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Subject:Re: Hoop Humbug----
From:Andrew Bell
Date:Sun, 31 Mar 2002 09:08:26 -0600

They're Imported - that's special!

Happy Easter -

AB

"Terry K." wrote:

> Ok list tire guru's of doom-----
>
> I have a question on this HD truck tire fairy tale's---
>
> I'm under my 87 Westy today, changing the ATF, and cleaning the screen--
>
> I'm all done, roll out from under on my creeper, and for some unknown
> reason stop at the R/H rear tire, and start reading the sidewall----
>
> Yokomamma, 205x 75x14 Van Special.
>
> Hmmmm--Van special-----must have something here----
>
> Load range D
>
> 1840lbs.@ 65 psi----
>
> 2 plys rayon
> 2 plys steel
> 2 ply sidewall----
>
> Hey this is the same crap my "cheap Cooper's" are !!!
> ( except the Cooper's are rated at 1540 lbs. @ 36 psi.)
>
> And they ain't no "Van Specials'"
>
> So tell me O guru's of doom----what give's?
>
> These tire's that are rated for vans, ain't no better than the car
> tire's I have on my 85 GL !!!
>
> How can they be rated at a higher load at a higher psi, when they are
> constructed the same way?
>
> NUT'S------
>
> Later,
>
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> Terry--
>
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