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jthorn9 -> Tire Ratings (11/1/2006 4:13:11 PM)

What are all the tire ratings, what do they stand for, and how much speed will they take, like I know they have several different tires, with ratings like Z, S, R, etc, but I have no idea what their ratings are.

  
ponysnake99 -> RE: Tire Ratings (11/2/2006 8:43:25 AM)

from tirerack.com

rating max speed
M 81 mph
N 87 mph
P 93 mph
Q 99 mph
R 106 mph
S 112 mph
T 118 mph
U 124 mph
H 130 mph
V 149 mph
W 168 mph
Y 186 mph
Z isnt defined because tires ability to endure high speeds keeps increasing...so z pretty much means yes...it will go that fast

Josh95gt -> RE: Tire Ratings (11/2/2006 9:53:53 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: ponysnake99

from tirerack.com

rating max speed
M 81 mph
N 87 mph
P 93 mph
Q 99 mph
R 106 mph
S 112 mph
T 118 mph
U 124 mph
H 130 mph
V 149 mph
W 168 mph
Y 186 mph
Z isnt defined because tires ability to endure high speeds keeps increasing...so z pretty much means yes...it will go that fast


thats funny, but what about zr thats what my falken ze-512's are rated at. nvm i'ma idiot. there rated at w which is 168 mph which is faster than i'll be going . but what does the zr stand for anyway?

colin@tirerack -> RE: Tire Ratings (11/2/2006 2:30:39 PM)

ZR doesn't stand for anything by itself.

The Z stands for "any speed over 149 mph"

and the R stands for radial

Hotrods_n_Booze -> RE: Tire Ratings (11/2/2006 2:39:12 PM)

See, it's great to have a tire pro here. Thank you for that Colin. [sm=smiley20.gif]

jthorn9 -> RE: Tire Ratings (11/2/2006 2:46:44 PM)

No kidding, because that's something I've always wondered about.

Josh95gt -> RE: Tire Ratings (11/8/2006 10:06:41 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: colin@tirerack

ZR doesn't stand for anything by itself.

The Z stands for "any speed over 149 mph"

and the R stands for radial


oh, ok thanks alot.

keefejp -> RE: Tire Ratings (11/8/2006 11:09:38 AM)

All,
I have a 73 mustang convt. with 14inch tires and rims, I am looking to possibly upgrade to larger tires and rims and in specific I like the Magnum 500's. Any thoughts on this? Basically will I have to modify anything with regards to the Drums (rear) or Disc (front) breaks? Thanks John

colin@tirerack -> RE: Tire Ratings (11/8/2006 12:57:32 PM)

You can upgrade without issue as long as the wheels are right for your car. With a proper fitment, you should not have to modify your brakes.

  

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