Yea YEa YEA I know. You get what you pay for!!

aglandcattleman · 03-07-2009, 10:27 AM

I needed some tires for the truck and I bought some bad ones. I bought four 235/85s from .....gulp.... a retreader in SoDak. Formerly called High-Tec they now are Treadwright. I ordered their all terrain tread with the ultra grip option. They were mounted on BFG all terrains. It took em a few weeks to get here. I took em to my friends shop and as soon as he got his hands on them he shot me a look! ha ha. I didnt tell him where they came from because I wanted to see if he could tell. They are pretty heavy tires..Sweet... its always good when you can add unsprung weight right??? Treadwright guarantees 8oz or less. The first one was 11 oz and not even close to round. So I called Treadwright and they immediately sent me another tire for free. Awesome. Two tires were balanced ok, but the last one was 8 oz out and took them awhile. So im driving now and they are the loudest ATs ive ever had. Not a big deal. Next day one is low. LOsing a lb. and hour. We tried everything and couldnt find a leak. Yes we soaped, we brushed, and we dunked. Couldnt find it. Treadwright wouldn't replace it unless I could provide pictures of airbubbles. Understandable. So I put 16oz of goo in it that claimed to work really well in retreads. It was not the pressurized stuff. Had to take the valve stem out to put it in. That worked great and hasnt leaked a lb. since.....sweet... more weight in the tire. So 10,000 miles later I can say the life on these tires sucks. I will be surprised to get another 10k out of them. They are horrible in sand but that makes sense because they are skinny. Ok in light mud. Awesome on dry gravel and pavement....woopeee. ha ha.. Ok on wet roads. They are awesome on ice and snow. The ultra grip option is kind of weird. Its like crushed walnut shells mixed in to their rubber...... You can see little brown specks everywhere in the tread. Its suppose to provide extra traction for the life of the tire by always exposing new...bits??...as the tires wears. Well thats great but my tire tread looks like swiss cheese because the....bits?...have given in to good old centrifugal force and spin out before they do any good. Which has made them a little unstable in hanldling. And they are all out of balance now. So there ya go. Huge Mistake. I would only consider buying another set if I had a rockbuggy with 15" rims. But probably not. I also thought I could put the tires on my trailer but I dont think so. Good people. Great service. Not good enough for me product. Did I mention they were CHEAP!!

**Johnasara** · 03-07-2009, 10:41 AM

WOW THAT SOUNDS CHEEP!!!!! I just had to replace two if my BFGs becasue they were out of round. Too many burn outs

marbles72 · 03-07-2009, 10:42 AM

the sweet taste of a good deal soon leaves as the bitterness sets in spend your money wisely especally couple with these times

**TYREBOYZ_DEMAXIN** · 03-07-2009, 10:47 AM

retreads are a thing of the past!we still sell a few but they realy arent worth it.PERIOD.

aglandcattleman · 03-07-2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TYREBOYZ_DEMAXIN

retreads are a thing of the past!we still sell a few but they realy arent worth it.PERIOD.

I was wondering when you would chime in!! I had to try em out. No big loss really just a pain in the ass. Which is not worth it!!

big block 88 · 03-07-2009, 12:58 PM

235 is itty bitty man. Good to see another KS d-max though, whe you are ready to step up your game on your LB7 and tune we can help you out with a nice EFI tune.

aglandcattleman · 03-07-2009, 06:14 PM

ha ha yeah they are 32 inches tall and only 7.25 wide...er.. skinny. Where in ks are you from?? As far as the tune goes thats aways down on the list. I want to do suspension and exhaust before that. ASAP my mirrors are getting chucked and I will be putting tow mirrors on. Nice to hear from ya!

big block 88 · 03-07-2009, 06:17 PM

I'm from Topeka building my shop in Hoyt, in Baghdad right now. Give me a shout when your ready for a tune we will hook you up cheap.

**Hook'em_Horns!** · 03-07-2009, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by aglandcattleman

Did I mention they were CHEAP!!

Just curious...how cheap was cheap?

**Tow Master** · 03-08-2009, 10:47 PM

Ya I have retreads on my four wheels and the drive tires on my tow trucks. Last September I blew a brand new retread on my tow truck which cost me $500. Defiantly not worth it. Id stick with the regular ole tire! You'll be surprised hw cheap you can but tires for if you look!