Cheap Tires
 

Here ya go boys and girls. You want to try a cheap set of big tires to see how you like em before you spend big bucks. Just need a spare tire or want a set of some serious mudders for just off road use. This place sells re-treads in most passenger truck tire sizes. They say that they are fine for use on any truck and any axle. I won't go that far myself, I've dealt with to many re-treads in the big truck world. I would use these on any non-steer axle though with complete confidence. Theres a reason the government prohibits use of these on commercial vehicles for the steering axle. That's one of the laws I do agree with.

http://www.treadwright.com/default.aspx

those are cheap!

Good prices

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Just ordered 13 of these tires for trailers. Ultra Grip Tires, Retread Tire | TreadWright, Inc.

All 13 of em shipped came up to a grand. The cheapest I could find these same tires new was $234 a piece so for the price of 4 of em I'm gettin 13 of them. They would have to be awfull bad tires to not make economical sence to me. Don't think I'm brave enough for use on my trucks but for trailers I don't see where I can go wrong. :humm:

them some nice burnout tires

I've run some their tires on my dually. I'm the same way I don't trust retreads for the front. Never had any issues with them and they held up better than anything else I've tried. I'm actually getting ready to order another set for my truck

For the trucks, what would be nice is the Ultra Grip tires they make. They mix something into the rubber that acts like mini studs for winter use tires.

good prices dont know if id trust them for long hauls. definately not on the front. seen to many blow outs on the big rigs to trust em.:ouch:

Treadwright has been around a while and probably the best retread company out there. When I first started using some of there tires it was call Hi-tech retreading. I've never had a problem with their tires and I have run them across the country. I have also run some of the best new name brand tires and had blow outs. I have never had any with their tires but if you run anything long enough there is always going to be something to come up. I really think these are just as good as some new tires out there. I was pretty leery at first, I had the same opinion of recaps. Now that I have tried them, I use them all the time. Still haven't put them on the front of my truck but have thought about it:humm: I think I would trust them unless I towed heavy a lot, which I don't anymore

I am waiting for them to get the 35x12.50x17 back in stock.. For just over $100 I can have a full size spare.
Thanks for the link!
Scott

A few of the offroad mags have been doing articles lately about retreads. They've had pretty good luck with them too. I might have to give them a shot in the future.

You cant really compare simi trucks to pickups. They run over 100 psi and thoes tires have way more stress. I have a friend that has been running the Guard Dogs on a 3/4 ton chevy 4X4 fromt and rear with no problems. Thoes are the softest tires they have. I have the Sentinels front and rear and I love them. I wouldnt run them with low pressure or past the point of needing replacement but I agree that even the best new tires can have a tread seperation.

Got some mt's all around on a 2500 dodge, they are kinda soft rubber. I've ran a couple of sets with no problems. Probably going to try some 285's on the back of the twd I just put together when I wear the tires on it out.

On a SRW pickup you're more likely to wreck from a rear blowout than you are from a front blowout so why not run them on the front. My truck won't see any recaps, but if I had a dually I'd run them on the rear. :c:

I have been a distributor for Treadwright over a year now I have sold many sets here in steamboatsprings. And have had many happy customers. And I run them on my megacab front and rear as do all my customers. I have yet to see one separate.Treadwright runs them on front of all their delivery trucks it is completely safe.all you old school guys just need to do some research. Let me know if anyone wants a quote pm me.

Give a review...

winter blend rubber
 

They use crushed walnut shell and crushed glass to make the winter blended rubber.just like a blizzak

ReTread Tires
 

I bought a set of retread tires for my 1985 ford 4x4 back in 1989. They were the Bandag brand. They looked good but the caseings were of mixed brands [manufacturers] My truck bounced and vibrated all over the road. I believe that if you were to install a set of these tires they would work fine with good service IF the caseings were a matched brand being constructed identical. Other than that they were good. I would not be afaraid to install these tires on the rear axel if they were a matched pair. What do you think?:s:

I do know a farmer that bought the 19.5's and had a cap throw within a few weeks. The tire guy in town checked them and the carcasses the caps were on were like 8 years old. My understanding is a tire should not be over 3 years old to cap.
They can be hard to balance also so buyer beware on that.

I'm running bandag caps on my work truck, wear like iron but a little hard to balance. I can't blame it all on the tires, I made my own rims and had a little problem with that.

They match the casings now and have high DOT standard to go by now.

Quote for (4) 235/85/16. Mud tire.

I'm always speeding, so I don't buy re-cap:nope: don't need my tires coming apart while driving at 90 MPH

Heck, I've been in triple numbers with my 245-75-19.5 16 ply recaps. My tire guy told me I shouldn't be doing that with such a heavy tire.

If balancing is an issue there are these bean bag type things that go inside tires and when you start driving they break apart and the beans settle where needed. My friends dad owns a local wheel shop and thats what he uses whenever he mounts any big m/t's so he doesnt need weights going half way around the rim to balance. Just my $0.02

Just keep in mind when buying caps they may be all painted up pretty, but they're still used tires. The bags of stuff for balancing are called equal and theres diffrent sized bags depending on tire size :c:

No 20" Rim
 

I Guess they dont make it in a 20" rim.. Im looking for 37x12.50 or 13.50 on 20's. Anyone know of Good deals for these Sizes.. trying not to drop 2000 this week.

I use bb's in the 19.5 tires for balance. Cheap and it works.

What is the differance in the (P) and (D) marked tires on there?

P would be passenger :scare2: don't put them on a truck, and D would be the equivilant of an 8 ply. :c:

Walmart. Treadwright is trying to start up 20s but its not easy.

Can i Get them in a 37-12.5 x 20 or 13.5

They are not doing 20s yet.

ive been running these tires longer than I care to think , all different sizes all different tread designs and have turned many people onto them not one issue yet and alot of cash saved:tu:

I bet the DOT would have a hay day with them. IIRC you can only run Virgins on the front of big trucks.....

Straight from dot.gov

(d) No bus shall be operated with regrooved, recapped or retreaded tires on the front wheels.
(e) A regrooved tire with a load-carrying capacity equal to or greater than 2,232 kg (4,920 pounds) shall not be used on the front wheels of any truck or truck tractor.

Lucky for the general public most trucking companies are smart enough to not run recaps on the front even if it isn't illegal. As far as treadwright running them on thier trucks and the research that was referred to, I'd like to know how he has come to the conclusion that they're safe on the front.:humm: Is it because treadwright said so:humm::td::td::td:

Word for word. I just read it recently myself.

Really considering these, as I do not put a ton of miles on my truck, less than 10k a year. So with a conventional set of tires, we are talking 4-5 years or more.

How do these hold up to towing? That is my main use for the truck, and dd'ing. At the cost of a 265 or 285 these are hard to pass up compared to brand new shoes at $200+ a tire.

I ran a set of 265 75 R16 I didn't have any trouble with them blowing. I had the winter blend I wouldn't recommend that unless you really need it because I thought it made the tire wear faster other than that a great product

Just saw these treadwrights posted up on another forum I'm on... less than a year old. Tires were properly inflated, and the user said he took extra caution to not steer the tires when not moving. Rotated every 5k miles. He yanked them off immediately and went and got some new cooper ST MAXX tires.

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