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   AMuzi to Woozy Song   
   Re: tyre load rating vs pressure?   
   18 Sep 24 20:03:19   
   
   From: am@yellowjersey.org   
      
   On 9/18/2024 7:48 PM, Woozy Song wrote:   
   > I bought one of those church-on-Sunday grandpa cars, and the   
   > tyres were 8 years old, and the spare had never been used.   
   > So looked up what tyres I needed to buy. The tyre placard   
   > lists several options. Curiously, if 92 load rating tyre is   
   > used, minimum pressure is 29 PSI, but if 95 load rating,   
   > minimum pressure is only 26 PSI.   
   > BTW since the car was made, it looks like load ratings have   
   > crept up. Nearly everything in my size is 99 load rating,   
   > only a few in 95.   
      
   https://tiregrades.com/tire-anatomy/tire-size/tire-load-ranges/   
      
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