Treadwright tires?

[joelster]

I'm not here to defend their technology but there is info on their website if anybody is interested. These are a bead to bead re-mold. They are not attaching a pre-formed tread or cap to the tire as you would in a re-tread. While yes, they are putting new tread onto tires, it is simply not apples to apples with retreads.

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[TollKeeper]

Not entirely true... Large truck tires are recapped thru the same process, to a point.

The difference.

Large truck tires, and recaps of old, are ground down, and then a new layer of ruber is laid down, then a split tire tread case is laid over, stapled together at the ends, then put into a vulcanization oven to cure and bond.

Treadwright applies new rubber down to a tread depth + estimated pressing. Then places the tire into a vulcanization press, to embed the new tread pattern, and to bond the layered materials.

I will grant you its a better process than the old way..

However, you are still dealing with a unknown case, that may have been run low/hot, high, offroad, and other unknown variables. This is why when I did the process, I sent them my own cases to use, as they never had a puncture, never been ran low, etc.

I used the tired I had for 8000 miles.. Had my tires rebalanced 13 times, and rotated 3 times. Was never able to get rid of the vibration, or whatever issue it was. I sold them to a guy for his trailered off-roader.

Next tire was a new set of Michelin Defender LTX M/S, have not had an issue since. Still have that truck, still running those tires, although now on my 3rd set of them. Truck, a 2004 GMC Envoy, now has over 370k miles, of which I have put on 280k myself.

 

[joelster]

Not entirely true... Large truck tires are recapped thru the same process, to a point.

The difference.

Large truck tires, and recaps of old, are ground down, and then a new layer of ruber is laid down, then a split tire tread case is laid over, stapled together at the ends, then put into a vulcanization oven to cure and bond.

Treadwright applies new rubber down to a tread depth + estimated pressing. Then places the tire into a vulcanization press, to embed the new tread pattern, and to bond the layered materials.

I will grant you its a better process than the old way..

However, you are still dealing with a unknown case, that may have been run low/hot, high, offroad, and other unknown variables. This is why when I did the process, I sent them my own cases to use, as they never had a puncture, never been ran low, etc.

I used the tired I had for 8000 miles.. Had my tires rebalanced 13 times, and rotated 3 times. Was never able to get rid of the vibration, or whatever issue it was. I sold them to a guy for his trailered off-roader.

Next tire was a new set of Michelin Defender LTX M/S, have not had an issue since. Still have that truck, still running those tires, although now on my 3rd set of them. Truck, a 2004 GMC Envoy, now has over 370k miles, of which I have put on 280k myself.

Good feedback. Thanks.

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