Tyres play a big role in the way a car handles itself.

It not only affects the vehicles mileage but safety as

well. Essentially, when it comes to tyres, there are of two types Tube and Tubeless. Lets tell you
in a bit more detail what to expect from these difference options.
As the name suggests, a tube tyre consists of a tube of air that is placed inside the tyre. The air acts as a
cushion and makes driving over bumpy roads a bit smoother. It also maintains the shape of the tyre and
most importantly supports the weight of the vehicle, keeping it stable.
On the other hand, a tubeless tyre weighs less and reduces un-sprung weight of the vehicle. This gives
you superior handling characteristics and inspires confidence in the driver. The overall result a better
driving experience!
However, the advantages of driving on a set of tubeless tyres far outweigh tubes. This is especially visible
when a tyre gets punctured. With a sudden loss of air pressure, your car can get unstable and swerve,
eventually leading to an accident. In similar condition, a tubeless tyre would lose its air slowly and
uniformly, thus giving the driver ample time to slow the vehicle down.
Other advantages also lie in tubeless tyres like; its resistance when driving is much lower, the car feels
lighter and has less friction, making it more economical. Apart from that, it has lesser components,
generates low heat while on the move and causes minimal vibration. One of the most important difference
is that they last longer than tubes.
So there you have it. With the advantages it holds over a tube tyre, tubeless is surely the option you
should consider. Safety, fuel efficiency and an overall better driving experience thats what you
can expect from this set of wheels!

There are several sizing systems for the light truck tire designations currently
in use:
1.

1. LT-Metric

2.

2. LT-High Flotation

3.

3. LT-Numeric

4.

4. European Commercial Metric

5.

5. P-Metric and

6.

6. European Metric

Tires for light truck applications can be classified in two groups:

Tires specially designed for the light trucks

Passenger car tires applied on the light trucks

Tires specially designed for the light trucks

LT-Metric light truck tires

LT-High flotation light truck tires

LT-Numeric light truck tires

Euro commercial metric ("C" tires for vans)

Euro commercial numeric ("C" tires for vans)

LT-Metric Tire Designation

If a size designation begins with the letters "LT", it means that a tire is LTMetric (Light Truck-Metric), designed for the light truck vehicles with load
carrying capabilities usually of 3/4 and 1-ton.
Light truck tires have the load range codes in a size designation (B, C, D and
E) that shows the tire load and inflation pressure limits.
Examples:

LT-High Flotation Tire Designation

"LT" at the end of the designation denotes that tire is LT-High Flotation, Wide
Base or LT-Numeric.
The term "flotation" means that tire is capable to pass over the soft surfaces
(e.g. loose sand, soft soil or mud) without sinking in. These tires "flotate" on
the top of soft surfaces.
Flotation tires are usually slightly larger than the other tires used on light
trucks and require a wider rim/wheel.

LT-Numeric Tire Designation

"LT" at the end of designation shows that a tire is capable to carry higher loads
and tow heavy weight. These tires are designed for the medium and heavyduty light trucks, some SUVs and full-size vans.
Examples:

Euro Metric Commercial Tire Designation ("C" tires for vans)

Euro Numeric Commercial Tire Designation ("C" tires for vans)

Passenger car tires on a light truck

P-Metric passenger car tires applied on the light trucks

Euro-Metric passenger car tires applied on the light trucks

In many cases new light trucks and SUVs are coming with the P-Metric or
Euro-Metric tires as the original equipment (OE). Although they are not

specially designed for the light trucks almost 80% of all OE tires on the light
trucks and practically all SUVs in USA are the P-Metric.
Here are some examples of the size designations for these two groups:
P-Metric Passenger Car Tire Designation
The letter "P" in front of the size designation shows that a tire is designed for
the passenger cars but label without the "P" letter implies that the tire is the
European metric - intended for passenger cars.

Euro-Metric Passenger Car Tire Designation

Keep in mind that the P-Metric and the Euro-Metric tires in the same
dimension are not equal and they are not fully interchangeable. They have
differences in the load and inflation features particularly if they are used on a
light truck.

Read more about:

Light trucks categorization and what tire is used on a light truck.
Light truck tire size designation and service description.