Load Index 198

198
Load index — max weight per tyre13200 kg / 29,101 lbs
Four of them carry 52,800 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 13200 kg.

Nearby indices

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 198 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 198 sits in the same place.

205/55R16 198VCONSTRUCTIONRIM DIAMETERASPECT RATIOLOAD INDEXSECTION WIDTHSPEED SYMBOL

198 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 13200 kg at 36 psi — 52,800 kg across four.

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Also moulded on the wall