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Date:         Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:58:28 -0500
Reply-To:     Pat Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Pat Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Subject:      Re: tire ratings
In-Reply-To:  <36D99AE9.7C0D209A@mindspring.com>
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Can a tire's sidewall strength be rated by the number of plies? Is there a standard individual ply strength? What if you had a tire with 10 ultra puny plies? Then my 6 beefy ply tire could actually be tougher. Anybody know for aure?

> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of Rubatoguy > Sent: Sunday, February 28, 1999 2:37 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: tire ratings > > > I think.. and I may be completly wrong, that the key is "8-ply > rated" Meaning > that you could have a 6-ply tire that is just strong enough to > meet the 8-ply > strength rating. > > If I remember this is what I was told at the neighborhood tire store. > > Todd > '88 Westy > > BILL wrote: > > > I have a question that my local tire shops can't seem to give > me an answer > > on. > > > > Yokohama Y370B M&S load range D tires have an 8 ply rating. OK. > So why does > > the sidewall state sidewall 2ply poly, tread 2ply steel + 2ply poly? > > > > A local tire shop says you add up the belts. If this were true > then these > > tires would be 6 ply rated and not 8 ply rated. Yet Yokohama > sticker, etc > > state that they are 8ply rated (1710lbs@65psi) Most LT "C" rated tires > > (6-ply) are 1435lbs? Keeping the tire size the same > (195/75R-14)......... > > > > Any ideas? > > > > BTW Sears got them all mounted for me on my Westy with a final price of > > $59.40/ea + Balance + I added high pressure stems rated at > 80psi. They are > > great tires for my Westy with an M&S rating!. As a matter of > fact, they grip > > the road better than the Michelins on my GL. This also means > with a softer > > rubber compound, they won't last as long. > > > > Bill And the eagles fly, and the rivers run > > '85 GL [*Magic*Bus*] I look through the night > > '82 Westy [FreeBird] And I can see the rising sun > > Big Sky Country And everywhere I go I see You > > <>< > ----- Mullins >


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