Maxxis Load D To E - Bouncy Ride

Huntindog wrote:

MM49 wrote:

goducks10 wrote:
What's the difference between ply's and belts? The D is 8 ply and the E is 10 ply. Surely 10 ply's are better than 8.

The ply or belt is a strength rating. It doesn't relate to a physical count of belts. Again the D and E tires are virtually identical in appearance and weight.
MM49

It's spliting hairs.
Years ago, an 8 ply tire had 8 plies, and a 10 ply had 10.

Now they go by ratings an 8 ply rated tire won't have 8 plies in it, but will have the strength of an old 8 ply tire.
What hasn't changed is that a 10 ply rated tire WILL be stronger than a 8 ply rated tire.

Your really good at making overly broad statments. You don't know the strength of the old 8 ply tire or the new one. It wasn't that long ago that there wasn't even tire ratings as we know. During that time all tires were ST style construction. There is a need for ST tires in trailer usage with all their trade offs.
MM49