Let’s Talk About Tires: 2
Speed ratings are actually found on the sidewall of the tire in basically what you will come to know as the service description. The letter following the two or even three digit numerical load index will actually dictate exactly what type of tire and what speed you can drive your car up to.
The table looks something like this:
S: 112 mph
T: 118 mph
H: 130 mph
V: 149 mph
W: 168 mph
Y: 186 mph
These are just a few of the letters that you can look for. Generally speaking, the tires that are going to come on your cars and trucks are going to be ‘s’ or ‘t’ and race cars are generally going to have the other letters. It all just depends.
