Those running Treadwright Tires

[04rnr]

Those that are actually running Treadwright tires, please post what:
1) Style/brand of Treadwrights you have?
2) How many miles you have on them.
3) Are you happy with them ?
4) Will you buy them again ?
5) Where did you get them mounted?

To keep this easy to follow, please only those actually running these tires,
I didnt want to confuse the discusion here http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/90785-treadwright-tires.html

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[ryankmasuda]

I've got the same question. Who's running treadwright's and hows the wear vs. mileage?

 

[04rnr]

Ryan,
I went ahead and bought a set of the GuardDogs and its really only snowed once since Ive got them, these things stick pretty darn good, with about 500-1000 miles on them, Im VERY impressed.
Im impressed with everything, the price, customer service, the looks, the handling of the tires, everything about TreadWright is an A+ in book, they have a customer for life arty:

 

[KidVermicious]

Ryan,
I went ahead and bought a set of the GuardDogs and its really only snowed once since Ive got them, these things stick pretty darn good, with about 500-1000 miles on them, Im VERY impressed.
Im impressed with everything, the price, customer service, the looks, the handling of the tires, everything about TreadWright is an A+ in book, they have a customer for life arty:

Did you get the Kedge Grip?

 

[04rnr]

Did you get the Kedge Grip?

yeppers

 

[4xfloored]

Ryan,
I went ahead and bought a set of the GuardDogs and its really only snowed once since Ive got them, these things stick pretty darn good, with about 500-1000 miles on them, Im VERY impressed.
Im impressed with everything, the price, customer service, the looks, the handling of the tires, everything about TreadWright is an A+ in book, they have a customer for life arty:

I copy this post have about 1200 mi very happy 265/75 on BFG a/t carcass
no k-grip

 

[04rnr]

woow, I have 3,241 very happy miles on mine..

TreadWright, THANK YOU arty:

 

[gannonrt]

1) Treadwright Guard Dog 265/75/16 on Michelin Carcass - No Kedge Grip
2) ~20,000 miles. Installed in May 2010 so I'm just short of two years. I haven't measured them to know how much tread is left, but I would guess about 50%. I'll measure and repost later today.
3) Very happy. I haven't offroaded in them as much as I was anticipating because it took a while to get my lift kit installed and then I had my first child. I haven't rotated them as much as I should have so that has made them louder than they would be for someone who took proper care of them. I actually bought five so I could have a full size spare but have never used it or rotated it in with the other four. Additionally, I've had a crappy alignment on my truck for a while and steering rack bushings that should be replaced. Basically, I've been horrible to these tires and they've held up well.
4) I'll probably buy another three new ones this summer to go with the spare and sell the four that I'm using right now. I decided not to get the kedge grip since TW said it would decrease life by an estimated 10%. I now wish that I had gotten the Kedge Grip and would recommend it to anyone who is looking at these tires.
5) There's a place by the Columbus, Ohio airport that will mount them for $15 each. I couldn't get any of the national chains to do the work for me.

I was disappointed that TW didn't offer a 265/70/16 size that would fit my wife's stock 97 4Runner. They did offer a size that was comparable but my wife rolled her previous 4Runner due to bald tires and rain so I thought she would have more peace of mind with a set of Firestone Destination LE.

The Treadwright price was great. All told I spent less on my five Treadwrights with installation costs then I did for my wife's four Firestone Destinations. I'll continue to be a Treadwright customer for a long time....

 

[04rnr]

well we finally got a little snow over night, about 6-8" so far, and I got to go play, I mena run to the store, lol and simply put, the Treadwrights are AWESOME..

 

[Millerad1651]

How long did it take everyone to get theirs? I've looked a few times, and they are usually on backorder.

 

[One]

I'm running 285/75/16 guard dogs with kedge grip, about 3500km's on them so far.

I'm in ottawa ontario canada, and they have seen the whole winter so far, and i can say they are AMAZING. Obviously a skinny snow tire will out perform these, but heck, they are wayy better than an all season in every way.

Offroad, i havnt seen much mud yet as winter hit 1 week after i got em on. But the offroading i have gotten in (some mud, some snow wheelin) has been awsome, cant say enough good things about them.

Customer service is A+++ aswell. I received one tire that for the life of me wouldnt balance, even with 10oz of dynabeads in it. Turned out to be a bad carcass (likely broken belt) and the boys/gals at treadwright had a new tire shipped out the same day i called to tell them about it. Couldnt have had better service.

The bad:

-They are heavy, not sure if they are heavier than say the original bfg mud terrain that they are made from (m/t 3 ply carcass)

-They took some fiddling to get balanced around here. Local shops just assume your re****ed when you ask for a static balance as per treadwrights instructions. I resorted to dynabeads and they work well enough for my needs.

Overall, i dont think you can go wrong with these tires, or treadwright in general. If your looking to save some coin, while having a mud tire that will perform in winter conditions, and dont mind fiddling with the balancing, then DO IT and dont look back.

/thread.

a flexed out pic for fun:

 

[quicksilvr]

One, did you only use Dynabeads in your treadwrights? Or dynabeads plus wheels weights? I assume just the beads, but just wondering.

Besides the bad tire, do they ride smooth? How many ounces in each one? Sorry for all the questions, but I'll probably buy treadwrights again (I bought them on my last truck that I sold) and I'd like to go the dynabead route if it works well. Thanks!

 

[One]

One, did you only use Dynabeads in your treadwrights? Or dynabeads plus wheels weights? I assume just the beads, but just wondering.

Besides the bad tire, do they ride smooth? How many ounces in each one? Sorry for all the questions, but I'll probably buy treadwrights again (I bought them on my last truck that I sold) and I'd like to go the dynabead route if it works well. Thanks!

I used only beads, but im still hunting down a vibration that's either caused by improper wheel balance, or something that occurred after the lift... lesson learned, do one thing at a time!

The tires run smooth as silk up to about 80, and the odd time i'll get a shimmy around 60. Its a weird issue that is likely related to the beads because its intermittent. I put 8oz in each tire. If i could redo it all, i'd have them "balanced" by a tire shop, and then used beads to finish it off. I don't think the 8oz alone is enough, that or the tires have a lateral in-balance, that can only be taken care of with a proper static balance as recommended by treadwright.

I now have to figure out how to remove the beads to statically balance the tires, without loosing them all as they weren't cheap I'm not super picky about how the truck drives tho, as its really built to wheel, and it does that WELL. My daily commute isn't far and the shaking doesn't bother me. I do however dread long trips to the folks house ect. So i will be attempting to make them run perfect up to highway speeds. I'll post back when im succesful :boxer:

 

[quicksilvr]

I noticed a similiar minor "vibration" in my 285 Treadwrights on my old rig (DirtDawgs rig).

It wasn't a shake, it really was a vibration. However, it was minor enough at any speed that it didn't bother me. Sometimes it was worse than others. I had a simple static balance done on mine. And not very much wheel weight was added on any wheel. They tire guys said they balanced good.

I wonder if the "vibration" feeling is just inherent of the retread? Because I think they are balanced.....the vibration is a high enough frequency that a tire balance machine can't even touch it.