Date:         Thu, 21 Aug 1997 16:00:48 -0600
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Durrant <sdurrant@MOSBYCH1.COM>
Subject:      Re: Yokohama Y370 vs. Y356

As I recall from actually reading one of those stickers on the tread of a
tire, you want low letters and high numbers.  C or D tires are probably not
that great, especially when combined with the fact they are $40 or $50.  A
more realistic price for an 8-ply light truck tire would be around $80-100
I would think.

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> From: John Anderson <vwbus@NETBIZ.NET>
> To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU
> Subject: Re: Yokohama Y370 vs. Y356
> Date: Thursday, August 21, 1997 11:43 AM
>
> >        - tread pattern
> >        - the Y370 is a non-reinforced sidewall 8-ply
> >        - the Y356 is a reinforced sidewall, comes in 6- or 8-ply
> >
> >        Anyone out there using a Y356? Please respond with your
> >        comments and I will add those to the Y370 and Michelin rants
> >        and raves.
>
> The Y356 is/was available in both 6 and 8 ply C and D raters, for
> quite some time it was the budget leader tire in 185R14 for the vans,
> I think about $40 and $50 respectively from Tire Rack for years,
> but it is a TERRIBLE tire.  It is a highway rib tread design, ie
> looks like a Mack truck tire, it has no sipes running perpendicular
> to the tread to channel out water, sort of like a 70's bias ply tread
> design.  Unless you live in the desert, largely to be avoided, but it
> is an exceptionaly smooth running long lasting tire for the reasons
> that make it horrendous in the wet.
>
> John
> vwbus@netbiz.net