Which would be most efficient and best all around...6, 8, or 10 ply tires?

[DiveDeep 07]

Title speaks for itself. Thanks all!

 

[Gavin Allan]

Need to define your criteria: "Efficient" and "Best all around".



Your question cannot be answered accurately with the information supplied.

 

[DiveDeep 07]

what is best.....and more efficient all around! Meaning which is most efficient and best all at the same time.

 

[Dreman]

Most efficient at what? Best gas mileage? Longest lasting? Best traction? You need to define what you mean when you say "most efficient".

 

[DiveDeep 07]

Come on!! The best all around....which is better 6, 8, or 10!!!!

 

[Gavin Allan]

4-ply is best.

 

[Dallas Starr]

i hate one ply, why to they even make that... personally i would say 2 ply is the standard, if you are lucky enough to find 3 ply well then... you are in luck....



wait... what are we talking about?!

 

[DiveDeep 07]

BUMP THIS POST! I'm an idiot. I will post another using correct terminology! Thanks!

 

[Chris Taylor]

4 ply is standard. 6 through 10 ply are for heavier and heavier loads, which will be more than our STs are rated for. The higher ply tires will ride harder, as they are made to handle heavier loads. I had a F250 with 10 ply tires that I used for hauling wood. I'd load it down with green(wet) oak, and the tires could handle that weight, where a 4 ply would have had problems...

 

[Matthew Pickwell]

Nice response Chris. For the rest; was that so hard?

 

[DiveDeep 07]

Thanks for the replies all!

 

[Richard L]

The answer Chris provided is correct, but it relates to weight capacity. How does that ranswer your question about to efficiency???? All tires regardless of ply have different efficiencies. The ply only relates to the load carrying capacity, thats why you were asked several times to clarify your use of "Efficent"



...Rich