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Tires
Recommended High Speed Pressure & Load Capacity Adjustments
For Z-Speed Rated Tires(tire manufacturer must confirm speed capability beyond 149 mph)
VehicleTop Speed
Required TirePressure Increase
Tire Load Capacity% of Branded Maximum
Z-Speed Rated Tire35 psi O.E....
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Tires
Recommended High Speed Pressure & Load Capacity Adjustments
For H-Speed Rated Tires
VehicleTop Speed
Required TirePressure Increase
Tire Load Capacity% of Branded Maximum
H-Speed Rated Tire35 psi O.E. Example
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km/h
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% of value branded on...
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Tires
Recommended High Speed Pressure & Load Capacity Adjustments
For U-Speed Rated Tires
VehicleTop Speed
Required TirePressure Increase
Tire Load Capacity% of Branded Maximum
U-Speed Rated Tire35 psi O.E. Example
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km/h
psi
bar
% of value branded on...
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Tires
Recommended High Speed Pressure & Load Capacity Adjustments
For T-Speed Rated Tires
VehicleTop Speed
Required TirePressure Increase
Tire Load Capacity% of Branded Maximum
T-Speed Rated Tire35 psi O.E. Example
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km/h
psi
bar
% of value branded on...
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Tires
Recommended High Speed Pressure & Load Capacity Adjustments
For S-Speed Rated Tires
VehicleTop Speed
Required TirePressure Increase
Tire Load Capacity% of Branded Maximum
S-Speed Rated Tire35 psi O.E. Example
mph
km/h
psi
bar
% of value branded on...
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Tires
Recommended High Speed Pressure & Load Capacity Adjustments
For R-Speed Rated Tires
VehicleTop Speed
Required TirePressure Increase
Tire Load Capacity% of Branded Maximum
R-Speed Rated Tire35 psi O.E. Example
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km/h
psi
bar
% of value branded on...
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Tires
Use our Tire Service/Maintenance Record (PDF) to log tire rotations, seasonal tire changeovers and tire-related vehicle services. This type of record is often helpful if warranty consideration is ever necessary.Download the Tire Service/Maintenance Record (PDF)
In December, 2014, the White...
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Tires
Continental has developed a ContiForceContact "care and feeding" brochure to help drivers get the best performance out of their tires.
Download the ContiForceContact Care and Maintenance Guide (PDF)
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Tires
While rubber's physical and chemical properties make it an ideal raw material to use in the production of pneumatic tires, extreme and/or long-term exposure to cold, heat, ozone, oxygen and sunlight will eventually rob rubber of its elasticity. This means all tires will eventually age out, even...
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Tires
BFGoodrich has developed a g-Force R1, g-Force R1 S and g-Force Rival "care and feeding" brochure to help drivers get the best performance out of their g-Force tires.
Download The g-Force Family Control Manual (PDF)
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Tires
One of our team members bought a used Ford F-150 Super Cab 4WD pickup. While preparing his truck for a Canadian vacation, he dropped the spare tire from under the truck bed to set its inflation pressure and check its condition. When he did, he saw that the full-size, Original Equipment...
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Tires
Have you noticed that during a straight-line panic stop, a driver's pressure on the brake pedal can be so intense it locks up the brakes and causes the vehicle to skid?
One stop with the brakes locked will wear a flat-spot in the tread that will render a tire unserviceable.
Panic stops...