Tires are rated according to their maximum speed, and knowing how to interpret tire speed codes can keep you safe on the road ...

MILWAUKEE -- When you buy a set of tires, you expect them to be new -- but how long they've been sitting on the shelf might surprise you! In one case, FOX6's Contact 6 found a set of tires being ...

Let’s take two made-up tire codes and walk through what they mean. Sidewall code. First, look for a code that’s 11-13 characters long, with a forward slash in the middle.

Tire Danger: The Cryptic Code That Could Save Your Life. Dozens of deaths have been attributed to "ticking time bomb" aged tires. By ABC News. May 8, 2008, 12:24 PM.

If you’re unfamiliar with these tires, they’re wide and flat tires manufacturers typically use on off-road vehicles and performance cars. The first two digits in these codes display the tire diameter ...

Tires also come with speed ratings, telling people how fast they can spin without falling apart. Sadly, these ratings don't come as numbers, but as letters. Luckily, there is a reference table one ...

Most noteworthy is the DOT Tire Identification Number (TIN), which contains information like codes for the tire plant, manufacturer, and tire size codes. The TIN could easily be found by locating ...

One part of the string of information on the side of your car's tires is the load index, which is critical for your safety. Here's why it's important.

“He’s on the same code as me and had a similar issue. “So, Ronnie put his 40 lap old tires back on that he came over here, tested on, practiced on today and, and went right back to where he was.

Tires used in Sunday’s race were the same tire code that Goodyear provided for teams in September, leading to more confusion in figuring out why it behaved so differently Sunday than it did ...