Michelin tire blow out!!
On a recent trip to the Western end of the Florida panhandle, we had a blowout on the right rear inside tire. Luckily it was on a straight section of Interstate Hwy with very wide and flat shoulders a...
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Tireman9 wrote:
Capri
Maybe you can tell me which tire that I designed was "stronger": The 8Ply rated tire or the 10 Ply rated tire with identical specification to the 8 PR tire except for the additional 5 strands of bead wire and the change in sidewall marking plate?
I guess I am having trouble wrapping my mind around how bead wire in itself affects load capacity or puncture resistance or impact resistance or general durability.:h
Oh wait maybe it was the change in the mold sidewall marking plate.:S
Your point is well taken. You and I both know that it is common for the same tire to be labeled with different load ranges - just for ease of manufacture.
