What is everyones opinion on using re-treaded tries on their truck?y or y not?

 

I wouldn't. If it's a farm truck that just drives the fields and down to the market, fine, but otherwise, no way. How many re-treads have you seen on the side (or in the middle) of the road? Wonder what it's like in a small truck to have the tire grenade like that while doing 60+

 

I didn't know they even still made them for anything besides semi's

 

That would be my reason NOT to right there. [8D]

 

there is a company High Tech( seen in truckin' and 4x4 magizines) that offers re-tread
has ne one used a re tread

 

I did semi tires for years and I would say stay away from retreads, the heat makes them seperate and it's against the law at least in Mich to run them on semi steer tires bad news. Spend a little extra to be safe.

 

It's against federal DOT law to run recaps on the steer axle. Get in the towns along the mexican border and you can find trucks from mexico running them on the steer.

 

Dont, ive have heard horror stories about re-treads and seen the damage they can do to both the vehicle they were on and other vehicles on the road when they come apart. The first 1000 or even first few thousand miles may be okay but as they wear they build heat faster along the seam where they were put together and seperate easier and at any given time at almost any speed.
There are so many light truck tires on the market today with a wide band of pricing that re-treads should never become an option, even if price is a concern.

 

I never worried about them much until....... one came THROUGH my front windshield goin down the interstate.

 

All the rubber along the interstates is'nt from recaps. In fact 1/2 or more is from virgin tires. The biggest cause of tires coming apart is improper inflation, new or recap.