Bias ply
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Definitions
Original type of tire used on VWs through the mid 1960s, with plies that run diagonally from one bead to the other.
Gerry community context
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- Re: Simple tire qurestion
Historical mailing list · Mon, 10 Mar 2003 19:48:40 -0500
...185R14. > > > > > I think "real" six-ply tires went out with bias-ply tires. Radials use > a different construction, that's why a "six ply...
- Re: Simple tire qurestion
Historical mailing list · Mon, 10 Mar 2003 18:01:30 -0500
...185R14. > > I think "real" six-ply tires went out with bias-ply tires. Radials use a different construction, that's why a "six ply...
- Re: Tire Size?
Historical mailing list · Tue, 24 Mar 1998 08:27:07 -0500
...cotton canvas belts run on a bias (at an angle) across the tread area (hence "Bias Ply" tire).. The more canvas belts, the stronger...
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