(REAP Home > Tires > Tire Buying Guide > Load Index TIRE LOAD INDEX CHART ATIRE'S LOAD INDEX WHAT EXACTLY IS TIRE LOAD INDEX? When the super smart engineers designed and built your car, they crunched some numbers and determined exactly how much weight it could carry safely based on the right tire size and pressure. This is what we call the “tire load index.” The tires that come on your vehicle will have the proper load index, so stick to that number or higher when you purchase new tires. You can also check the vehicle’s manual to find the recommended tire size and load rating, WHY IS TIRE LOAD INDEX IMPORTANT? The tire load index tells you how much weight your tire can carry, and overloading your tires is never a good idea! When you put too much weight on your tires, you can cause damage and wear them down prematurely, Even worse, you run the risk of experiencing a tire blowout. Imagine trying to carry a box full of cement blocks. Just like your legs would buckle under the weight, your tires can completely give out if they're overloaded. USING THE TIRE LOAD INDEX CHART The tire load index lets you know the load carrying capacity of a tire. In other words, it's the amount of weight your tire can support safely. For example, if tire has a load index of 92, it can support 1,389 pounds at maximum air pressure. Multiply that by four tires (4 x 1,389 = 5,556 pounds) to get your car's maximum load carrying capacity. Never install tires with a lower load carrying capacity than the original tires that were factory installed on your vehicle. TIRE LOAD INDEX CHART Load- Carrying Capacity index RatingsLoad index | Load (Ibs) | Loadindex | Load (Ibs) | Loadindex | Load (Ibs) 0 99 50 419 100 1764 1 102 51 430 401 1819 2 105 52 4a 102 1874 3 107 53 454 103 1929 4 110 54 467 104 1984 5 114 55 481 105 2039 6 117 56 494 106 2094 7 120 87 507 107 2149 8 123 58 520 108 2205 9 128 59 536 109 271 10 132 60 551 110 2337 1“ 136 6 567 11 2403 2 139 62 584 112 2469 8 143 63 600 113 2535 4 148 64 67 114 2601 15 152 65 639 115 2679 6 187 66 639 116 2756 7 161 67 67 17 2833 18 165 68 694 118 2910 19 71 69 716 119 2998 20 176 70 739 120 3086 24 182 1 761 424 3197 22 187 72 783 122 3307 23 193 73 805 123 3417 24 198 74 827 124 3627 25 204 75 852 125 3638 26 208 76 882 126 3748 ar 215 7 908 127 3858 28 220 78 937 128 396829 227 79 963 129 4079 30 234 80 992 130 4189 31 240 a1 1019 431 4289 32 247 82 1047 132 4409 33 254 83 1074 133 4541 34 260 84 1102 134 4674 35 267 85 1135 135 4806 36 276 86 1168 136 4938 37 282 87 1201 137 5071 38 291 88 1235 138 5203 39 300 89 1279 139 5357 40 309 90 1323 140 5512 a 320 a 1356 141 8677 42 331 92 1389 142 5842 43 342 93 1433 143 6008 44 363 94 1477 144 6173 45 364 95 1521 145 6393 46 375 96 1565 146 6614 47 386 97 1609 147 6779 48 397 98 1653 148 aad 49 408 99 1709 149 7165 150 7385 CONSIDERING LOAD INDEX WHEN TIRE SHOPPING ‘As you can tell, the tire load index is massively important when you're shopping for new tires. When it’s time to select new tires for your vehicle, you must select tires that can support your car’s Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). This number can be found in the owner's manual. To determine if a set of tes will work on your particular car, use the tire load index chart to see how many pounds each tire can support. Multiply that by four (since your vehicle will use four tires). As long as that number is greater than the GVWR of your vehicle, those tires should work. If you think that sounds like a lot of math, don't worry. Sit back, relax, and let the expert of Tires Plus do the hard work for you, Schedule your appointment for brand new tires today!