Load Index 61

61
Load index — max weight per tyre257 kg / 567 lbs
Four of them carry 1,028 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 257 kg.

Nearby indices

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 61 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 61 sits in the same place.

205/55R16 61VASPECT RATIOCONSTRUCTIONSECTION WIDTHRIM DIAMETERLOAD INDEXSPEED SYMBOL

61 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 257 kg at 36 psi — 1,028 kg across four.

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Also moulded on the wall