means that we are talking about a tire with a "winter" pattern.
V — letter designation of the maximum permissible speed. This designation stands behind the tire size designation. Letter designations apply to summer and winter tires.
Letter designations of the permissible maximum speed
- Q — 160 km/h
- N — 210 km/h 8-180 km/h
- V — 240 km/h
- T - 190 km/h
- W — 270 km/h
Date of tire manufacture
The date of manufacture is indicated on the tires in the manufacturer's code.
Example: DOTCUL 2UM82863 TUBELESS
- DOT is the designation for the United States Department of Transportation.
- CU is the abbreviated designation of the manufacturer.
- L2 — tire size.
- UM8 - tire construction.
- 286 - date of manufacture - 28th week of 1996.
- 3 - symbol of the decade (1990-1999.).
- TUBELESS - tubeless tire; TU-BETYPE - tire with a tube.
Example of wheel disk designation: 7Jx15
- 7 is the width of the rim in inches.
- J — letter designation of the height and contour of the disc edge (B - low rim).
- x — designation of a single-piece deep disk.
- 15 — disk diameter in inches.