How to Read Golf Cart Tire Measurements

Understanding how to read golf cart tire size is essential for good golf cart maintenance.

If you are in the market to buy golf cart tires, then by knowing your golf cart tire size, you could buy your tires online and save a lot money.

There are lots of different types of golf cart tires available depending on how you use your golf cart.

For instance, the treads of the golf carts tires can be made for off-roading or driving through mud.

So understanding your golf cart tire size will help to determine what types of tires are available for your specific cart and use.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Go to your golf cart and look on the side of one of the tires.
   
   Your golf cart tire size will look like a string of numbers like this: 18x8.5-8 - we will use this number as an example as it is the standard size for most golf carts.

2. Okay, now to read your golf cart tire size, the first number 18 (in our example) refers to the diameter of the tire.
   
   So the diameter in this example is 18 inches across.

3. The next number 8.5 refers to the width of the tire.
   
   So for this tire example, the tire is 8 inches wide.

4. The last number 8 refers to the diameter of the rim of your tire.
   
   So the rim for this example is 8 inches across.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have a golf cart lift kit or other type of modification, then you will likely want larger tires. Check with your lift manufacturer to see how big your tires can be.

Resources

• Information on Golf Cart Tire Maintenance