Tire rated questionn?

Question

My care has a V rated tire. I found a tire that's T rated and has a better price and mileage warranty on it. Question is would I have any problems with it if I put it on my car and would it void any warranty on the tire? I do almost all highway driving and live in a winter/snow state.

Answer 1

The letter ratings on tires determine the highest safe speed they can travel before they become strained and start to fail if driven excessively fast for a long time. T rated tires, of course, are going to be cheaper than V rated tires, however, the will not be able to handle as high of speeds as the V's. If you don't have a need for speed (like me lol), then go with the T's. I don't think a different tire rating will void your warranty.

Answer 2

The letter ratings, also called speed ratings are meant to tell you the maximum speed that a tire can handle. The ratings are as follows:



- M: 81mph or 130 km/h

- N: 87 mph or 140 km/h

- P: 93 mph or 150 km/h

- Q: 99 mph or 160 km/h

- R: 106 mph or 170 km/h

- S: 112 mph or 180 km/h

- T: 118 mph or 190 km/h

- U: 124 mph or 200 km/h

- H: 130 mph or 210 km/h

- V: 149 mph or 240 km/h

- Z: in excess of 149 mph or 240 km/h plus

- W: 168 mph or 270 km/h

- Y: 186 mph or 300 km/h





In general, a T rated tire will be fine, because I do not expect that you are driving faster than 118 MPH. Generally S or T rated tires are sufficient for average driving within the U.S. where even the maximum highway speeds are 65-80 MPH. Unless you plan to take the car on the autobahn, you will be plenty safe with a T rated set of tires.

Answer 3

when you change your tires you should have all 4 tires the same. when looking at your tires you will see a code. the code will be something like P215/65R15. im not sure what you mean by a V tire but the first letter in that code is the type of vehicle. P= Passenger Car LT= Light Truck ST=Special Trailer and T= Temporary (restricted usage for "Space-Saver" spare wheels) so a T tire would be cheaper because it is a temporary tire which you wouldn't normally put on a car for daily use. To buy the right tires look at the tires you have on the car now or the ones that were on the car when you bought it. it doesn't matter what brand the tire is as long as the codes match.