TreadWright Guard Dog MT's

[gotspeed1]

2002 Tb? I'm willing to bet that ball joint wear comes into play with the rubbing. Regardless, I'm have heard excellent reviews on these tires. Not only from you, but also some of the guys on FjBruisers run these and have no complaints.

Ball joints were just replaced about 10,000 miles ago. And I had no problem with my Bighorns (same size) when the ball joints were shot.

Nothing has gone "wrong", just different. No two trucks are alike incase you havnt figured that one out by now. Not to mention that your an ext and hes not. Also, your on an 8" wide and hes still on the stock 7 wide, yes, this makes a difference.

I think you've got it confused... the OP doesn't have much of a rubbing issue with these tires and I've got a terrible one. No stock rims anymore. Cragar Soft 8's with 5.5" BS, I believe, and 8" wide.

I ordered the load range D's and I was waiting a bit to do a build thread until I had my rig setup to an acceptable point.

That is the first thing I looked at when I logged on. Thanks Sorry to hijack your thread. Just wanna give the best review for the tires that I can. Now carry on....

[Zero]

Where do u guys see load range "d" for the guard dogs? I only see "c" or "e"......Id rather run a "D" then an E the next time I get a set of tires.

[johnburgelin]

Oh I'm definitely getting out the skil saw and some masking tape if I order the 285's. I know hardtrailz has some ridiculous 305's or 315's what are the rest of you running? 265's? How many have 285's?

I'm running LT285/75R16 Pro Comp X-Terrains on stock rim and 2.5" lift up front and 2" bds rear and Z71 springs and I barely have rubbing except for when I popped my front liners last week other than that I have no rubbing.

And my tires from the factory are a 33.1" tire IIRC

Good to know, maybe I'll look more heavily into the 285's now. Does anyone have any advice one way or the other about different load ranges? Go lower like a C for flexibility or higher like an E for sidewall strength? Any thoughts?

[HARDTRAILZ]

My E's flex more than I thought and perform great all around. I love how C's wrap around stuff a bit more, but the e's are tough and I cant complain about traction at all.

I think it depends on your driving style and what you do with your truck. Towing or weight carrying...definitely d's or e's, but just normal use and some wheeling...I would do c's.

[tbangert]

I went with the d's because I do tow every now and then, but the loads can be heavy at times. I figured d's would suit my needs more than an e, seemed overkill for my purpose. I was negotiating a tight turn where i had no choice to go over a stump and I watched the tires just like mold to the stump and up and over she went.

Plus I just love the way my truck looks now, I got a guy who stopped walking to watch as I went by and continued to look after I passed. It's nice to have something thats out of the norm.

[johnburgelin]

So after a week of driving on the new rubber, how are they working out for you tbangert? I'm going to pick up my 16" wheels tomorrow, meaning I can order my tires if need be. Anyone know of a discount code or anything for treadwright?

[tbangert]

I'm loving them! The humming isn't bothering me much at all, I was anticipating a hum and wasn't sure if these would bug me or not, but they are not. I've put about 400 miles on them so far and they still have the little injection stubbie things on the tread. I've also tried them out on some mild to fairly agressive trails (one I should have had skids) and they perform great. They just bite any terrain I've thrown at them. Haven't tied sand yet, there are a few sand pits near me I might go shooting at this weekend so I'll give em a good testing there.

Overall I'm happy with them. For discount codes, they rarely post them and only found in magazines. Which ones I'm not certain, probably the jeep ones.

[johnburgelin]

Well I'm still waiting on your trail test tbangert. But I broke down and ordered 5 285/75-16's the other day, and they should be shipping out this week. Which is a good thing because I had a blowout on Friday.......at 4am..........in a downpour
thank you fullsize spare

[Zero]

Im seriously looking at replacing my goodyear MTR tires with a set from this company. I dont know if I will get another full out MT tire, or If I will get an all terain BF copy.

[fishsticks]

These are on my serious list of candidates post body lift.

http://www.treadwright.com/shopnow/prod ... d-dog.aspx

[johnburgelin]

These are on my serious list of candidates post body lift.

http://www.treadwright.com/shopnow/prod ... d-dog.aspx

I'm hoping that the 285's will tide me over until I get a body lift on as well, at which point I'm going with the 315/75-16's such a pretty.....and huge! tire

[tbangert]

Just a few pics and a vid of these tires in action, I know it doesnt look like much of an obstacle in the vid but the other hill I went down was waay too steep for me to get out and set up a camera. That steep hill I went down was mostly dirt with a few large rocks, and they bit all the way down and did not give out even when on 3 wheels for a good part of the way down. Even going over a few of the rocks they hung on like a monkey to his banana.

I've tried these tires on the same trail with different types of weather, rain, normal days and today was very very dry. The only time they performed differently was on the wet rocks, but they still performed quite well.

I have about 1500 miles on them now and they are still great! I'm quite interested in how they will perform this winter in the snow, light, deep, wet or even icy roads. I will update when I get the chance to try them out in those conditions. But as for now, I am still liking these tires.

[HARDTRAILZ]

What psi are those at in that pic?

[johnburgelin]

I'd guess they're at normal psi (35-40), I figured he'd say if he had them aired down......but who knows

[SteveTB03]

I have been watching this thread and at first I would have never of even thought of putting retreads on a vehicle of mine (doesn't sound safe) but maybe they're fine to do.

I guess its kind of like a grandma who gets boob implants, collagen injectionns and a face lift... yes she might look new but she's still old. Lol

[fishsticks]

I guess its kind of like a grandma who gets boob implants, collagen injectionns and a face lift... yes she might look new but she's still old. Lol

But she can take her teeth out.

[MrSmithsTB]

Dirty Jobs visited a retread plant. Not this one, one that primarily does big truck tires. The process looks safe. After seeing the episode, I see no reason why retreads done right will ever be a bad thing.

[HARDTRAILZ]

I guess its kind of like a grandma who gets boob implants, collagen injectionns and a face lift... yes she might look new but she's still old. Lol

But she can take her teeth out.

[johnburgelin]

Retreads (nowadays) get a bad rap still because of Semis who shred them due to improper inflation or overloading, what most people don't realize is a brand new tire under the same circumstances would shred as well. The average consumer (or offroader in this case) should never have a problem. And many manufacturer's have a warranty (Treadwright does). I've ran retreads on every trailer I've ever owned. On the rear's of both my towing trucks for many many years, and soon on my TrailBlazer (showing up wednesday) with absolutely no problems at all.

This is my first time ordering from Treadwright, but it's the only company I found who have aggressive tread patterns as well.

[Zero]

Re treads are built just like a normal tire, and go through a ton of inspection to make sure the side wall and steel belts are still in good working order. So there shouldnt be a problem if you buy from a reputable company

I agree, I have some nervousness about getting a set......but only if I was getting a vehicle that I would be driving insanely fast. With the speed we drive our trucks, re treads shouldnt be a problem. and if they are, use your warranty.