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On 19 Jun 2004 at 9:49, Everett Barnes wrote: > > > > What was the original early 61-63 cars tire size from factory? > > > 6.00x15 bias plys. > > > Squarebacks got 6-ply tires, although I'm not sure if that was true in > the > > > 61-63 time frame. > > 6 ply rated, there is a difference. > > > Please elaborate. At least in '68, type 3s came with: squares: 600 -15L 6PR (where the L was a subscript, which I THINK stood for something like "light truck") I think this meant that the carcass was rated to have the strength of 6 bias ply layers, by someone's scale. If you looked at the small print on the tire I believe the actual number of plys of each kind of fiber were called out. fastys: 600-15, 4PR As above, but four ply rating. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org