Date:         Sun, 5 Nov 2000 07:08:37 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: new Michelin x tires
Comments: To: David Marshall <vanagon@volkswagen.org>
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David Marshall wrote:

>Not to start an argument here (I seem to be good at that lately) but the
>original post said they mounted the Michelin X tires on their van... so what
>don't you think so about?  Yes there is a different between the X and the X
>One... A *big* difference!  One is a premium all-out our off-road / military
>tire and the other is a lot more civilized - especially of you have Mercury
>Villager and quiet in the same sentence.

then alot snipped out.

Michelin use(d) the "X" designation on a few of their tires, not just what
you have on your military vehicles.

Remember the plain old "Michelin X" radial of the early '70s? (about the
same time as Pirelli had their CN36)

My '82 westy came with Michelin X "reinforced" tires, same tread pattern as
the old passenger tire but a higher load rating and inflation pressure.

The tires I have now, Michelin Agilis 61, also have the "Michelin X"
designation molded on the sidewall.


My, ahem, theory is that the "X" is Michelin's name/code for not only a
particular tire but the method of carcass construction/belt wrapping. All
started with the original passenger tire as used subsequently on all the
derivatives.




 Alistair