What is the difference between commercial tyres and normal tyres?

What is the difference between commercial tyres and normal tyres?

Commercial and 4×4 tyres have a stronger construction than everyday passenger vehicle tyres, allowing them to better perform off-road and carry heavier loads. However, based on the loads you’ll be carrying and off-roading you’ll be doing, selecting the right commercial and off-road tyres for the job can be difficult.

Can you put truck tires on a car?

As many use “truck” and “SUV” as synonymous descriptions for the same vehicle, the tires are also often used interchangeably. So, the answer is yes, definitely. As long as your top choice truck tire has a proper fit on your SUV, you can absolutely put truck tires on an SUV.

What are the two types of tires?

What are the different types of tires?

• All-season tires. You can get an all-season touring tire that maximizes comfort.
• Touring tires. Another type of tire that can work for this class of vehicles is a touring tire.
• Summer tires.
• Performance tires.
• Highway tires.
• All-terrain tires or mud-terrain tires.
• Rib tires.
• Spare tires.

Do you have to use LT tires on a truck?

Vehicles like ¾ ton or larger pickup trucks, work vans and trucks, and other large vehicles that regularly carry heavy loads or pull heavy trailers will need Light Truck (LT) tires.

Can I put commercial van tyres on a car?

As a general rule, it is always safe to fit heavier duty or higher rated tyres onto smaller vehicles such as cars. In other words, you can fit XL “van” tyres onto an ordinary car if you want to, just as you can fit tyres with a higher speed rating than needed.

What does LT stand for on tyres?

Light Truck
If a tire size reads, LT235/75R15 104/101S, the LT indicates that this tire is meant for Light Truck use. These tires are made for light-duty and heavy-duty pickup trucks (typically ½ ton, ¾ ton, or 1-ton load capacity), SUVs and vans.

What does P mean on tires?

Passenger Tire
P identifies your tire as a Passenger Tire. The P stands for PMetric. If your tire size starts with LT rather than a P than it identifies the tire as a Light Truck tire. For example, this aspect ratio of 50 means that the tire’s section height is 50% of the tire’s section width.

What does e mean on tires?

For example, an “E” load range indicates that a tire is equivalent to a 10-ply construction tire. In realitly, this tire is not built with 10 plies, but rather one or two plies of equivalent strength.

What does a P mean on tires?

A “P” stands for p-metric, which is a tire used primarily on passenger cars. An “LT” indicates a light-truck tire. A “T” means it’s a temporary spare.

How do I know what type of tires I have?

The two-digit number after the slash mark in a tire size is the aspect ratio. For example, in a size P215/65 R15 tire, the 65 means that the height is equal to 65% of the tire’s width. The bigger the aspect ratio, the bigger the tire’s sidewall will be.

What does M’s mean on a tire?

149. All-Season Tires with Mud and Snow Designation. When a tire has M+S on it, that means that it meets the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) guidelines for a mud and snow tire.

Do commercial tyres last longer?

When an XL tyre is run at the pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacturer, it will last longer. These tyres are considered to have greater grip and better traction. Because they are more rigid, they will corner better and maintain stability.

What’s the difference between standard and 4×4 truck tires?

Standard tires perform poorly on surfaces like muddy ground because the tread quickly fills with mud and the wheel begins to spin uselessly, digging the tire deeper and deeper into a hole. By comparison, 4×4 truck tires have better traction on tough terrains like mud, grass, and snow without the tread area becoming clogged.

How are the different types of tires different?

Here’s where we run through the different types of tire on the market and the specific advantages they can offer your vehicle. There are two key areas where one type is distinguishable from another – the rubber compound and the tread pattern. These, in turn, are determined by the environment and conditions where the tire is in use.

What’s the difference between standard load and extra load tires?

Check our current stock of Standard Load tires at Priority Tire. Extra load tires, on the other hand, are manufactured with a reinforced internal structure. Extra Load tires can be inflated to a maximum load pressure of 41 psi.

Is the tire more than a ring of rubber?

The tire is so much more than an air-filled ring of rubber. It’s a complex piece of engineering that comes in many shapes and forms and is designed to tackle a myriad of challenges.