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dave.greg asked in Cars & TransportationMaintenance & Repairs · 1 decade ago

What do the individual numbers mean on tires?

I'm getting new tires soon . Current tires are P265/70R16

I know the 16 is the rim size. Please when you answer pretend I'm really dumb. ( EG. What do the numbers mean and why)

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  • techpk
    1 decade ago
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    P = Passenger, LT = Light Truck

    265 = how wide your tire is in mm so your tire is 265 mm wide

    70 = is a percentage of width for height so you take 70 percent of 265 and that's your height

    and the 16 is the rim size in inches

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