Reinforced sidewall is an extra ply or 2 in additon to standard 1 ply
to increase load rating of tire
Leon
86 Syncro looking for 215-75-15 tires deals

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:24:45 -0500, Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN.COM> wrote:

> The term "reinforced" often means that the tire itself, without the
> reinforcement, would not be strong enough for use by loaded Vanagons or
> other
> heavy vehicles.
>
> In other words, "reinforced" means that the tire has had something added
> to its
> design to bring it up in specifications.
>
> The term is typically absent from terminology applied to other tires
> that may be
> suitable for Vanagon and Vanagon Syncro because they don't need any
> reinforcement because they are plenty strong enough as they are. For
> example,
> most light truck tires are not "reinforced" because they are already
> strong
> enough that they don't need any reinforcement.
>
> Accordingly, in general, you don't now-a-days need to look for a
> reinforced tire,
> merely a tire that meetings the load recommendations, which I think is
> around
> 1550lbs(BFG-AT) or 1600lbs(all others). There is a lot of material on
> tire
> specifications in the article at
> http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/vanagon/All_About_16-Wheels_And_The_CV_900.htm
> toward the bottom.
>
> Another term to look for is whether a tire has "extra plys" in the
> sidewall.
> Extra plys will give a tire more resistance to squishyness, and so
> reduce the
> tendency of the Vanagon to make some passengers carsick. In order to
> impart a
> plush ride, Vanagons in North America were normally issued with very
> squishy
> tires, and I know of at least one owner who actually sold the vehicle
> because
> the occupants were getting carsick, without realizing that he could have
> changed
> the tires instead.
>
> So, a very dim view of the term "reinforced sidewall" might be this:
> "This tire
> sucked when we started out so we worked on it."
>
> At 10:01 AM 3/16/2005, you wrote:
>
> My most knowledgable friend :)
>
> Question:
>
> How does one determine whether a tire has a "Reinforced Sideway" or not.
>
> I've collected several definitions ... anxious to know yours.
>
>
> larry chase
> roadhaus.com
>
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> ...seen off-road at
> http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/Syncro_Madness_Area.htm
> ...seen with 30.5" tall tires at
> http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/vanagon/images/dereks245_75_16.jpg
> Note: most valuable Vanagon sites on the planet (for owners) are:
> http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon
> http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro
> http://www.vanagon.com
> http://www.syncro.org
> Many of my Syncro list postings consolidated
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/messagesearch?query=212-580-6486
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/messagesearch?query=202-966-7907
> My refrigerator article:
> http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/Refrigerator/Reefer_Madness.htm
> All About 16" Wheels And The CV-900.htm
> http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/vanagon/All_About_16-Wheels_And_The_CV_900.htm
> All About Viscous Couplings
> http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/vanagon/viscous_couplings_vanagon_syncro.htm
> How To Live With Heavy List Volume--Mail Filters
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/7403
> My article that shows how to deal with insurance companies:
> http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/auto-insurance-madness.html
> To read some material about how to add a front differential lock to your
> syncro
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/13105
> To view Wolfgang's incredibly informative wheel article
> http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/fitbigtiresonvanagon.htm
> To view Tim Smith's incredibly useful gearing calculator
> http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/syncrotireandgearratios.xls
> To view two articles about how to think about improving your gears at
> transmission rebuild time
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/7207
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/7221
> To view an overview article about choices in larger sized tires see
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/11535
> To view some 16" Trailing Arms that enable much larger tires see
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syncrolist/files/Wheels%2C%20Tires%20%26%20Gearing/Wheel%20%26%20Tire%20Photos/16_Inch_Trailing_Arm.jpg
> My article about belt protectors and CV joint protectors
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/6112
> SYNCRO OWNERS WHO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD:
> You only get to change your ring and pinions once every 10 years
> because that's how long the average syncro transmission goes before
> its next rebuild. If you want bigger tires and more ground clearance
> start planning your higher number ring and pinion sets right now so you
> can take advantage of your next trans rebuild.

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