At 05:48 PM 8/20/97 -0500, Jahan Byrne wrote:
>       
>       YOKOHAMA Y370 vs Y356
>       
>       The confusion reigns! Yokohama has called back and now says 
>       the following is the official, true story:
>       
>       The Y370 series (passenger and light truck) was discontinued 
>       a few years ago, except for the Y370 LT 195/75R14, which was 
>       kept in production because it was an OEM tire (for which 
>       vehicle, she couldn't remember) and because Vanagon owners 
>       kept calling Yokohama asking for it.
>       
>       The Y370 is being phased out and the official replacement, 
>       according to Yokohama, is the Y356 LT 195/75R14.
>       
>       The major differences are:
>       - tread pattern
>       - the Y370 is a non-reinforced sidewall 8-ply
>       - the Y356 is a reinforced sidewall, comes in 6- or 8-ply
>       
>       Anyone out there using a Y356? Please respond with your 
>       comments and I will add those to the Y370 and Michelin rants 
>       and raves.

This information has been at http://www.vanagon.com/info/faq.html for at
least six months :-).

Coyote
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