This letter represents the load carrying strength which is dictated by the tire construction.
Load range e load index.
Load ranges are arranged in alphabetical order starting with the letter a.
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To understand the actual meaning.
Many full sized pickups and cargo vans require load range e tires.
Lt metric lt flotation and lt numeric tires are branded with their load range load range e or lre or their ply rating 10 ply rated on their sidewalls and list their appropriate load range letter in their descriptions as lt245 75r 16 e 7 50r 15 d or 31x10 50r 15 c.
The load index is typically found next to the speed rating.
For example a light truck tire with a load index of 120 116 means a load capacity for a single tire of 3 086 pounds and a load capacity of 2 756 pounds for two tires.
The load range indicator and the ply rating are the same thing.
Lt sized tires featuring section widths of 305mm 12 50 or wider have their maximum loads.
For instance our claw 35x12 5r20 e has a load index of 121 and a speed rating of q.
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If your pickup truck or van is a 2500 or 3500 commonly called 3 4 ton or 1 ton your vehicle falls into this category.
The information needed to identify the load range for tires is right there on the sidewall.
Their load range load range e or lre or their ply rating 10 ply rated on their sidewalls and list their appropriate load range letter in their descriptions as lt245 75r 16 e 7 50r 15 d or 31x10 50r 15 c.
Lt sized tires featuring section widths of 305mm 12 50 or wider have their.
As evidenced by its name the standard load range is the most common.
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Load index will be numeric and will run from 0 150.
An e series tire is made to run at that max load much longer than a d so even if a d specs higher it isn t made to run that high.
As for 120 vs 123 you need to just know how much you plan on loading the tire.
Load range e tires are the equivalent of the older 10 ply rated tires and are often.
Load index speed rating some ds spec higher than es but like everything in this world the numbers can be toyed with.
Load range ply rating on some tires you ll see a load range indicator on the sidewall as shown here.
Get more information on the tire load range and load index.
Light truck tires have two load indexes on the sidewall of the tire unlike passenger tires which only have one.
Passenger tires are typically manufactured in one of three load ranges standard load light load and extra load or reinforced all of which could range from 2 to 4 ply tires.
