Re-tread tires

[Wes Craiglow]

Bump for an update to my review after a weekend in the woods.

 

[Wes Craiglow]

yes definitely. it is very relaxing to know the tires always wear even and always stay balanced. at first you will notice the beads they use in the ring when you start to move or come to a stop... but after a few days you get used to it. you will only hear the balancers with the windows down and in quiet places.

the reason why i went and spent the cash on it was because my father is a over the road owner operator and swears by them. after my use i can too. it is just the intial cost that scares you. the way i seen it, it will pay for it's self in tire longivity (which is true in my case).

the company is based out of alvarado,tx btw

Super good to know. Thanks! I have never really considered using them until now. These new TWs just take so much weight. If they wear unevenly, I may make the change. Small price to pay when you're saving so much on tires.

Thanks again.

 

[BKCowGod]

Bump for an update to my review after a weekend in the woods.

Great review and re-review. I love my MT's on the Jeep, and am about to get some 30x9.5 AT's for the Nissan.

 

[sxharr05]

Any updates on these after a year+? Any wear issues or safety concerns?

 

[roninjiro]

I will give an year+ updated..... still going strong, no separation, no unusual or abnormal wear, same as they were new.

 

[sami]

I just purchased 4ea 285/75-16 Guard Dogs in load range E for $488.15 shipped. Should ship in 4-5 weeks as they're backordered items. These will be going on my '06 Nissan Xterra with 2" OME lift, rock sliders, and loaded with gear. Hopefully this year will see a front and/or rear bumper addition; just to give an idea of the size/load of the vehicle.

I'll try to report back my experiences with this set of tires.

 

[getlost4x4]

3 day Review of Treadwright tires.

http://getlost4x4.com/?p=365

I purchased the 245/75/16's load range E in the BFG knock-off's All Terrain. So far, AWESOME!..

 

[bdbecker]

Another TreadWright Disciple here... I've had a set of 285/75R16 Warden E's (BFG AT cores) on my '03 F150 for nearly 10 months now. They've pulled me through snow and mud without issue. I gave them a really good workout when hauled home a new project (1964 F100) on a bumper pull tandem axle trailer almost 300 miles. Nothing but good things to say. I've found that on my truck, keeping the pressure between 55 and 60 PSI is the magic number for even wear. The E load rating and high pressure makes for a rough ride, or so my passengers tell me, I guess I'm just used to it. Much less rolly-polly in the curves compared to the old Dayton Timberline AT's I used to have. I'm eyeing a set of 235/85R16 Crawler M/T's to slap on my factory steels for winter... maybe...

 

[LukeHooligan]

I'm on my second set of treadwrights, first set was the wardens, current set is the guard dogs. Have been very happy with both other than having to get used to how loud the guard dogs are, doesn't bother me now though. Currently have no reason not to keep buying them.
-Luke-

 

[Schattenjager]

Boo!

I bought a set of 285/75/16 Wardens for my first FZJ80. Looked great and performed as expected. I sold the rig to ExPo member Car-Car who took it on vacation with his bride and two wee ones. The TreadWrights failed and rolled the rig a few times. Had the Good Lord not intervened, the story would have been very grim. The re-treads failed. They failed in only a way a re-tread could fail. They nearly killed a family. I researched them and decided to buy them thinking as many in this thread do. No more.

The small amount of money saved is not worth the potential disaster. Unless of course you have a crystal ball that can guarantee your passengers safety. If your so smart you can ignore the possibility, then have your wife etc. riding with you read the thread below and see how much they appreciate you putting them on those tires.

Isolated incident? It only takes it happening to you once, right?

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/56847-Almost-Didn't-Make-It-Back….

 

[stomperxj]

I'm on my 3rd set of OTR Muds on my cherokee. Love these tires. They are a bit loud but still great tires...

 

[getlost4x4]

I have about 8K miles on the tires now. they have been great with countless trips between Montana and Wyoming. Lots of four wheeling this summer. And even a trip down to Salt Lake City and back to Montana. Not one problem. i keep mine at 29psi. They ride great, and do great off road. i've been pretty happy with them.

2001 Range Rover HSE 4.6
OME Springs, Bilstien Shocks.
245/75/16 Wardens Load Range E:Wow1:

They are wearing great. They still look brand new. I never air them down off-road. i keep them at 29psi all the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQadwZpp0GY

 

[madmanvillain]

I have nearly 20k on my 245/75R16 PUMA A/T (E) and absolutely love them. Took 2 tries to balance them, but they run great now. If you follow their directions, dont air them down, rotate them 2500(?) miles, and dont over load them, I doubt they will fail under normal conditions. But with that said, off roading isnt a normal condition for tires. Sidewall rubbing isnt good for any tire. When you are fully loaded then drop off a shelf it puts huge stresses on the tires. Would I buy them again? Yes. Would I buy them for a vehicle that is going to see high stress and be driven on the highway? Probably not.

 

[onelow1ton]

I have the treadwright guard dogs in 315/70/17 on my Colorado and love them so far I have about 4000 miles on them and they balanced up super easy first try and with minimal weight most of the weight is on the oposit side of the tpms and I have them on super heavy procomp steel D-windows and I would buy them again with out a second thought

 

[timh]

I tried some Treadwrights a while back. Bought the guard dogs and put them on my Xterra. 2 of the 4 would not balance within spec so they replaced them at no charge. One of the 2 replacements came with the tread already seperating from the casing. It was at this point that I did not feel comfortable running them anymore and asked for my money back. I do give a lot of respect to Treadwright for doing so without question or hassle, they seem like a very stand-up company.

For the few days that I did have the tires on the truck it just would not drive straight and always had a vibration. When I ditched the retreads and bought new tires it felt so smooth it was amazing.

With all the good reviews on here I really hoped to be happy with them but it just wasn't in the cards for me I guess. I won't really knock them but I personally won't run them and I hope this information is usefull for anyone trying to make a decision.