Short, sourced answers to the questions people ask about mud-terrain tires: what the markings mean, what the law accepts and what the published data actually supports. Each one cites the manufacturer, the regulator or the published test it relies on.
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Answers
Pressure
What tire pressure should mud tires run on the highway?
Why the placard beats the sidewall number, and what to use when your tires are not the stock size.
Winter
Are mud tires legal in winter, and do they meet chain laws?
What Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon and Utah accept when traction and chain rules are switched on.
Longer guides
Questions that already have a full page: mud tires in snow · when to replace mud tires · balancing and rotation · how loud mud tires are · warranties · open data