Buying New Tires
To
find out what kind and size
of
tires you need, look at
the Tire-Loading Information label.
The tires installed on your vehicle when
it
was new had
a Tire Performance Criteria Specification (TPC Spec)
number on each tire’s sidewall. When you get new tires,
get ones with that same TPC Spec number. That way
your vehicle
will
continue to have tires that are designed
to
give proper endurance, handling, speed rating,
traction, ride and other things during normal service
on
your vehicle. If your tires have
an
all-season tread
design, the TPC number will be followed by
an
“MS”
(for
mud and snow).
If
you ever replace your tires with those not having
a
TPC
Spec number, make sure
they
are the same size,
load range, speed rating and construction type (bias,
bias-belted or radial) as your original tires.
Mixing tires could cause you to lose control while
driving.
If
you
mix tires of different sizes or types
(radial and bias-belted tires), the vehicle may not
handle properly, and you could have
a
crash.
Using tires of different sizes may also cause
damage to your vehicle. Be sure to use the same
size and type tires on all wheels.
It’s
all right to drive with your compact spare,
though. It was developed for use on your vehicle.
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