Tyre Advice

R 17 The letter R stands for Radial, the type of tyre fitted to your car. In some cases you will see The 99 is an index of the The 55 is the height of the tyre section, expressed as a percentage of the width. So the tyre height is 55% of the width of the tyre. maximum load carrying capacity per tyre at the speed designated by the speed symbol. A table below shows the possibilities you can have. RF, which stands for run flat tyre. The Number 17 beside the R stands for the Diameter. The 17 is the diameter of the tyre's inner rim, or the size of your wheel rim. ---- R17 66 55 Tyre Width is 235 W is the Speed Rating The last letter indicates the maximum speed for the tyre at full load. W corresponds to a maximum speed of 270 km/h. Table below shows possibilities. The 235 indicates the tyre is 235 millimetres. Tyre Gdvice Section Height 55 99 235