Rambo450r

Whats your guys thoughts about recaped tires. im thinking about getting 4 for my jeep they got nasty tread and are studable.

freegdr

not for a daily driver

Rambo450r

Why? i had recaps on my lifted s-10 and they seemed fine. but i dont know alot about them.

freegdr

dont even no if there dot approved for street vechicles pretty sure down here there not

Rambo450r

if there not legal thats fine, cops dont look at things like that around here and plus i dont drive my jeeep very much

freegdr

it a law suite issue that would worry me blow a recap on the highway get in accident you could be sued

Rambo450r

yeah true ture never thought about that

tinytrax78

you can run recaps semi trucks do all the time

freegdr

on the trailers only down here not on the tractors

freegdr

not legal on steer tires http://www.wikilaw3k.org/forum/Cars-...hem-357080.htm

Bustedback

Can't run recaps on a steering axle, rear axles are fine. I don't know if Treadrite tires really classify as retreads.

89whiteXJ

I know a guy here in jax that runs them on his jeep and it a DD. I dont thik the cops will even know. Now if you have a prob the insurance company may not cover you though

cdawall

it depends on which state. a good set of retreads will last just fine on any vehicle. treadrights are the best thedale on here has had them on his f150 for a while no problems at all. they are also legal in my state.

ericfx1984

I run retreads... Treadwrights, I used the 285/75/16 (33") Guard dogs they are great, smooth like butter

I just balanced them using balancing beads

my buddy runs them as well, treadwright 315/75/16 (35")

he used 1/2 ounce of weight on 3 tires and 2 ounces on the other tires

his new BFGs from a few years back took 8-12 ounces


the thing is tires are NOT one part... the tread is vulcanized on a new tire...

all they do is buff the old tread off and vulcanize on the new tread... so it is actually assembled the same way a new tire is

also Treadwright always ships out tires with matching sidewalls

another thing is that retreads are good for the enviroment... iirc over 70% of the oils and stuff are in the side walls... so going retreads means going GREEN

another interesting fact is that close to 65% of the blow out tread you see on the highway is actually from NEW tires, the rest is from retreads... (this study also adjusted the numbers to account for the fact that there are NOT AS MANY retreads on the road)

I run them on my DD, they are no heavier than any NEW tire... but I can tell you that my wallet feels heavier than the guys that are buying new tires

tampaviking

I ran 2 different sets of treadwrights and they worked great on and offroad. Most tires you see on the road are cause it takes time to get your really worn trailer tires replaced. So most truck drivers will take the chance that they will last till they deliver their load.