Topic: Question about retreads?? NEED HELP!!

[Toy-Cra-Ze]

I went to my local big O tire today and i remember seeing a set of 2 goodyear wrangler mtr the old style sitting in there and so i looked at them today and they are 245/75/r16 Which is a 31". So i was wondering how i could maybe get a full set of 4 to run on my truck and i thought about buying 2 treadwright retreads which they make they identical tread pattern of the old style mtr and buy it in 245/75/16 and i would have a full set of the old style mtrs. My question is will this be okay and work out if im running 2 retreads and 2 regular mtrs?? They will be used for daily driving and a decent amount of off roading. Thanks!

[TheChewMaster]

Some dudes love the retreads, and some dudes would never put them on their rig. It's kinda like the argument of 22r stock carb vs webber. I'd never run a webber or run retreads. I would rather buy the two MTR's and try and find another set of two of them. You are always starting out with a used core on the retreads. Since you do drive around town you should be skeptical because tire failure at high rates of speed can be very dangerous; for you and others on the road.

[Toy-Cra-Ze [OP]]

Well thanks for the input im only 16 so im on a tight budget and figured i could get a good set of tires this way for pretty cheap. If money did come up though i would find a set off all terrains or something for the summer time and save the mtrs for winter. So maybe i would be money ahead holding off on them?

[Cheesemaker]

Todays retreads are far better than years past.  Check out this link:  http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=76922.0 

[Toy-Cra-Ze [OP]]

I have really been researching the retreads for awhile now and have read that exact statement 3 or 4 times now about them being better than years past retreads. I have read and followed that thread that you posted up and as soon as I got the idea of what I want to do I went back and read over that thread again. Thank!

[OOPS]

Back in the day when I was drag racing the only slicks you could buy were retreads, made quite a few 160 mph passes on those tires.

[H8PVMNT]

Treadwright is doing a "bead to bead" guard dog now with new rubber all the way down the sidewall and no seam at all.  I finally ran that set down to the nubins and lost count at over 40K miles.  I will buy another set of the 31's again this fall and update that thread while I rin them a beat the tar out of them a second time...

I have some cheap/free summer rags on now in 235 and I really miss having 31s on there.

[Cheesemaker]

I see that the 31's are listed at $115 each, and 4 shipped to my door is $90.  If my BFG wear out before I get my straight axle put in, I'd be looking into these.

[Toy-Cra-Ze [OP]]

Well thanks for the input i think im going to get them and then i will let you guys know how they do!

[sandfantom]

You won't go wrong with the Treadwright tires.  Between a friend of mine, my brother and myself we have bought 7-8 sets of their tires and have not had any problems with them.  All of them went on Gen 2 Toyota 4x4 trucks and lasted 35K to 40K miles.  Mostly 31" tires.

 Some might not want to put them on and that is their choice but personally I wouldn't worry about them unless you are planning on driving across the country with them. I haven't gotten any from them for several years but it seems like they have improved their process quite a bit.

When I ordered them I have always requested BFG cores but I am sure you can get what you want. 

[Goldrush]

Talkin about an old thread...

[emsvitil]

It's been


rethreaded


 

[kneedownnate]

I've had several sets come through the shop and they rarely run out smooth.  I saw they now make some on nitto carcasses, which tend to run waaaay smoother than bfg, so may that was an attempt to fix it.  Coulda been availability, too.