I definitely do not mind giving it more maintenance. I probably should have been better with these tires. Luckily I have several friends with compressed air tanks so that's not a problem whatsoever -- that and one of my best friends works at Honda so oddly enough I go up there just to get my tires inflated sometimes.

 

Always nice to have friends with the equipment to make your life easier!

I carry a small portable air compressor in my XJ at all times, the style that plugs into the cigarette lighter, might be something to consider if you're going to be doing any airing down for trail runs.

Just for an example:

 

Unfortunately it will be quite a while before my sweet lil Monster will be ready for a trail run, but I do work at Advance so one of those little portable air compressors would be a good idea to get since we sell them hehe.

 

You put recaps on anything but an OTR construction vehicle or 18-wheeler trailer tires, you are asking for trouble. Especially if you live in an area where it gets 85 degrees or above.

18-wheeler type tires are designed to be regroovable or recapable, as long as they haven't been run too long. Those tires are usually 12-ply rating tires, 2 to 3 times the plies that we would run on our Jeeps.

Most of the tire junk you see on the highway comes from tires of all kinds run down on a flat until they disintegrate.

When the tread of a passenger tire is worn out, the body plies are also. Not to mention the stress cracks in the sidewall.

Sometimes the carcass (body) of the tire wears out even before the tread does.

 

if your vehicle was for off road use only and only low speeds, retreads will work fine. if you are driving on the highway i would advise against retreads. in my state it is illegal for tractor trailers to put them on the steering axle. the rest of the axles have dual tires. if one blows the other is still there to support the weight until you can get to a tire shop. i don't know the retread law for passenger cars but i have read that retreads are illegal in some states (for passenger cars). i would never put them on a daily driver.

 

There are a million threads on here about retreads for passenger vehicles. You should look them up. Retreads have MANY standards they have to comply with to become road worthy. They are 100% just as safe as any tire that you go buy. We are talking about a 1-2 ton jeep vs. 25 ton truck. They are constantly driving at highway speeds also.

Retreaded passenger car tires and retreaded truck tires are completely different, when you drive down the interstate do you see those tire parts all over that's because the tread separated. It's fairly common on big rigs because the tires they put on the trailers are retreaded because trailer owners are cheap and don't put new tires on because they are expensive so they find the cheapest retread they can put on and use it. As far as passenger tires go I have never heard of one separating, the only downside to retreaded tires is they don't recommend airing them down off road because it puts extra pressure on the bond that holds the tread to the body. If you don't air down off road they are just fine for your use.

Please know what you are talking about before you lead people away from a perfectly good tire. Treadwright has a 2 year / 24000 mile warranty on their tires. Even if they only last this long, you'll have gotten your money' worth.

Here's a huge discussion on Treadwright's products:
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f15/t...-poll-1079518/

 

x2^

 

you may be completely right, but i would rather have a tire from a local dealer. if any problems come up it would be much easier to get a matching replacement tire without having to wait. i considered treadwright tires, but i decided that $200 wasn't a big enough difference to have a hassle later. if my tires only last a year the extra cost is only 10$ a month. i am happy to pay it.

 

That is certainly your choice

 

Does Treadwright also arrange and pay for fixing the body damage on the vehicle when that sucker blows the tread off it?

Or the funeral?

 

Tire failure is covered under the treadwright warranty. So yes, that would be covered. I have only seen 1 instance on the interwebz of a treadwright tire failure. Out of many, many happy owners

 

I wonder if the owners and managers of Treadwright run recaps on their Mercedes, Escalades, or BMWs?

Seen anything on the internet about that?

 

I doubt it. They probably have more sense than to run recapped mud terrains on their Bimmers

 

X3 and X5 can go off road. A little.

 

No.

After having one of those blow on a fuel tanker right next to my passenger window and watch that thing start swaying all over about to take me out...

Just no.