Load Index 6

6
Load index — max weight per tyre53 kg / 117 lbs
Four of them carry 212 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 53 kg.

Nearby indices

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 6 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 6 sits in the same place.

205/55R16SECTION WIDTHASPECT RATIOCONSTRUCTIONRIM DIAMETER

Touch a part of the sidewall above.

Also moulded on the wall