H or V Rating On Tires ?

Hello,

A general question re the H or V speed rating on passenger "all season"
tires:

Everything else remaining the same,is there any difference in
snow conditions, or on ice, for one rating over the other ?

e.g., might the different compound in one be softer, and thus "a bit"
better on snow or ice ?

And, is the H or V for a tire usually embossed on the sidewall ?
Is there some code for, or is an actual H or V there (or somewhere) ?

Thanks,
Bob

On Oct 15, 12:48*pm, Bob > wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A general question re the H or V speed rating on passenger "all season"
> tires:
>
> Everything else remaining the same,is there any difference in
> snow conditions, or on ice, for one rating over the other ?
>
> e.g., might the different compound in one be softer, and thus "a bit"
> better on snow or ice ?
>
> And, is the H or V for a tire usually embossed on the sidewall ?
> Is there some code for, or is an actual H or V there (or somewhere) ?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob

It's a speed rating.

From ehow.com:

History

The letters "H" and "V" represent speed ratings. Speed ratings
originated in Germany in the early 1980s to give consumers information
on how fast they could safely use the tires on the autobahn. Passenger
speed ratings are designated L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, U and H, stepping
in rated speed from 120 kilometers per hour up to 210 kph. V rating is
the next step for speeds up to 240 kph. Z, W and Y are ratings for
speeds over 240 kph. The rating is the speed the tire has been tested
to for continuous safe driving. The English equivalent speed for H-
rated tires is 130 mph and V-rated tires are good for up to 149 mph.

Types

There are two ways the speed rating will be indicated on the tire
sidewall. The older method puts the speed rating next to the "R" for
radial in the size. For example, 225/50HR16 would be an H-rated tire
and 225/50VR16 would be the same size tire except V-rated. The current
standard for tire size and information looks like P215/60R15 89H,
where the 89 is the tire load capacity and the H indicates the speed
rating.


Read mo H Vs. V Rated Tires | eHow.com
http://www.ehow.com/about_5446018_vs...#ixzz29OsW8tvd

Bob > wrote in :

> Hello,
>
> A general question re the H or V speed rating on passenger "all season"
> tires:
>


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Bob > wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A general question re the H or V speed rating on passenger "all season" tires:
>
> Everything else remaining the same,is there any difference in
> snow conditions, or on ice, for one rating over the other ?
>
> e.g., might the different compound in one be softer, and thus "a bit"
> better on snow or ice ?
>
> And, is the H or V for a tire usually embossed on the sidewall ?
> Is there some code for, or is an actual H or V there (or somewhere) ?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob

I would vote for the lower speed version for snow. I had a set of v tires,
got barely over 10k miles out of them. They are stiffer than H. You must
get all 4 the same speed rating. The old euro stamp was simple, then us
made it difficult.
So if you look, somewhere you should find the speed rating. Also look for
the milage/ temp / traction stamp.

I had 195VR70/14 Michelin XWX used on ferrari at the time. Aggressive
looking tread. I drove them in the snow, did ok.

Greg