Load Index 159

159

Load index — max weight per tyre4375 kg / 9,645 lbs

Four of them carry 17,500 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 4375 kg.

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Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 159 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 159 sits in the same place.

159 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 4375 kg at 36 psi — 17,500 kg across four.