TreadWright Guard Dog MT's

[MrSmithsTB]

I was excited, until I saw a lack of photo documentation.

[johnburgelin]

I was excited, until I saw a lack of photo documentation.

I'll post pics for the naysayers

And I'll only have to trim a very small amount of the bottom rocker cover (I have a LTZ) If I didn't I'd be fine. It's a piece of plastic the size of a playing card on the inside of the fender. I won't have to trim my fender liners or anything

[KE7WOX]

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.

Proven by around 3119 Ford Explorer owners/passengers.

[irishboy02]

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.

Proven by around 3119 Ford Explorer owners/passengers.

Ouchh low blow- although after the incidents, its no wonder ford came out with their 'escape' model...weird

[Trail X]

My worry isn't so much how they will handle normal wear and tear... but I wonder how they will handle the extreme sidewall and tread flexing during aired down wheeling. There's a lot of shear between the internal layers when the tire flexes around something.

[HARDTRAILZ]

I agree that wheeling can be rough on tires. I noticed this yesterday....

[KE7WOX]

You should have seen my Michelin highway tires after I was done with them.

[johnburgelin]

And finally pics of the tires
it's sideways......I know



and after the bumper removal for some ground clearance



And now I need a radiator guard

[janesy86]

Lookin' good brotha!!

[MrSmithsTB]

Very nice I know you've made a few suspension changes recently. What are you running now? Looks like Marks spacer w/Z71 in the rear. You said something about that rough country with 87s up front?

[johnburgelin]

Very nice I know you've made a few suspension changes recently. What are you running now? Looks like Marks spacer w/Z71 in the rear. You said something about that rough country with 87s up front?

I've got z71's mark's spacer and a .75" rough country spacer in the rear (BDS shocks of course)
and
I've got 87's rough country internal/external spacer and (I believe it's fishstick's) washer stack on the shaft of the shock gave me about an extra inch-ish......I'm thinking about sticking a spacer (mark's or UHMW) on top of the strut as well. It was cranked up quite a bit before I put the tires on. I don't know exactly what I was before but I'm sitting around 38/39 on the front and 39/40 on the rear (ground to fender)

link to fishstick's nifty little washer mod http://forums.offroadtb.com/viewtopic.php?p=19605#p19605

[fishsticks]

Looks beefy.

Cut those hoops off that bumper support.

[madmanvillain]

so... survey says yes on the TreadWright brand tires? as a low cost alternative i should say...

[irishboy02]

That tire size fits your truck and setup perfectly. Initial cost and appearance and tread looks pretty good, now lets get some offroad ratings on them!

[Trail X]

NICE!!

[johnburgelin]

I took them out down the abandoned railway tracks by my girlfriends house, and went through some mudholes and whatnot. I think they performed really well.......at throwing stuff all over the sides of my TB But they handled the mud holes well too

[Zero]

Im glad to read these good reviews. I think Ill be replacing my MTR's with a set of treadwrights next.

[Philberto]

I'm torn between these and KM2's, but I think the 255/85 sizing availability will put me on the KM2's. Something to consider in the future though!

[Regulator1175]

My tires came in this afternoon while I was out of town. My father took the truck down to the shop and got them mounted for me, and then had to call a cab because he couldn't get the truck out of the parking lot. I spent 3 hours cutting this evening, unfortunately it was primarily with a pair of tin snips, and ma now a bit lighter by about two inch's of fender. I did manage to get it home following my parking lot trimming. Tomorrow I will put the grinding wheel to it and smooth up my terrible cuts. I will get pictures posted soon.

My initial reactions: They are a huge improvement over what I had. The tires themselves look great, and the tire shop didn't believe me when I told them that the tires were re-treads. They feel great going down the road, and the tire hum is very minimal. This is my first set of MT's, so I didn't know what to expect for noise, I am pleasantly surprised.

[TangoBravo]

My tires came in this afternoon while I was out of town. My father took the truck down to the shop and got them mounted for me, and then had to call a cab because he couldn't get the truck out of the parking lot. I spent 3 hours cutting this evening, unfortunately it was primarily with a pair of tin snips, and ma now a bit lighter by about two inch's of fender. I did manage to get it home following my parking lot trimming. Tomorrow I will put the grinding wheel to it and smooth up my terrible cuts. I will get pictures posted soon.

My initial reactions: They are a huge improvement over what I had. The tires themselves look great, and the tire shop didn't believe me when I told them that the tires were re-treads. They feel great going down the road, and the tire hum is very minimal. This is my first set of MT's, so I didn't know what to expect for noise, I am pleasantly surprised.

I must have missed it but what size did you get? Just for my referrance, and what size spacers are you running?