Load Index 116

116
Load index — max weight per tyre1250 kg / 2,756 lbs
Four of them carry 5,000 kg in total.
psi
Reference pressure — where that load rating applies36 psi / 248 kPa · 2.48 bar
Not a recommended pressure — set yours from the placard in the door shut. Below this, the tyre carries less than 1250 kg.

Nearby indices

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 116 is on the tyre

It is the number just after the rim size. Here it is on an example 205/55R16 — yours will read differently, but the 116 sits in the same place.

205/55R16 116VCONSTRUCTIONRIM DIAMETERASPECT RATIOLOAD INDEXSECTION WIDTHSPEED SYMBOL

116 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 1250 kg at 36 psi — 5,000 kg across four.

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Also moulded on the wall