Who sells best price reliable retreads? Brands please.
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never, ever any problems with them
at most tire dealers in the states.bigkev1115 Thanks this. -
No such thing as reliable.
Reliability depends on taking care of the tires and recaps fail because they are under inflated.Intothesunset and buddyd157 Thank this. -
I'd stay away from retreads all together. Especially with the warmer weather coming. Its peel season...LOL...If your running duals you can get a tire at a decent price.
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Prime ran them in thier trailers. Flatbed especially as they used duals and not singles. Tire inflation systems to make sure they weren't run low on pressure, slow speeds.
They are a crap shoot, I would never run them. Maybe if they were from casings I knew the history of. Virgins that I wore out...
They just let loose for no apparent reason. Going slow, not in hot weather, not under inflated.... Someone probably curbed them once too many times and broke the banding or something.
On a spread axle flatbed you might think it would com from the front axle that gets drug around and abused. It was usually on the rear axle, ripping off mudflaps, DOT bumper, smashing tail lights... Retreads? Not if I have a choice.Intothesunset Thanks this. -
You get the biggest discount in the history of the world from Landstar on tires, and you're asking about caps?
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I agree stay away from recaps. It’s a crap shoot
To say the least . I’ve seen lots of damage by recaps coming apart. I had a “ new” recap blow
On a test drive bobtailing a used truck a couple of years ago. If you pick up a nail or something in a tire , a virgin tire will just go flat and worst case unseat from the rim . A recap will go flat and most likely come apart and take out mud flaps , lights , air lines etc. Seen it many times.
Roadservice companies love recaps , when they blow , especially in hot weather they make a lot of money.Intothesunset and bzinger Thank this. -
Years ago when I was always light caps were the way to go .
Not so much now and have learned premium rubber pays off in the end .Intothesunset and JoeyJunk Thank this. -
I make it a rule never to put on recaps.Intothesunset and bzinger Thank this. -
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