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
yuu
mix
tires
of
different sizes
or
types
(radial and bias-belted
tires), the vehicle may
not
handle properly,
and
you
could hpve
a
..
crash.
Be
sure
to
use
the
same
size
and
type tires
on
all
four
wheels.
It's
all
right
to
drive
with
your
compact
spare, though.
It
was
'
developed
for
use
on
your
vehicle.
.
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