Load Index 56

56
Load index — max weight per tyre224 kg / 494 lbs
Four of them carry 896 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 224 kg.

Nearby indices

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 56 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 56 sits in the same place.

205/55R16 56VASPECT RATIOCONSTRUCTIONSECTION WIDTHRIM DIAMETERLOAD INDEXSPEED SYMBOL

56 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 224 kg at 36 psi — 896 kg across four.

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Also moulded on the wall