The Tyre and Rim Association of Australia

Annually The Tyre and Rim Association of Australia updates and publishes a comprehensive Standards Manual that is available for sale.

The 2011 edition of The Tyre and Rim Standards Manual is now available.

Contents of the Standards Manual for passenger, truck/bus, off the road, agricultural, industrial, and motor cycles include:

• All current dimensional specifications for standard rims*
• Recommended tyre to rim combination*
• General data, load and inflation tables*
• Valve standards
• Inspection standards
• Supplementary standards

See a sample of content from the Australian Tyre and Rim Standards Manual.

Australian Standard References for Vehicle and Vehicle Accessories Industries

The 2011 Standards Manual is a necessary reference for all tyre and wheel manufacturers and retailers, as well as vehicle and implement manufacturers, vehicle service organisations, transport authorities, government bodies, road and traffic authorities, fleet operators, agricultural vehicle and machinery users. Current Standards Manuals are a nominated standard for many Australian Design Rules (pertaining to the design and manufacture of automotive products) and State Transport and motor vehicle regulations.

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Standards Manual Summary

The Tyre & Rim Association of Australia Standards Manual includes the following sections:

• General Information – definitions, measuring procedures, load index & speed symbols.
• Passenger Car Tyres – markings, selection criteria, inflation considerations, load capacity, tyre data for tyres from 80 Series to 30 Series profiles, and temporary spare tyres.
• Truck & Bus Tyres – markings, selection criteria, load limits at various speeds and surfaces, tyre data for light truck, and truck & bus in tubeless and tube type tyres, and mining & logging tyres used in intermittent highway service.
• Off  The Road Tyres - markings, selection criteria, tyre data for grader, earthmoving & logging, loader, mobile crane, industrial, and compactor.
• Agricultural Tyres – markings, selection criteria, tyre data for agricultural tractor, industrial tractor, combine harvester, high clearance sprayer, log skidder, and agricultural implement.
• Industrial Tyres – markings, selection criteria, tyre data for counterbalanced lift truck, industrial & mining, utility & garden tractor, highway trailer and skid steer.
• For Solid Tyres, tyre data for counterbalanced lift truck, and industrial truck & trailer applications.
• Rim Section – contour symbols, selection, rims profiles and data for passenger car, light truck, truck & bus (tubeless or tube type), off the road, agricultural, industrial, and motorcycle.
• Valve Section – Valves for tube and tubeless application in passenger, motorcycle, light truck, truck & bus, mining & logging, agricultural, off the road, and Industrial. Specifications for valve cores, valve caps, washers and rubber grommets.
• Rim Inspection Section – Inspection gauges, tapes, procedures for checking rim dimensions, maximum rim lateral & radial run-out, valve hole specification.
• Motorcycle Tyres – markings, selection criteria, tyre data for mopeds and motorcycles including speed symbols, tread profiles, and load index data.
• Supplementary and Obsolete Data – includes tyres for passenger car, light truck, truck & bus, agricultural, industrial, rims, and motorcycle tyres, deleted data references.