Two tires can look the same, but they may have different load-carrying capacities. Again, check your car’s specs to determine the maximum weight your tires should carry. The manual and the decal have that information.
Take note that tires should not just support the car, but the passengers and cargo inside it. Thus, it’s not advisable to go for a new set of tires with a lower index than what your car is used to. It’s best to stick to the load index of your current tires.
You can look through the load rating sheet attached to check the exact maximum weight that corresponds to your tire’s numbers
Load Rating.
Load index |
Load in Kg per tire |
Load index |
Load in Kg per tire |
Load index |
Load in Kg per tire |
Load index |
Load in Kg per tire |
Load index |
Load in Kg per tire |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 |
265 |
75 |
387 |
88 |
560 |
101 |
825 |
114 |
1180 |
63 |
272 |
76 |
400 |
89 |
580 |
102 |
850 |
115 |
1215 |
64 |
280 |
77 |
412 |
90 |
600 |
103 |
875 |
116 |
1250 |
65 |
290 |
78 |
425 |
91 |
615 |
104 |
900 |
117 |
1285 |
66 |
300 |
79 |
437 |
92 |
630 |
105 |
925 |
118 |
1320 |
67 |
307 |
80 |
450 |
93 |
650 |
106 |
950 |
119 |
1360 |
68 |
315 |
81 |
462 |
94 |
670 |
107 |
975 |
120 |
1400 |
69 |
325 |
82 |
475 |
95 |
690 |
108 |
1000 |
121 |
1450 |
70 |
335 |
83 |
487 |
96 |
710 |
109 |
1030 |
122 |
1500 |
71 |
345 |
84 |
500 |
97 |
730 |
110 |
1060 |
123 |
1550 |
72 |
355 |
85 |
515 |
98 |
750 |
111 |
1090 |
124 |
1600 |
73 |
365 |
86 |
530 |
99 |
775 |
112 |
1120 |
125 |
1650 |
74 |
375 |
87 |
545 |
100 |
800 |
113 |
1150 |
126 |
1700 |