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Tire care, Wheels and tires – FORD 2014 F-150 Raptor v.3 User Manual

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As a result of the above dimensional
differences, Sport utility vehicles and
trucks often will have a higher center of
gravity and a greater difference in center
of gravity between the loaded and
unloaded condition. These differences that
make your vehicle so versatile also make
it handle differently than an ordinary
passenger car.

TIRE CARE

Information About Uniform
Tire Quality Grading

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Tire Quality Grades apply to new

pneumatic passenger car tires.
The Quality grades can be found

where applicable on the tire

sidewall between tread shoulder

and maximum section width. For

example: Treadwear 200

Traction AA Temperature A.
These Tire Quality Grades are

determined by standards that the

United States Department of
Transportation has set.

Tire Quality Grades apply to new

pneumatic passenger car tires.

They do not apply to deep tread,

winter-type snow tires,
space-saver or temporary use
spare tires, light truck or LT type
tires, tires with nominal rim
diameters of 10 to 12 inches or
limited production tires as defined
in Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations Part 575.104 (c)(2).

U.S. Department of
Transportation Tire quality
grades: The U.S. Department of
Transportation requires Ford

Motor Company to give you the

following information about tire

grades exactly as the government
has written it.

Treadwear

The treadwear grade is a

comparative rating based on the

wear rate of the tire when tested

under controlled conditions on a

specified government test course.
For example, a tire graded 150

would wear one and one-half (1
½) times as well on the

government course as a tire

graded 100. The relative

performance of tires depends

upon the actual conditions of their

use, however, and may depart

significantly from the norm due to
variations in driving habits, service
practices, and differences in road
characteristics and climate.

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