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Date:         Mon, 10 Mar 2003 18:01:30 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: Simple tire qurestion
Comments: To: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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mark drillock wrote:


>I've never seen a 14" tire with true 6 ply sidewall. I think you are
>confused. No 4 ply sidewalls either. 1 ply is typical, 2 plies on some
>higher pressure tires and a 3 ply in a load D maybe.
>
>My Bridgestone load D, 8 ply rated, have only 2 plies in the sidewall. 3
>in the tread. 185R14.
>
>
I think "real" six-ply tires went out with bias-ply tires.  Radials use
a different construction, that's why a "six ply rated" tire doesn't
really have six plies, but can still carry the same weight a six-ply
bias ply tire could have.
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