You need a 98 load range, minimum, never, ever go below the factory load range (mine came with load range 102 XL tires, and that's what it has on it now), but H speed rating is fine. I would never go below an H, because they have an extra belt to achieve that speed rating, and they're just better tires. It's my experience that the XC eats tires pretty quickly, not much to be done there...I've been through 3 sets of tires on the XC since I bought it.
Visit Tire Rack, but be warned, there are not a lot of choices in this size.
To learn more about tires, visit this site: http://www.barrystiretech.com/
He's a tire engineer, and talks about speed ratings, loads, etc. (quick hint, just because the tires have a 130 MPH rating, does not mean that the car can be driven at that speed safely, the tires might not be up to it, speed and load ratings are more complex than that)
Last edited by Astro14; 07-05-2013 at 10:55 AM.
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