east_tn_81
Adventurer
I have to agree with getting 4 new tires and and 2 retreads as spares.
you do know what carcass they use so you do know what ply sidewalls they use.I agree with the above. Treadwrights are for around town beater trail rigs. I would never set out on a 5000 mile journey through the wilderness with any set of retreads.
This is not just conjecture - the glaring shortcoming of retreads is that the quality/durability of the whole tire is subject to the donor tire that was retreaded. It might have a decent looking mud terrain tread and it might have good traction... but it might be built on a 2-ply sidewall junk tire carcass. And you have no way of knowing.
Not worth the risk. A proper adventure demands proper tires.
a lot of these stem from the crap tires made in the 80s-90s. technology has come a long wayI heard too many horror stories about the tread coming unbonded from the carcass and causing carnage to get a set. My vote is for new tires.
lol, um no. i would say yes some are retreads, but most of those 95% of them are from under inflated tires which get the sidewall stupid hot then get torn apart.All those big hunks of tire you see on the road when you drive down the freeway? Those are retreads. Avoid them. The $10 dollars a tire you save buying retreads won't cover your next tow.
you do know what carcass they use so you do know what ply sidewalls they use.
I currently have this tire on my dodge 2500 (they were on it when I got it used) but I am not impressed with them in the 6-7k miles I have put on them. They seem to be wearing out quickly and will not balance out at all. I have tried 3 times at different shops.
They have about 10k miles on them and are about 50% life left already which is about as good as a sticky rock crawler tire on pavement.
I will say, I won't be buying a set for any of my trucks after my experiences with them. No tread separation yet but I am just waiting for the day. Going to try to make through the winter this year and buy new next year.
That's my 2cents
Right... after you buy them. And what if they are made from some bottom dollar donors? You now have cool looking, aggressive mud tires that will slice open at the first encounter with a sharp rock. What a waste of money.
CAN I GET TIRES WITH MATCHING CASINGS (CORES)?
Yes. We will always strive to send out a matching set of the same brand of tires (The model within brand may vary; i.e. 4 Yokohama tires with 3 being Yokohama A/T casings and one a Yokohama A/TS casing). If we cannot send out a matching brand set we will attempt to call or email you to see if we can send you something other than a matching set.
sadly yes, they use **** BFG tires lol. they only use name brand tires.Right... after you buy them. And what if they are made from some bottom dollar donors? You now have cool looking, aggressive mud tires that will slice open at the first encounter with a sharp rock. What a waste of money.