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- From: bense@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Ron Bense)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Speed rated tires
- Message-ID: <26421@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
- Date: 15 Oct 92 14:25:19 GMT
- References: <92287.222356QXF1@psuvm.psu.edu> <26420@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
- Reply-To: bense@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Ronald Bense)
- Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD
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- In rec.autos.tech, michael@maine.maine.edu (Michael Johnson) writes:
- >The speed ratings I am aware of (going progressively upward in max speed) are
- >"H", "V", and "Z". There is another rating for lower speed tires. And no, I
- >don't remember exactly what speeds these ratings are for.
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- There are the following, which are fairly close if not exact:
- R - standard, 90 mph (R is actually for radial, no speed rating means
- a minimum of 90 mph)
- S - 112 mph, rare
- T - don't remember
- H - 130 mph
- V - 145 or 150 mph - I think this is somewhat specific to the tire in question
- Z - >150 mph, specific to tire manufacturer and tire.
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- Ron Think about this one (seen on a bumper sticker):
- The road to hell is bumper-to-bumper
- Make a U-turn to God.
- The irony is priceless.
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