Tread Wright
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From: Rio Rancho, NM
I remember back in the day, (When I was poorer than I am today) I used to run retreads all the time. I used to get 15K-18K on each set and I never threw a, "cap". My oldest brother had an Arco station and I could get them for $18 each!!! I would still trust them for everyday local driving. I don't know about long distances at highway speeds.
Most of those semi tires you see shredded on the side of the highway (and occasionally in the middle, lol) are re-treads. You could be fine and they could turn out good, personally though I don't trust them enough to put them on my truck.
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Joined: Jun 2008
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From: British Columbia
When I was in Australia for a year (that's going back a few years now) I bought retreads for the car I bought and travelled around the whole country on them. Put on like 40,000km and they were still doing good. Try it out and let us know. We get totally screwed in Canada on tire pricing. My MT's installed price came to $1316.00. Talk about overpriced, and that was the best price I could find, everything else was $1500 or more.
Captain
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Ft. Worth
so did you ever end up getting these? if so, how have they been? how is the wear on them? any odd cupping or other weird attributes. I will need new tires this summer and am still considering doing re-treads if they seems to be worth it.
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Great tires...just noisy...
I've been running them for about 20,000 miles. Mostly road, but work in the boonies for an oil company. Roads seemed to be paved in arrowheads. Lot's of mud. Toughest tires I've ever had. Have watched "new" tires of all brands shred...no problems with mine. Only downside is they are a noisy tire...even sing on dirt roads.
Captain
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Upstate NY
I work in comerical trire shop and i see caps come off every day so i wouldent trust them and you can find a decent m/t for about the same price you just have to shop around........ Try to find the nexen m/t i put these on a silverado for a customer and they look pretty beefy and are not expensive.
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From: commerce city, CO.
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Here's that extra grip info:
What is the KG or Kedge Grip?
Kedge Grip is a traction additive that we blend into the rubber compound. Kedge Grip consists of a crushed walnut shell and crushed glass particle that works in a two fold manner. As the tire wears down the walnut shell is designed to displace from the rubber leaving a small (1mm) pit or void that provides and additional traction edge. The crushed glass is designed to stay in place longer providing additional grit and grip on the surface of the tread.
Here's that extra grip info:
What is the KG or Kedge Grip?
Kedge Grip is a traction additive that we blend into the rubber compound. Kedge Grip consists of a crushed walnut shell and crushed glass particle that works in a two fold manner. As the tire wears down the walnut shell is designed to displace from the rubber leaving a small (1mm) pit or void that provides and additional traction edge. The crushed glass is designed to stay in place longer providing additional grit and grip on the surface of the tread.
