Load Index 169

169
Load index — max weight per tyre5800 kg / 12,787 lbs
Four of them carry 23,200 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 5800 kg.

Nearby indices

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 169 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 169 sits in the same place.

205/55R16 169VCONSTRUCTIONRIM DIAMETERASPECT RATIOLOAD INDEXSECTION WIDTHSPEED SYMBOL

169 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 5800 kg at 36 psi — 23,200 kg across four.

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Also moulded on the wall