Load Index 45

45
Load index — max weight per tyre165 kg / 364 lbs
Four of them carry 660 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 165 kg.

Nearby indices

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 45 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 45 sits in the same place.

205/55R16 45VASPECT RATIOCONSTRUCTIONSECTION WIDTHRIM DIAMETERLOAD INDEXSPEED SYMBOL

45 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 165 kg at 36 psi — 660 kg across four.

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Also moulded on the wall