I'm going with re-treads.

[BlackRubi]

After extensive research on tires, and essentially TRYING to find bad reviews for Treadwright, I've made up my mind. I'll be going with Treadwright re-treads for the Jeep. Many factors influenced my decision. The warranty offered (which I wouldn't get if I found used tires on CL), awesome reviews (pretty much the only bad reviews I could find were from people that had never used the tires saying something along the lines of..."You get what you pay for"), and low price (which is good in this job change time). I'm going to do it pretty soon. I have developed a pretty good death wobble right around 50mph, but I don't see any slop in my steering linkage or trackbar. I'm pretty sure that it is just my tires coming off balance from the tread wearing so much. Now for the next decision...do I want to go with the Goodyear MT/R style or the BFG A/T?

[Aaron]

Can you get really big re-trades to turn 33s into 35s

[BlackRubi]

you can order up to 37s

[BlackRubi]

I also searched and searched for a Colorado law about retreaded tires on the steering axle and even retreaded tires in general. I found nothing.
As far as balancing goes, the reviews that I have found have all said that they were extremely easy to balance. I looked at other brands as well, like Stone Tire and Rocky Mountain Retreads. Neither of those had a lot of info, but reviews indicate that Treadwright seems to be the hands down best. JP Magazine did a review of them as well as Moab Jeeper Magazine. Those two sources said that they would recommend Treadwrights to anyone. Both of those editorials rated them at full air and aired down, so I don't see a huge issue there.

[BlackRubi]

The only thing that I could find regarding retreads on the steering axle was in regards to buses hauling passengers. Nothing about passenger vehicles or LT/SUVs.

[Metalhed]

retreads are ok on any vehicle. The only exception is the Steering wheels on OTR trucks and Busses
I have used HiTek retreads and they were great.

[BlackRubi]

HiTek is now Treadwright, Inc.
From what I've seen, they've gotten even better after changing names and getting more into offroad tires.

[BlackRubi]

Ordered them today. $394 for four tires out the door. I'll get pics up when they arrive.

[Rob]

BlackRubi previously posted:

[BlackRubi]

2 year/24000 mile warranty. If something goes wrong with them, take pictures, submit the pictures on the claim form on their website and they'll send you as many replacements as you need, provided it's a workmanship/material issue. EVERY review from people that have run them has been positive. A few offroad magazines, including Peterson's, Moab Jeeper, JP, and a couple others, give them outstanding reviews. They supposedly stick like glue to rocks and do well in the mud. I'll be giving my review on here from initial impressions to a year out. Customer service has already been outstanding. And you really can't beat the price, if they are as good as everyone says they are. Like I said, I TRIED to find a poor review from someone that has run them, and failed to do so.

[cfr]

Did you get the compound with the walnut shells?

[BlackRubi]

Nah. I'm a mile away from work and I only made one snow run last year, so not really too much need for it. I seriously thought about it, but then I realized that my MT/Rs don't have the crushed glass and walnut shell, and they've been just fine. But, I'm kinda hoping that Treadwright messes up and sends me four tires with it anyway. I've read a lot of reviews saying that's what happened with their Treadwright experience.

[southpaws3]

i think your balance and death wobble is from that nut behind the wheel that watches to many flyboys "enter and exit"

[BlackRubi]

LOL. Nice.

Speed,
the retreads can fail when aired down at highway speeds. If I have to be on the highway aired down, believe me, I won't even touch 30mph. I have a crappy compressor, so I can air back up, but it takes a while, so I usually just hit the gas station on the way home. No more of that..