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Subject:6-ply tires???
From:David Schwarze
Date:Tue, 4 Oct 94 13:07:28 PDT

Hi,
	I have been wondering what is meant by "6-ply" tires?  My new
Sears Trailhandler tires say 2+2+2 (the last two being sidewall plies).
Is this a 6-ply tire?  Is it "reinforced"??  The guy at Sears said you add
up ALL the plies to get "6-ply" wheras before I thought that you didn't
count the sidewall plies.

Do I need to go chew out Sears and get my $140 back?  

By the way, my first driving impressions of the tires are not good.  When
I swerve the bus, it feels like the back end is floating on tapioca, and
it is very unstable in crosswinds.

Thanks for any help,
	-David

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David Schwarze			'73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat)
SAIC Comsystems, San Diego	'73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast)
schwarze@nosc.mil		'87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser?  Soon...)
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