I got some info today in the mail from a company in Colorado that makes retread light truck tires, they dont have a lot of selection size wise for my OEM 18" wheels but do have a 285/65, the two treads offered looks like a BFG A/T KO or a mud tire that looks good too.

Price for the BFG style on sale for $137 !!! (plus shipping of course)

Have never known anyone that used a retread or even seen them for sale before, what are you opinions of them?

 

Google is your friend. I assume you are talking about Treadwrights.

For the most part, people that own them love them. The people who knock them have never owned them

 

It's been my experience with tires that you get what you pay for.

 

I have had a set on my old f150 and let me just say they are not worth it.... I had the rear set sling their tread off while going down the highway... I personally will never have another set..

 

I have to say i have had some friends have them and it was mixed. some like them because it was a decent tire for cheap and others hated it. its probably gonna just come down to how you like and feel about them

 

Were they Treadwrights?

 

Yes they were indeed.. I was so mad when it happened I just took them all off and bought a used set of tires from my buddy.

 

Treadwright is the company the mailer was from. Seems like a good option at face value so keep the thoughts coming!

 

I ran retreads on the back of my '03 7700 work truck for about 20K (I work for Calif state gov ... they were put on as part of "recycling"). They made the truck handle really bad. Both hands on the wheel, full concentration just to keep the truck in a lane. I eventually got a call telling me to bring the truck to the shop ... they were removing all retreads from the 1/2 tons.

I have no idea who did the retread, I think the casings were Michelins.

 

Treadwright is actually out of Hot Springs, South Dakota now and do one heck of a business with great customer service. I have purchased two sets in as many years for my kid's Jeeps.

They are both the Guard Dog pattern which is identical to the tread pattern on Goodyear mud tires. The set I put on my daughter's lifted Liberty have Michelin casings and the set on my son's lifted Cherokee have the BFG KO casings. You can specify the brand of casing but may have to wait a little longer. We have had no issues with either set and are a true value.

I think it is on the web site but they also told me when I got the first set if I ever had an issue with a tire, take a digital pic and send it to them with an explanation and they will replace it free of charge.

Be forewarned that they are heavier than regular tires and take a little more to balance but have held up better than allot of top brand mud tires. Granted the Jeep's vehicle weight is not much so I am not sure how they would do with a heavy truck or one that pulls or hauls allot of weight.

For our use we couldn't be happier.

 

I know a few local guys that swear by them, but they are mostly trail rigs...

 

i glanced at the title and i thought it said, "opinions on retards"..... hahahahaha

 

I'm on my 3rd set of TreadWright tires and I have been very pleased.

1 set of 'howler' mud tires on my Ranger lasted 30k, and I sold the truck with at least 1/2 the tread left. Those were the ice-guard ones with the 'kedge-grip' (little carbide particles) for extra snow traction, on Michelin casings.

Bought 2 sets for my SuperCrew so far, this time the 'Warden' style. They are BFG A/T look-alike on BFG KO casings - size 285/70/17. First set gave over 50k, second set seems barely worn down at 30k. The most recent set was $110 each on sale.

All had excellent traction in snow and off-road. Handling seemed identical to a set of real BFG k/o's I had previously. They are 'D' rated and I run them between 35-50psi depending on conditions. Next set will be the 'guard dog' style with 'E' load rating.

 

It is illegal to have retreads on the steering axles in most if not all states. On the rears only............

 

We put retreads on planes all the time!! Just not the nose gears.