700-15 tires: 8 ply vs. 10 ply?

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famvburg

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My '69 EB has had 7.00 - 15 tires on it probably forever. I put 2 new ones on it a couple of years ago & had no problem getting them. I now need a couple more & my supplier says that bias ply 7.00 - 15s aren't available in mud grips. Only 10 ply trailer tires. They said I didn't want the 10 ply tires as they'd beat me to death anyway. If I go with similar sized radials, I'll have to change all 4, when I don't really need but 2 right now. Anyway, out of curiosity, I checked the tires that I have now. They are 8 ply tires. I can't imagine 2 more plies changing the ride that much. I also have found some 7.00 - 15 mud grips that are 10 ply, so the tires are out there. Anyone have experience in going from 8 ply to 10 ply tires & is the ride really that much rougher? My EB rides pretty well on the current 8 plies. Thanks for the input.

 

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I don't think that there is much difference in ride quality in 8 vs. 10 ply. I would go with the 10's if I were doing heavy off-roading or hauling heavy loads.

 

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10 ply trailer tires key is trailer tire have stiffer side walls the ride will change with that, trust me I just did 1 1/2 research this morning before I bought 4 new trailer tires for my car hauler

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Thanks for the input. I don't do much offroading, & nothing hard when I do. I've got a 235 radial for my spare right now so I'm going to run my existing bias plies a while longer & probably switch over to radials anyway. We checked the 235 radial for fit on the rear since I still have stock fenders & I don't have a problem going with radials later anyway.

 

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