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Old 03-30-2011, 07:25 PM
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retreaded tires

one of the pa s i work with found this and got some of the tires off of it for his old fj they look great hes had them for about a month now and now complaints so i thought i would post this up for the benifit of the mighty yotatech hope it helps www.treadwright.com
Old 03-30-2011, 07:27 PM
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yeah there pretty awesome and cheap..i have them on my 3.4 ton dodge..and there pretty popular among toyota's.. good stuff
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I've bought two sets from them. The most recent are some 285/75/16's.

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i run a set of 315 guard dogs and will be buying another
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have 2 sets, cant be beat for the $$
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im thinking of getting a set of 285/75R16s as my next set.
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I've read numerous things about them and the ignorant jerks who say that "Treadwright is crap" are crap themselves. Oh, the things you'd read about retreaded tires..... It makes me furious about it.

Here's the fire, boys:

1.) A majority of all the complaints are from people who DO NOT own any retreaded tires.

2.) It doesn't matter whether the name is Recap, Retread, Remould. They're all the same thing. *

3.) The sidewalls of the tire are already broke in.

4.) What can you expect from a tread that's rated to go 40-50K miles that's anywhere from 1/2 to 2/3 the price of a comparable new tire of the same tread (such as an All-Terrain or Mud)?

5.) Believe it or not, Treadwright actually tries to help customers by sending them a new tire if any of the original tires has a defect (Something that they missed, whether it be a nail hole, key hole, etc. during the retreading process. Or the tire could just be bad).

6.) Retreads have to pass more stringent regulations than new tires.


2.)*- Over the years the retread tire industry has had its product called a recap, a retread, a remould, or even a remanufactured tire. All these terms are essentially variations on a name.

Is there a difference? Yes and no.

In fact, all the above are different names for a tire that had the old tread removed and new tread applied, or retreaded, the name which is most commonly used and accepted by all segments of the tire industry.

However, when a retreaded tire also has new rubber veneer applied to the sidewall (sometimes called bead-to-bead retreading) it is often called a remoulded or remanufactured tire. The sidewall rubber does add a cosmetic enhancement to the retreaded tire.

Recap is an old fashioned name for a retreaded tire and is seldom used anymore.

The only important thing for the tire buyer to insist on is that the tire has been processed by a reputable retreader and carries a warranty at least as good as a comparable new tire. If this precaution is taken, it doesn't matter what the tire is called: recap, retread, remould, or remanufactured. It will offer a better value.

http://www.retread.org/?page=Retreading101

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i'll be picking up a set of 31" wardens for road duty. $460 shipped to my door is pretty cheap. i'd be looking at 150++ each for anything comparable locally.

here is a link to a 55 page thread on treadwright tires if people wanted more reviews on them. warning: it goes offtopic quite a bit, but for a chevy forum.. they are doing really good!
http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forum/g...ght-tires.html
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Originally Posted by Dento77
i'll be picking up a set of 31" wardens for road duty. $460 shipped to my door is pretty cheap. i'd be looking at 150++ each for anything comparable locally.

here is a link to a 55 page thread on treadwright tires if people wanted more reviews on them. warning: it goes offtopic quite a bit, but for a chevy forum.. they are doing really good!
http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forum/g...ght-tires.html
Don't be knocking Chevy (pun intended! ) owners! I own a pint size as my project... 1985 S10 Blazer 4x4 with 3" BL, 2" Torsion Bar Tweak (TBT), and an Add-A-Leaf and Shackles in the rear for 4" Basically, 5" up front and 7" rear. 31 BFG A/T's are barely getting me by until I go SAS with full size axles and a 350.
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Excellent tires, I'm running a set of 31x10.5x15 on my 87 4runner, for the price you cannot beat treadwright.
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