 Ever wonder what all the numbers and letters in the side of your tire mean stay tuned and we'll tell you roll the intro Okay, so today we're going to cover tires We did a little bit last week on tires in last episode But winter tires and summer tires and all seasons and kind of the difference of those three We'll get Phoebe to drop a link somewhere over my head to let you guys click on that if you haven't seen it So what we're gonna do today is kind of focus on the actual tire itself and let you guys know with all those letters and Numbers in the side of the tire mean so it'll help you if you're trying to purchase some tires How to pick the right tire for your car? So we'll go ahead and start off obviously you get on here and you can see it This is a Firestone tire and if you look underneath you'll see this number here, which is your 235 50 are 19 So this is the size of the tire So your 235 is how wide your tire is in millimeters So it's 235 millimeters wide across the across the tread And then you got this 50 which is the aspect ratio so that means that 50% of that width is the total height of the tire The next one here is your R and the R stands for radial tire, which is the construction of the tire So this is a ready radio tire You can also get belted or by supply tires They don't really apply these days on any passenger cars or trucks So we won't delve into that too far, but that's what that R stands for The 19 means the dimension of the rim or the dimension of the tire as far as Inches in diameter. So that's what size tire This is would go in a 19 inch rim for your car When you move a little farther here, you'll see there's a 99 inch your first number here is your low rating So that'll tell you there's a chart you can go to online. We'll be almost done. I got work to do here I'm almost done. Just give me a minute. Okay. Okay. Thank you Sorry about that folks. So if you look at the 99 that's going to be your low rating So there's a chart I'll get Phoebe to throw it up on on the screen there So you'll be able to see you can find it online if you Google it tire charts for speed or for low rating And so that'll correspond to how much weight that this tire can take So obviously you have to take the what you're all four tires can take add them together And that would be the amount that your vehicle could handle for a gross vehicle weight so That would kind of play into a factor if you're someone that Pull out set of you know passion your tires on your on your truck that you haul a trailer or a fifth wheel camper And you're overloading your tires. Of course, you don't want to do that So that's what that's you want to make sure that you're getting the right tire for weight The next letter here the H that stands for the speed rating. So same thing will get Phoebe to throw up a picture there You can check and see what your speed rating is. So if you're someone who you know, if you're into performance driving Or your truck, you know taking your car to track events or your drag race or whatever You might want a higher speed rating like a Y or a Z rated tire and that just adds to stability for high speed so You just move along here a little further rotate the tire you can see here You've got treadwear traction and temperature and each one of those come with your treadwear comes with the number The higher the number the longer the tread pattern will last why they didn't you know make it 100 was 100,000 kilometers or 50. They don't so this 520 doesn't mean 520,000 or even 52,000 This same thing would correspond to a chart that would tell you how many Kilometers that tire would last now of course The weight of your vehicle what kind of drive you're doing where you're driving it We'll play a factor into into that just the same as few miles does just kind of an estimate or a calculation So the higher the number when you're buying tires you bet a better quality tire It's gonna last you longer And then you got your traction your temperature both of those are going to be in letters A, B and C you can have two ways and On there as well, and that's basically just telling it that this tire here traction is really good traction in In warm weather and you've also got your temperature here is a B meaning It's kind of a middle of the gray tires Flexibility stays pretty decent for colder weather and for warmer weather and that's why this is an all-season tire So if we roll around here a little further you can see you got your DOT Number here This isn't really too important I guess as far as what you'll need to know most of the time you have tires will Either weather crack or be worn it long before you ever come you know have to worry about this But just for your knowledge, this is the date for your tire So this this number here this four-digit number this means that it's the 27th week of 2019 at this tire was built Which ends up being a July 1st to July 2nd is when this tire was built in 2019 just kind of a build date on the tire The rest of the stuff here. You'll see on most tires. You'll also have a Tell you what you can inflate to and cold cold PSI for maximum Inflation of your tire The best thing to do for your tire is to check the inside of your door and I'll get Phoebe to throw a picture of it up Most cars have the same same picture same little sticker or deco. It's inside of the door Jam it'll tell you what size tire you need for your car. It'll also tell you How much inflation you should run on the tire as well because some vehicles have obviously different front and rear The only thing this tire doesn't have on it that a lot of a lot do is ahead of these numbers here for your size Sometimes you'll see a P which means passenger You'll see some to say LT which is for light truck so If you're having a half ton truck or three-quarter ton truck and you're hauling a heavy load a lot of trailer Camper stuff like that. You want to make sure you put on a LT tire usually a thicker ply tire thicker wall to either a 10-ply or sometimes even a 12-ply So you just want to be careful of that. We also see a T as well, which is a trailer tire You'll see see for commercial as well. So just a few things there, but for vehicles It's going to be the either the P or the LT So that's pretty much it for tires best thing to do is check with the person that's in gonna sell you your tires You want a true professional to tell you You know what tires should be in your car Reason I do that's the most important. It's only you're going to be ten minutes at One ten to one. It's ten after one. I got work to do. I know Okay, just just chill it and relax. Okay? Sorry again folks, so Yeah, you definitely want to check with whoever's selling your tires to give you the best You know give you the best advice on your tires That's the most important safety feature on your car. It's actually only part of the car that actually touches the road So it's real important to make sure You know that the least you're a little educated now You can know at least what those numbers mean the side of your tire If you have to fill your tire, you know your tire up there Sorry, you can go and check your door and at the very least we don't have one You can find at least the maximum pressure your tire here So hope this video has been helpful. We better move it along here Jeremy's in a rush we don't hold him up anymore and any comments or questions just drop them the link down below and We look forward to seeing you get some more content out for you. Thanks