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Buying New Tires

To find out what kind and size of tires you need, look at
the Tire

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Loading Information label.

The tires installed on your vehicle when it was new had
a Tire Performance Criteria Specification (TPC Spec)
number on each tire’s sidewall. When you get new tires,
get ones with that same TPC Spec number. That way
your vehicle will continue to have tires that are designed
to give proper endurance, handling, speed rating,
traction, ride and other things during normal service 
on your vehicle. If your tires have an all

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season tread

design, the TPC number will be followed by an 
“MS” (for mud and snow).

If you ever replace your tires with those not having 
a TPC Spec number, make sure they are the same 
size, load range, speed rating and construction type
(bias, bias

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belted or radial) as your original tires.

CAUTION:

Mixing tires could cause you to lose control while
driving. If you mix tires of different sizes or types
(radial and bias

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belted tires), the vehicle may 

not handle properly, and you could have a crash.
Using tires of different sizes may also cause
damage to your vehicle. Be sure to use the 
same size and type tires on all wheels.

It’s all right to drive with your compact spare,
though. It was developed for use on your vehicle.

CAUTION:

If you use bias

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ply tires on your vehicle, the

wheel rim flanges could develop cracks after
many miles of driving. A tire and/or wheel could
fail suddenly, causing a crash. Use only radial

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ply

tires with the wheels on your vehicle.