I do not believe that this is true.  I buy my tires for all my cars through
tirerack.com and I have commercial grade 8 ply tires on my vanagon......they
also had 6 ply for about $10 a tire less.....

Adam Puzerewski
81 westy
74 beetle
86 cabrio
Vanagon Partsmobiles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Dorm" <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 5:06 AM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Oh no, not tires again!

> Is that right? They don't make 6-ply and 8-ply tires anymore???
>
>
> >From: Mike Finkbiner <mike_l_f@HOTMAIL.COM>
>
> >The number of plies in the sidewall doesn't mean anything, as far as I
> >know.
> >  No one makes 6-ply or 8-ply tires anymore, they make 6-ply  and 8-ply
> >"Rated" tires, but the actual numeric load range rating is the best way
to
> >go.
>
>
>
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