Re-treds

[DKr30]

i jst got a new set of 15" retreds, and i was told that it aint a good idea to go ova 100km/h with em on....otherwise you can lose em....is it a good idea to put in new tubes or is the myth true and i shouldnt go ova 100 on a regular occasion?

DK

[Beer Baron]

actually it's not a good idea in my book to go anything over about 40km/h. re-treads should be illegal. buy some good tyres. 15inch tyres are cheap as chips. for $500 you could get some decent tyres that will probably last 5 times your retreads and they will handle well, stop well and you'll have more fun driving.

[blind_elk]

Tubes won't prevent the tyre throwing the tread. NEVER skimp on tyres - they are all that is connecting the car and you to the road.

[STATUS]

re-treads are for ..... actually im not sure what they are good for

[dodgybrooks]

re-treads are for ..... actually im not sure what they are good for

trucks, and they go 100, and you find parts of their re-treads all over country roads.

[Kinks]

anyone who puts retreads on a skyline should be shot.

[n15m0]

[Lunatikk]

re-treads are for ..... actually im not sure what they are good for

Retreads are good for 6x4 garden trailers that get used 4 times a yr & then only to dump grass clippings.

Nothing else

You have PM

[Duncan]

hmm and only just then....we had retreads on the car trailer when we got it and blew all 5 within the first 3 months...bloody frustrating changing tyres all the time.

Anyway, there are cheap and OK tyres available, have a look at the "what tyres have you used" thread in here

[wrxhoon]

I thought only cabs still use retreads ...... I wouldn't even use them on my trailer but thats just me.

Retreads=cheap and very very nusty .

[noone]

Jeez mate second hand tyres maybee retreds no f**kin way

[Haysey]

gees if your that tight go to your tyre place and see what semi decent 2nd hand tyres are available

retreds EEW

[Taleb Tyres]

Mate dont recommend them, especially when you can buy decent second hand tyres that WILL last longer, for the same price or cheaper!

[joe blo]

have u ever seen a retread?. i was considering gettin them on the bak of my 33. i got it wit 1 15 inch spare with a retread. i had no idea thats how they did them and what they looked like. they suk. u can get 80 percent brand name 15s for 30-50 dollars. even cheaper than a retread an 1 million times better.

[anticeptik]

re-treads are for ..... actually im not sure what they are good for

My old ladys old ae82 had retreads all its life, mind you the car was a piece of shit that wouldnt die minus the fact that if you could get to 100 in it you had a down hill and a long stretch of road.

[Cubes]

Retreads are dangerous....

I remember as a young lad looking out the back window at the trailer while we were sitting on 100km/h down the freeway with a trailer on.

I saw the tread peel off and slap the guard as the tyre rotated. It took 2-3 slaps before the WHOLE guard of the trailer was removed. Amazing to watch.

Soon after that the trailer started to sway and the next thing I can remember was the arse end of the car being picked up and the rear wheels chirping as it swayed from side to side. Old man slammed the brakes and luckly we pulled up fine.

I ran a set of retreads once and had them removed as it felt as if the car was going sideways on 80km/h sweeping bends.. lol apparently it was the tread shifting on the tyres carcas. :S

Don't run them. You can pick up new tyres for cheap as these days.

[scathing]

What I don't get is how the NSW Government can bullshyt on about trying to make the roads safer by banning P platers from driving "high performance cars" (like the entry-level Mercedes C180K, with its neck-snapping 105kW), yet its still perfectly OK for them to roll around in an old non-V8 Falcodore on retreads.

The only thing retreads are good for is paddock bashers. On a road car, they should be illegal.

[Beer Baron]

agreed. actually re-treads should be illegal on anything. it's even worse that peolpe use them on trucks and taxis etc.

[vidospace]

OMG I drove a car with retreads once. Never again. Dry = Wet!

[rgr34]

i have retreads on my daily....old corolla......had them on for like 5 yrs and havent had a problem ......not worth it these days tyres in small sizes are cheap!