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.

Mark

John Rodgers wrote:
>
> Oh Man! Get rid of that tire with holes in the SIDE, and get a matched
> pair as replacements. Also make sure you have at least an LT (light
> truck) 6 ply sidewall. Be sure it is not a 4 ply rated to 6. That is
> bogus for vanagons and Westy's. You need the stiff sidewall of the LT
> tire for stability on these vehicles.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Royston, Jerry wrote:
>
> >I have a couple of holes on the side of one of my front tires that the guy
> >said makes it hard to repair safely.  Suggested I get a new tire even though
> >the old one only had 10,000 miles on it.  My question is do I have to get
> >two new tires or can I buy one and try and match the tread of the punctured
> >one.  It's an old Vredstein that will be hard to find around here.  Also,
> >the spare is not a match.
> >
> >Gerry Royston
> >'87 Westy
> >Bethesda, MD
> >
> >
> >