6-ply or 10-ply?
For all you SRW drivers hauling TCs.... Do you buy 6-ply or 10-ply tires? I've been using 10-ply tires for quite a while but yesterday, a tire guy told me that 6-ply was more than enough for my ...
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ply comes from technology of diagonal tires that used fabric for reinforcement.
10 layers of fabric is stronger than 6 layers.
But for last 50 years cars are using radial tires with steel mesh so no more multi-layers of fabric.
Still 50 years is not long enough to wear old perceptions, that's why it is still listed this way.
Kind like cellphone manufacturers with technology change were still putting dummy antennas on the phones, since it took several years for owners to trust the phone with no antenna.
Ply-rating or load-rating this is just nominal category. In each category the tires will have individual weight listing and that is what I am checking - choosing one.
10 layers of fabric is stronger than 6 layers.
But for last 50 years cars are using radial tires with steel mesh so no more multi-layers of fabric.
Still 50 years is not long enough to wear old perceptions, that's why it is still listed this way.
Kind like cellphone manufacturers with technology change were still putting dummy antennas on the phones, since it took several years for owners to trust the phone with no antenna.
Ply-rating or load-rating this is just nominal category. In each category the tires will have individual weight listing and that is what I am checking - choosing one.
