Load Index 179

179

Load index — max weight per tyre7750 kg / 17,086 lbs

Four of them carry 31,000 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 7750 kg.

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Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 179 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 179 sits in the same place.

179 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 7750 kg at 36 psi — 31,000 kg across four.