Load Index 153

153
Load index — max weight per tyre3650 kg / 8,047 lbs
Four of them carry 14,600 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 3650 kg.

Nearby indices

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 153 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 153 sits in the same place.

205/55R16 153VCONSTRUCTIONRIM DIAMETERASPECT RATIOLOAD INDEXSECTION WIDTHSPEED SYMBOL

153 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 3650 kg at 36 psi — 14,600 kg across four.

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Also moulded on the wall