Load Index 55

Load index — max weight per tyre218 kg / 481 lbs

Four of them carry 872 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 218 kg.

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Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 55 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 55 sits in the same place.

55 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 218 kg at 36 psi — 872 kg across four.