Please take my advice when I say don't buy them. I went through two in a month. One completely blew out. The other had the tread separate. I was using the guard dog in a 315/75r17. Needless to say, they will never see a dime more of my money.
Edit: they had great customer service, but as mentioned multiple times before in many different threads, the best customer service is the one you don't have to use.
I ran these on the Dodge Ram Quad Cab 1/2 ton I had before Tigger. They performed very well for everything (off-road, hauling, towing, DD) with no problems. I wished I would have gotten the Kedge Grip though, as that would have helped a little in wet and icy conditions.
Tim
X2 can't pay enough for piece of mind.Don't skimp on tires! Get you a good set and they will give you better wear and more importantly, piece of mind.
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Nice. There is a very significant difference between retreads and Treadwright's manufacturing process. This has all been argued before in various forums, which is why I said that the stigma and ignorance regarding retreads vs remolded tires will almost certainly never go away. All I'm saying is that Treadwright tires are worth serious, mature consideration; and if one cannot look beyond the anti-hype, then brand new tires are the way to go. [emoji482]
Tires are the number one thing to NOT skimp on in my book. Biggest safety item there is really, as its the only part of your Jeep connected to the ground.
Let's just bypass the all too common devolution of thread discussion into who can manage to "shout the loudest" on here. Bottom line is that there is risk involved in everything. Do your homework. Try to avoid opinions devoid of facts or personal experience. Find as much objective info as you can. Individual experiences like mine or the others here aren't as useful because they're mostly single points of data, especially in this case when one really needs an adequate understanding of the probability (requiring much more data) of getting a full set of remolded tires as safe as brand new. If you're giving the brand a rigorous look, then you've got a lot of work ahead of you. Visit the treadwright web page and look not only at their technical information but also the company history: founded around 40 years ago; expanded manufacturing in 2014-2015. If their tires are inherently unsafe, then there should be a corresponding increase in negative information out there like lawsuits, bad press, etc. Try to find that kind of information too. Ask yourself how they're not only still in business, but apparently thriving.
It's perhaps a bit of parental instinct to advise others to do one thing or another. Be your own adult and think for yourself. It's very rewarding to make your own decisions backed up by your own hard-earned knowledge of not only the facts but also the uncertainties. Good luck!
I look at a lot of tires for claims daily and I've actually never heard of this brand before. But then again, I've also never seen a unicorn banging a mermaid, so who knows....
I look at a lot of tires for claims daily and I've actually never heard of this brand before. But then again, I've also never seen a unicorn banging a mermaid, so who knows....
That's funny. I can only attest to my personal experience running their tires. Maybe I am out of line and am the one fluke in their supposed "flawless" manufacturing process as Swinler would like everyone to think. I just find it hard to believe that these are as good of a tire as he is making it out to be when I received 2 bad tires.