Load Index 173

173
Load index — max weight per tyre6500 kg / 14,330 lbs
Four of them carry 26,000 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 6500 kg.

Nearby indices

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 173 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 173 sits in the same place.

205/55R16 173VCONSTRUCTIONRIM DIAMETERASPECT RATIOLOAD INDEXSECTION WIDTHSPEED SYMBOL

173 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 6500 kg at 36 psi — 26,000 kg across four.

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Also moulded on the wall