Re: [T3] sizing snow chains

[Jens Vagelpohl <jens@dataflake.org>]

<x-flowed>hal,

i believe the markings you saw might be describing the tread pattern, 
not the hight/width ration. if you see something like "195/60 HR 16 
81H" or "165 SR 15 81H" then the "81H" part describes a specific tread 
pattern.

jens


On Sunday, Mar 2, 2003, at 22:36 US/Eastern, Hal Sullivan wrote:

> 3/2/03 7:08:39 PM, Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote:
> > I suspect that the default varied from manufacturer to manufacturer 
> > and from
> > tire model to model, but I think they were generally in the 80-84 
> > range.
>
> Jim, would you happen to know if our tires might even be marked 
> sometimes?
> Both of my ACVWs roll on 165R15s (with various brands on one car), and 
> I noticed
> that two tires (same brand) have a litte "S82" on them, and one 
> (different brand)
> has a "S85" marking.

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