Load Index 143

143
Load index — max weight per tyre2725 kg / 6,008 lbs
Four of them carry 10,900 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 2725 kg.

Nearby indices

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 143 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 143 sits in the same place.

205/55R16 143VCONSTRUCTIONRIM DIAMETERASPECT RATIOLOAD INDEXSECTION WIDTHSPEED SYMBOL

143 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 2725 kg at 36 psi — 10,900 kg across four.

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Also moulded on the wall