1996 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 274

The tirehas a panctufe, cut or other .damagethat can't be repaired wellbecause of the size or location . of the damage. Buying New Tires To find out what kind andsize of tires you need, look at the Certificatioflire label. The tires installed on your vehicle when it was new had a Tire PerformanceCriteria Specification (TPC Spec) number on each tire's sidewall. When you get new tires, get ones with that same TPC Spec number. That way your vehicle will continue to have tires thatare designed to give proper endurance, handling, speed rating, traction, ride and other things during normalservice on your vehicle.If your tires have an all-season tread design, the TPC number will be followed by an "MS" (for mud and snow). Mixing tires could cause to lose control while you driving. If you mix tires of different sizes or 'types (radial and bias-belted tires), the vehicle may not handle properly, and could havea crash. you Using tires of different sizes may alsocause damage to your vehicle. Be sure touse the same size and type tires on all wheels. It's all ,right to drive with your compact spare (if you have one).. It was developed for use on your vehicle. If you ever replace your tires with those not havinga TPC Spec number, make sure they are thesame size, load range, speed rating and construction type (bias, bias-belted or radial) as your original tires.