[VITZOOKER]

hey guys i have just been looking at these on ebay http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1x-4X4-RETRE ... 3f1a5d013c
i was just wanting some opinion on them?? how long do you think they would last offroad??
is it worth it??? cheers

[Scrawny]

Have a look through these two threads. Personally I think retread tyres are for drive tyres on trucks or heavy trailers only

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=26570&hilit=Retread

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=34542&hilit=Retread

[atari4x4]

for an offroad play tyre they will be fine, for $75 a pop you cant go too wrong. personally i'd have them on a 2nd set of rims so you're not tempted to daily drive them. try & find out of they are a recap or a bead to bead remold.

scrawn, just wondering what's the difference between fitting them to a truck/bus etc compared to a passenger vehicle/4wd?

[VITZOOKER]

cheers ill give them a go
is there much diffrence fitting them to 15x7 and 15x8

[atari4x4]

i'd put a 31x10.5r15 on a 15x7 before a 15x8.

[VITZOOKER]

ok cheers do you know what the offset would be? its for a 92 vitara

[Scrawny]

atari4x4 wrote:

scrawn, just wondering what's the difference between fitting them to a truck/bus etc compared to a passenger vehicle/4wd?

For starters, retreads for trucks are only allowed on drive axles, steer tyres have to be clean skin. Secondly, the tyres are always in pairs so if one tyre blows out (which is fairly common) then the other tyre will keep the rims off the road till the blown one can be replaced.
I realise the weights of truck vs Suzuki don't compare but I'd never be comfortable with retreads on my car, just a personal opinion. I'd hate to have a steer/front tyre blow out on the highway. If you used them as a second set for off roading then they'd probably go ok. I'd imagine they wouldn't balance very well either.

[atari4x4]

ahh cool, never new about not being allowed on the steer axle. being on a pair of duals makes sense.

[VITZOOKER]

im a manager of a courier and all the duel axel use retread but the stear are clean skin

[KEENSY85]

Some bloke at work recons retreads arnt as dodgy as they used to be, but I dunno has any one ever run any on here

[VITZOOKER]

im going to give it a go.. the trucks at work use them and with 4 tone sitting on them every day and they seem to do the job for 4 to 6 mnth highway use so im think it will be good for me as i hardly drive mine to often on the road!!

[atari4x4]

KEENSY85 wrote:

Some bloke at work recons retreads arnt as dodgy as they used to be, but I dunno has any one ever run any on here

click the links scrawn posted

[KEENSY85]

Thanks for the links I might look at getting some of them as well eventually

[haurp00ned]

mud retreads arent to bad im running a set now

[Daves4wd]

I've got a set can't complain but the fuel bill has come up a fair way

[atari4x4]

^^^ if they're lager than what was on there, that can be expected.

but there is a fair bit of extra weight on a retread, the 235/75r15 Insa Turbo's on 15x7 rims weighed 34kgs each.

[KEENSY85]

What's that in inches

[atari4x4]

the carcass is based on a 235/75r15 (28.9") but with the tread on them they're essentially the same size as my 31" MTR's.

there are pics in the other thread.