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[Boss .300 winmag]

I run mostly retreads on my 1 ton dually so new tires don't quite fit. Its really hard to find some one to cap them for you. there are a couple companies that do. One is out of Colorado. https://www.treadwright.com/default.aspx They offer tires in several different designs, many copy popular designs. As of yet i have not used their retreads but want to give them a try. Retreads have been used on everything from airforce one to trucks on the Baha 1000. Mileage IS important but bang for your buck is too...

Special T who does your tire mounting for you when buy these retreads? This link is very interesting.

[Special T]

I bar them on myself. Its not really that hard to mount up a truck tire. the hardest part is getting them to seat. With a few bars, soap and an air chuck you can usually do it... or you may need a ratchet strap to help you seat them. depends on the kind of wheel size of the tire. You can also make a red neck bead blaster for about $50 out of a propane tank and a 3/4' ball valve and some pipe. not as good as the commercial ones but for MOST applications it works OK.

[Special T]

Since your in the valley I would point you to one of the used tire shops. They seem less concerned with how you got the tires... They just want to get paid to mount and balance. There may be others around but there are 2 nearly next to each other on old memorial across from skagit building salvage.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Good info thanks, how do you like the retreads from that link?

[JLS]

I run mostly retreads on my 1 ton dually so new tires don't quite fit. Its really hard to find some one to cap them for you. there are a couple companies that do. One is out of Colorado. https://www.treadwright.com/default.aspx They offer tires in several different designs, many copy popular designs. As of yet i have not used their retreads but want to give them a try. Retreads have been used on everything from airforce one to trucks on the Baha 1000. Mileage IS important but bang for your buck is too...

Special T who does your tire mounting for you when buy these retreads? This link is very interesting.

Do your research on these.  I looked into Treadwrights a while back, and for SRW and highway applications they may not be the best choice.

[Boss .300 winmag]

What's SRW?

[Special T]

I don't have any from there. I have mostly bared on my own that i've bought off CL.  I've also been trying to figure out a way to get Hummer tires under my S10... Gona be hard to squeeze those 37 under there. the 33 work ok tho.

Tires are application specific. Anyone who demands race car performance on big 4x4 tires is asking for trouble... I suppose its OK to whine about ride and handling when you fork out close to $1500 for a set of tires, but i drive a truck not a steet queen.

[Special T]

I might add that the caps i run on my 1 ton duallies are a commercial cap only done for commercial accounts and are only run on the rear. 

[JLS]

What's SRW?

Single Rear Wheel.

[JLS]

I don't have any from there. I have mostly bared on my own that i've bought off CL.  I've also been trying to figure out a way to get Hummer tires under my S10... Gona be hard to squeeze those 37 under there. the 33 work ok tho.

Tires are application specific. Anyone who demands race car performance on big 4x4 tires is asking for trouble... I suppose its OK to whine about ride and handling when you fork out close to $1500 for a set of tires, but i drive a truck not a steet queen.

Mine is no street queen either, but I do expect it to get me safely to remote destinations on hunting trips.  The last thing I need is a blowout in norther Nevada late at night.

Do a search for Treadwright tire failure and you'll find plenty of reading.

For a dually application on the drive tires, I wouldn't be nearly as concerned.  To put a set of four on a heavy full size pickup and take off for Montana or Wyoming on the interstate could be a recipe for disaster.

[Special T]

Most blow outs are  due to lack of air pressure. most of the "reatreads" you see along the road are not acually retreads. There have been a couple of studies on this issue. Since i have not run these tires i cannot comment on them specifically but i know from plenty of experience that tire failures 90+% of the time are due to air pressure. Would i run them on a F350 with a camper towing my jeep? probably not. Would i run them on my jeep? Hell yes.

[firefighter4607]

A lot of people are using treadwrights on there daily drivers. I am a member on about 6 different forums that quite a few of the peoplebuy these. Then even use them while wheeling off road with 10-15 PSI. There is little to no complaints on them. These are on usually small to mid size SUV and trucks. I have seen a few more problems when they are used on heavy trucks like diesels.

Yes a while back 8+ years ago retreads were a very taboo thing and they had there problems, but it seems that most problems are fixed now. Just do a simple Google search treadwright and read the reviews for yourself. That is the best advise I could give you. I agree with Special T I wouldn't use them on a heavy diesel but would use them on a lighter weight vehicle.

JLS- Do a search on treadwright reviews and I bet you will find just as many good reviews as bad. And if you noticed most bad reviews are on diesel forums. As stated above I wouldn't put them on heavy duty trucks.

[Special T]

It stands to reason that full size would have more trouble. I would imagine that many people do not adjust their air pressure very often. I notice a HUGE difference in ride when i adjust my PSI on my one ton dually I run 35psi in the front and 60-max85? depending on what i'm hauling and how far i'm driving. For the last year or so I've actually been running Passenger rated tires on the fronts of my truck. I had some used ones with good rubber so i did some test loading and weighing and ran them.  I had one tire that seperated... I took it of before it went boom... Put the spare on, another P rated tire and finished my trip. Unlike many people I check my tires several times a week and before i take off on a long haul....

[JLS]

JLS- Do a breach on treadwright reviews and I bet you will find just as many good reviews as bad. And if you noticed most bad reviews are on diesel forums. As stated above I wouldn't put them on heavy duty trucks.

You are entirely correct, my truck is SRW diesel.  If I had a Jeep or some other light truck I wouldn't be nearly as concerned.

I didn't see very many issues at all for folks airing them down and using them for off road applications.  Most of the issues I found were heavy trucks driven on long stretches of freeway.

I'm not saying don't buy them, just saying do your research.