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The numbers on a tire can be made confusing, but let's look at it in simplistic terms. Begin with the numbers themselves, there may be letters inserted in between these but just look for the string of numbers like this : P 205/65/16T 89S. The 205 is the width of the tire in millimeters. 65 is the "profile" or the height of the sidewall from the bead to the shoulder of the tread. The 65 actually means the sidewall is 65% as tall as the tire is wide in millimeters. The last number is the size of the rim in inches. The 89 at the end is the load index number. This is a rating scale of the amou...