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THE TIRE SHOP
500 West Sixth Ave.
Lancaster, Ohio 43130
Phone (740) 654-3093
E-Mail:TirePitStop@Yahoo.com
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How To Read Tire Sizes
Car tires come in various sizes and profile, to know what they are, is to learn how to read the side markings. Together with the brand and product name, there is always a standard row of numbers and letters describing the size and profile of the tire, like the size: 205/65R15
· 205 denotes width of the tire in millimeter, in this case, 205mm.
· 65 denotes the aspect ratio, which is the height of the sidewall of the tire. 65 basically means it is 65% of the width of tire.
· R means the tire is of Radial construction, true to pretty much all modern road cars. The other type is bias-ply construction, mostly only found in vintage cars.
· 15 is the size of the wheel/rim the tire fits, in inches.
How Do You Know The Age Of Your Tires?
As tires are made of rubber compound, and rubber tends to get stiffen over time, fresher tire will always yield better grips. As a rule of thumb, never buy tires that are manufactured more than 6 years ago.
Fortunately, the tire manufacture date is stamped on every tire as part of the DOT code. Look out for the 4 digit code (if it is 3 digit, your tire is already way too old, manufactured before the year 2000) stamped on the sidewall of the tire. The first two digits denote the week of birth, and the last two digits describing the year of birth.
In the accompanying picture, then, 3902 means this particular tire was manufactured on the 39th week of 2002. Dividing 39 by 4 (4 weeks a month) gets us 9.x, so it was produced sometimes in September, 2002. Simple as that.
So, next time when you put in new tires, make sure they are still new. If your current set of tires still has good threads left but are already over 6 years since it was produced, consider replacing them.
How to read the D.O.T. Manufacturer Code
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