CRAP!
- Thread starter DoMiNiC1
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If someone told me this story I wouldn't believe it! Crazy small world....
Glad Treadwright straightened it out for you. Ran there tires years ago when I was stationed in NoDak as a winter tire. They had the little chips in them, "Green Diamonds" I think they called them, for added ice traction. Never had an issue with them on two 2500 diesel 4x's and constant super-sub-zero temps.
Glad Treadwright straightened it out for you. Ran there tires years ago when I was stationed in NoDak as a winter tire. They had the little chips in them, "Green Diamonds" I think they called them, for added ice traction. Never had an issue with them on two 2500 diesel 4x's and constant super-sub-zero temps.
AA1PR
Disabled Explorer
In the garage where I used to work I have seen this before & also common to retreads is a bad sidewall casing
must have been on a monday or friday when it slipped past inspection
you're lucky it did not blow out
some states will not allow you to run retreads on the front of vehicles
assuming these are recaps as I did not read all 5 pages of the thread
must have been on a monday or friday when it slipped past inspection
you're lucky it did not blow out
some states will not allow you to run retreads on the front of vehicles
assuming these are recaps as I did not read all 5 pages of the thread
dentedvw
Wire twister
I am on my third set of TW tires, all on Jeeps. First set I ABUSED pretty bad. Running freeway speeds with nails, pressure too low, driving long distances aired down, etc. I lost a section of tread on the freeway from a rear tire, about the size shown here. Piece flew into a pickup truck next to me, no damage to either vehicle thankfully. I was young and dumb. I drove it another few hundred miles, and it shook like a sonofagun. No way was I going back to TW with that one, I was fully to blame. Those were the old Dunlop style tread.
Second set, two tires were junk right out of the gate. They replaced them. One got knifed in my driveway, kids I assumed, but before it was mounted. Chalked it up as bad luck, and didn't have a full size spare after that. Sold the Jeep before I wore them out. Also the old Dunlop tread.
Third set is on my TJ Rubicon, and I still use them well, but try to treat them right at the same time. I don't wheelspin when I can avoid it, I don't slam it into things, and I don't drive far or fast aired down, and they are working like champs, drive over every rock I point them at. I don't inflate them to max unless I am running a long way on the freeway, usually leaving them around 35psi. They are E rated carcasses, BFG AT carcasses, newer BFG style tread, as shown in this thread.
When it was time to put tires on the E350 van, I considered the TW's again, but spent a bit extra on Nitto Terra Grapplers because I wanted a Hazard Warranty, driving in the desert, I pick up a lot of nails and see plenty of other weird debris. I wanted piece of mind more than the extra $200 in my wallet. The cost, combined with the wait no longer makes sense. If they were local and I could pick them up, maybe it would be different.
Second set, two tires were junk right out of the gate. They replaced them. One got knifed in my driveway, kids I assumed, but before it was mounted. Chalked it up as bad luck, and didn't have a full size spare after that. Sold the Jeep before I wore them out. Also the old Dunlop tread.
Third set is on my TJ Rubicon, and I still use them well, but try to treat them right at the same time. I don't wheelspin when I can avoid it, I don't slam it into things, and I don't drive far or fast aired down, and they are working like champs, drive over every rock I point them at. I don't inflate them to max unless I am running a long way on the freeway, usually leaving them around 35psi. They are E rated carcasses, BFG AT carcasses, newer BFG style tread, as shown in this thread.
When it was time to put tires on the E350 van, I considered the TW's again, but spent a bit extra on Nitto Terra Grapplers because I wanted a Hazard Warranty, driving in the desert, I pick up a lot of nails and see plenty of other weird debris. I wanted piece of mind more than the extra $200 in my wallet. The cost, combined with the wait no longer makes sense. If they were local and I could pick them up, maybe it would be different.