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Tire Sizes
Tire Pressures
Wheel Balance
Tire Construction
Vehicle Systems
100
The first number represented in the tire size.
What is the tire width.
100
The correct tire pressure for a vehicle can be found here
What is the tire placard (sticker) inside the door.
100
The type of balance that results in a wheel hopping up and down vertically while driving.
What is static balance
100
This has plies running at an angle from bead to bead
What is bias ply tires
100
This type of vehicle construction is the lightest
What is unibody
200
A percentage of the tire width to represent sidewall height
What is aspect ratio
200
Tires worn in the center of the tread can be caused by this
What is overinflation (pressure too high)
200
Type of balance that causes a wobbling effect of the wheel.
What is dynamic balance.
200
This has belts added to the tire plies to increase tread stiffness
What is belted bias ply tires
200
A front wheel drive vehicle often has this engine configuration.
What is transverse
300
What LT means before the tire size
What is Light Truck
300
Tires worn on the outside edges of the tread may be caused by this
What is low tire pressure (under-inflation)
300
What the driver may feel when driving with an imbalanced wheel.
What is vibration/shimmy
300
This tire has a very flexible sidewall, but a very strong tread.
What is a radial tire.
300
A rear wheel drive vehicle often has this type of engine configuration
What is longitudinal
400
What the R stands for in a tire size.
What is radial
400
Tire pressures are commonly measured in this.
What is PSI (pounds per square inch)
400
This material that may accumulate on the inside of the rim will affect the wheel balance.
What is snow/ice/mud.
400
What area of the tire can never be repaired?
What is the sidewall
400
This type of vehicle has 4 doors
What is a coupe
500
The number at the end of the tire size represents this.
What is rim diameter
500
This condition can result in a vehicle riding very harshly.
What is over-inflation (tire pressure too high)
500
Wheel weights are normally made of this material
What is lead
500
Letters of the alphabet are used to indicate this rating on a tire.
What is the speed rating
500
This type of vehicle has 2 doors
What is a coupe