What is my Tire Size

Why The Correct Tires Matter

It's not always immediately apparent when a vehicle is equipped with unsuitable tires, yet the right tires are crucial for enhancing the overall driving experience. They significantly impact your ability to brake, steer, and even the comfort of your ride.

 In recent years, manufacturers have revamped their engineering approach, designing vehicles with specific tires in mind from the outset, rather than selecting the cheapest options available after the fact. This integrated design influences everything from brakes to suspension and body aesthetics. For the best performance and safety, it is advisable to replace your tires with the same model originally chosen by the manufacturer.

What Size Tires Do I Need?

Every vehicle places a label that let the owner know exactly what size tire that the vehicle needs.  This is specific to your vehicle and will let you know the proper size for the front tires, rear tires and even the spare tire as well. 

This label is often located on the drivers door panel towards the knee level.  Some older vehicles, or other Manufacturers, may have them placed in the rear door well or in the glove box.  

This information is also located in the Vehicles owner manual, though you may need to know the vehicle configuration as owner's manuals are made for Models, not specific vehicles.  

How To Read The Tire Label

There is a lot of information on the Tire labels that help you ensure that your vehicle has the right inflation, tire size which  will help prolong the mechanical life of your car.  

The top of the sticker provides information on the number of occupants, and total weight the vehicle should carry.  

This label also displays the tire size for the front, back and spare tires of the vehicle.  The Tire label, or placard, also shows you the proper tire inflation level for each of your tires.  

Tire Size - What does It Mean?

Tire size is provided in a specific format that provides specific size information in a uniform method that is consistent World Wide.  Read more about tire size here.

Comparing this to the tire label will ensure that you have the right size tire for your vehicle.  It does not display the brand, or tire manufacturer on the placard, but we recommend staying with the original manufacturer or equal/higher tire quality.  If you are not sure which tire brand was Originally used, you can look in the Owners manual, or for an included pamphlet provided with the owners manual as a supplement.  

Of course, you can always trust the Tire Experts at Beardmore Chevrolet to provide this information to you.   You can Contact us or use our handy Tire Tool on line. Â