6-1. Specifications
Typical tire symbols
Tire size (P. 530)
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) (P. 529)
Location of treadwear indicators (P. 415)
Tire ply composition and materials
Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the
strands which form the plies in a tire.
Uniform tire quality grading
For details, see “Uniform Tire Quality Grading” that follows.
Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure (P. 533)
Maximum cold tire inflation pressure (P. 533)
This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.
TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE
A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly filled in the
tire. A tube type tire has a tube inside the tire and the tube main-
tains the air pressure.
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