How should I spend my $1000?

[econhonda]

That is really a gnarly story. I'm glad everyone walked away fine. In all honesty, had I read that thread prior to purchasing my Treadwrights, I probably would have not purchased them. However, since that thread hadn't been started until after I was already running them, they are what I'm running. That thread makes me want to pay even closer to tire pressure, but I do have to say that I have been nothing but impressed with mine so far. I've got about 14,000 miles on them, and they have a lot of tread left. They are wearing evenly, and aren't too noisy (except just after a rotation).

I do believe that Treadwright Tires are good products, and the retreading process (search youtube) they use is the exact same as brand new tire manufacturers. The only difference is that Treadwright uses an old sidewall. My concern was never that the tread would separate on the tires, but that the sidewalls would be damaged/weak from previous use. However, I specifically requested Goodyear MTR sidewalls, which I've seen take some serious abuse and be fine.

To each his own. I hope I never see another thread like the one above.

 

[kball]

So much opinion and conjecture on this thread about Treadwrights....

Even the owner of the Landcruiser (his beautiful baby that got destroyed) didn't blame the tires from what I read. He even said he "felt the rear tire go flat" < doesn't sound like a "blow out" to me...

From that thread:

"Thanks for the well wishes everyone. To answer some of the questions, the tires were pretty new (would estimate 85% tread remaining) and put on by the PO (probably less than 10k on them). I had checked pressures cold before we left on the trip, as well as part way through the trip, and they were within spec (I would rather wait to devulge all details until the insurance process is complete). We were traveling 70-75 MPH (speed limit was 75) when we felt the rear tire blow, but when I went back to the impound lot to retrieve our belongings, the driver's front tire was also flat, which I don't know if that happening before/during/after the accident. When we did feel the rear tire go flat, I let off the skinny pedal to start hanging on and coasting/decelarating to a stop, but we ended up out of control and rolling off the freeway and into the field. No distractions in the cab leading into the accident, and the stretch of road was straight as could be (I can't imagine if this happened elsewhere on our trip). Outside temps were hot, as we were in the Nevada desert north of Vegas, so it was probably over 100. With regards to the wheels, they were Tacoma wheels with Slee wheel spacers. The RTT may or may not have contributed to the rollover, but I am pretty certain it did help absorb some of the impact and lessen some of the crush on the roof.

All I know is that the wife's 4Runner is getting replaced with another Cruiser. I now feel apprehensive in letting her drive around with the kids in anything less than a tank like a Cruiser.

Thanks again for everyones' kind words. "

He never once blamed the Treadwrights.

 

[econhonda]

So much opinion and conjecture on this thread about Treadwrights....

Even the owner of the Landcruiser (his beautiful baby that got destroyed) didn't blame the tires from what I read. He even said he "felt the rear tire go flat" < doesn't sound like a "blow out" to me...

I didn't catch that part, but if indeed he felt it go flat first, that changes things considerably. I would also want to know if he frequently aired his tires down during wheeling trips. I would also want to know the exact tire pressure the day of the incident. In that kind of heat and with that kind of load, any tire will blowout at the wrong psi.

 

[DH4Runner]

He never blamed treadwrights because he was worried about the insurance not covering him due to using retreads.

I agree they are probably good tires and most of the time they run without fail and they are a great price.

 

[Mr. Leary]

Look about half way down the page. Also, let me know if I missed something because I didn't thoroughly read it. All I saw was treadwright blowout and I was done.

Imperial Land Cruiser II Build Thread

Yikes.

The whole "being hard to balance" thing turned me off to Treadwrights... This certainly didn't help things. :jaw drop:

Not trying to be a ****, but the reason y'all are scared is because you don't know what you are looking at. I manage a fleet of 18 wheelers and we use a combination of re-caps and virgin rubber. I am quite familiar with the tread separation characteristics of each. This tread separation was caused by overheating of the carcass, not the fact that is was a re-cap. The tread separation and the fact that the tire was not virgin rubber are independent of each other here.

Look at the tops of the sidewalls. Intact.

That is the only type of tread separation that happens to re-caps that does not happen to virgin tires.

Bottom line... the tire would have looked the same if it had been a virgin tire.

 

[BrianSD_42]

I was all about treadwrights until I found a land cruiser owner that had one blow and the truck flipped at highway speeds. That was one of two incidents I found but that was two too many. I can't risk my family over a few hundred bux.

x2^2

Considering that most of our trucks are lifted, the danger is magnified greatly. A lifted truck is far more likely to flip in a bad blowout.

:driving:


>> Edit: after reading Mr Leary's post; I concede that it is probably more complex than it appears but I am just overly cautious.