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Retreads
- Thread starter dbabicky
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StevoandaRedK5
1/2 ton status
I haven't used em, but I know 4WOR (4wheeloffroad.com) did an article on em a while back...
I have a good freind who used them and not one complaint, well other than the tread compound is pretty hard for rock use, they last quite a while
zero problems with what everyone said he would have problems with
If I can't afford to get bigger tires for my truck I will probably get retreads for my dually
zero problems with what everyone said he would have problems with
If I can't afford to get bigger tires for my truck I will probably get retreads for my dually
wow nice prices... i wish they made 35s
Nothing bigger than a 33, Nothing in 16.5, Bummer!
I was gonna buy from them when I bought new tires for the F250 I had, but the ones I wanted were out of stock. They said it would take about two weeks to get some, but I couldn't wait. I did a ton of reading about them and their reviews, never saw anything negative.
The tread compound lasts forever. The problem I've had is that I can't wear the tread out before the casing breaks a belt or the sidewall cracks from age. Plus, the "green diamond" inserts made them the best winter mud-terrain. I also liked the oversize remolding they offered that made the tires an inch taller. They also have a cool new pattern that looks just like the MT/R. So all that and half the price of new seems hard to beat...BUT...it's all useless now. They dropped the 37s (hummer retreads), then dropped the 35s, now they are phasing out 33s.
I don't know of anything equivalent. The only retreads I see now for light trucks are on 37x12.5x16.5 hummer radials. I've had to replace a couple of the treadwrights and the tread pattern is matched fine with a Dunlop mud rover, but the diameter is different. As you all know 4WD is only fun on icy roads when your tires are all the same size (or you have a differential in the t-case).
I don't know of anything equivalent. The only retreads I see now for light trucks are on 37x12.5x16.5 hummer radials. I've had to replace a couple of the treadwrights and the tread pattern is matched fine with a Dunlop mud rover, but the diameter is different. As you all know 4WD is only fun on icy roads when your tires are all the same size (or you have a differential in the t-case).
four_by_ken
1/2 ton status
Something to remember is that they have to use old tire casings to make the new tires. Its all about supply and demand.
If there is no longer a huge supply of 33x12.50R15s coming in... they cant make them in a retread. They can only make what they have coming in.
I am thinking of switching to 16 inch rims just so that I can use their tires.
If there is no longer a huge supply of 33x12.50R15s coming in... they cant make them in a retread. They can only make what they have coming in.
I am thinking of switching to 16 inch rims just so that I can use their tires.
Yea, I couldn't find any bad reviews on them so I thought I would ask on here. Sounds like a good deal to me. I'm looking at getting some of the 30 x 9.50 or the 235/75 x 15's for my 93 Grand Cherokee. I'm putting the 2" budget boost on it. It's just a run around/hunting/fire road running/parts hauling vehicle.
