Treadwright GB?

FrustrationFabTaco · Feb 24, 2013

CorrosiveTendency said: ↑

You were/are running GuardDogs though, right? CAPS YO
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yeah

FrustrationFabTaco · Feb 24, 2013

hard2kill said: ↑

im almost ready to order a new set are we gonna do a group buy?
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dont think so

CorrosiveTendency · Feb 25, 2013

Ordered a set of Wardens. 1-2 weeks processing time.

brutalguyracing · Feb 25, 2013

CorrosiveTendency said: ↑

You were/are running GuardDogs though, right? CAPS YO
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YES ON MY 2ND SET OF GUARD DOGS

CorrosiveTendency · Feb 25, 2013

brutalguyracing said: ↑

YES ON MY 2ND SET OF GUARD DOGS
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The girl told me balancing instructions would be included. What kind of special considerations must be taken to balance these tires?

taco47001 · Feb 25, 2013

CorrosiveTendency said: ↑

The girl told me balancing instructions would be included. What kind of special considerations must be taken to balance these tires?
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"Static balance" vs "Dynamic" Also, have the tire shop split the weight between the inner and outer lip of tire.

CDSurfPhotography · Feb 26, 2013

Just purchases 4 Wardens 285/75/16 came out to be $641. Can't wait to get them all mounted up

CorrosiveTendency · Feb 26, 2013

I ordered the set Monday, was told 1-2 weeks processing time. I just received an email from FedEx, they will be here Friday. That is just fan-fucking-tastic. Will keep the thread updated and post pics.

brutalguyracing · Feb 26, 2013

CorrosiveTendency said: ↑

I ordered the set Monday, was told 1-2 weeks processing time. I just received an email from FedEx, they will be here Friday. That is just fan-fucking-tastic. Will keep the thread updated and post pics.
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My first set was here in 3 days from time I made payment

CDSurfPhotography · Feb 26, 2013

Purchased last night and FedEx shows that they will be here by Friday

FrustrationFabTaco · Feb 26, 2013

cant wait to order my guard dogs

jdmdcfan · Jul 26, 2013

popcorn

trdracing5 · Feb 27, 2013

Anyone seen the special that they currently have on 265/70/17s?
The Guard Dog is $115 each and the Warden is $108. Plus shipping of course.
Not the size I need but a great price for the right person.

trdracing5 · Feb 27, 2013

What kind of casings are folks getting from treadwright now?

I see that they no longer accept accept requests for specific brands of casings when taking orders. According to them you can no longer request a specific casing, say a BFG A/T KO. If you request BFG you will get whatever they have.
That kind of sucks but I guess I can understand.

LEX · Feb 27, 2013

trdracing5 said: ↑

What kind of casings are folks getting from treadwright now?

I see that they no longer accept accept requests for specific brands of casings when taking orders. According to them you can no longer request a specific casing, say a BFG A/T KO. If you request BFG you will get whatever they have.
That kind of sucks but I guess I can understand.
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I ordered one Guard Dog a few months ago and it was a Bridgestone Dueller A/T. I actually like better the the other 4 BFG casings I have.

rockgecko03 · Feb 27, 2013

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Ok so it goes like this. I bought my set of tires from treadwright.com. Great customer service, really fast shipping and prices too good to be true? I took my tires to Toyota to get them mounted and balanced. I personally knew the tech that mounted my tires. Without any hesitation from my buddy the tech, he said they were tough to balance but he got it. No problem, I was aware of this before my purchase. Upon inspection I noticed that my carcasses were a little beat, dry etc. I said to myself, no sweat they were 1/3 the cost and TW vouched for treadwright.com. I forgot about it for a few months until the weather turned for the best. While detailing my taco one afternoon, I noticed hair line cracks along the sidewalls. I'm very stubborn and still willing to give treadwright.com the benefit of the doubt. But it got to the point where I said "No, this can't be right." By the time I actually got around to needing to fix the problem, my warranty had just expired. I rotated the tires often, no 4 wheeling, always had the recommended psi checked every 3,000 miles (standard check when you do oil changes at Toyota). To be honest it's partially my fault by not contacting them. But the product itself was not to treadwhright.com standards, I'm sure. Sometimes things just fall through the cracks. I rarely drive my Tacoma now mostly because I'm still deciding whether I should give treadwright.com another try and It's my second vehicle. I hear they are making completely new tires and not using pre-owned carcasses, so I might have to consider risking my money again. next time I will be more educated and skeptical.
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Pics of said cracks?

Also, I believe they are still using gently used casings. They're not manufacturing all new tires and are still in the retread business. What they're doing is sanding down the old lettering and putting on a new, thin layer of rubber over the old with Treadwright stamped on it. This way, they can use 4 different casings and you wouldn't tell the difference.

Hairy Taco · Feb 27, 2013

jdmdcfan said: ↑

Ok so it goes like this. I bought my set of tires from treadwright.com. Great customer service, really fast shipping and prices too good to be true? I took my tires to Toyota to get them mounted and balanced. I personally knew the tech that mounted my tires. Without any hesitation from my buddy the tech, he said they were tough to balance but he got it. No problem, I was aware of this before my purchase. Upon inspection I noticed that my carcasses were a little beat, dry etc. I said to myself, no sweat they were 1/3 the cost and TW vouched for treadwright.com. I forgot about it for a few months until the weather turned for the best. While detailing my taco one afternoon, I noticed hair line cracks along the sidewalls. I'm very stubborn and still willing to give treadwright.com the benefit of the doubt. But it got to the point where I said "No, this can't be right." By the time I actually got around to needing to fix the problem, my warranty had just expired. I rotated the tires often, no 4 wheeling, always had the recommended psi checked every 3,000 miles (standard check when you do oil changes at Toyota). To be honest it's partially my fault by not contacting them. But the product itself was not to treadwhright.com standards, I'm sure. Sometimes things just fall through the cracks. I rarely drive my Tacoma now mostly because I'm still deciding whether I should give treadwright.com another try and It's my second vehicle. I hear they are making completely new tires and not using pre-owned carcasses, so I might have to consider risking my money again. next time I will be more educated and skeptical.
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Thanks for posting up a review. I have been considering trying these in the future.

colinb17 · Feb 27, 2013

rockgecko03 said: ↑

Pics of said cracks?

Also, I believe they are still using gently used casings. They're not manufacturing all new tires and are still in the retread business. What they're doing is sanding down the old lettering and putting on a new, thin layer of rubber over the old with Treadwright stamped on it. This way, they can use 4 different casings and you wouldn't tell the difference.
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That is exactly why I won't get a set with the new sidewalls. If they start only offering those, without a way to verify that all 4 are the same casing, I will not order another set of treadwrights.

rockgecko03 · Feb 27, 2013

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That is exactly why I won't get a set with the new sidewalls. If they start only offering those, without a way to verify that all 4 are the same casing, I will not order another set of treadwrights.
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Unfortunately, this is the only option in the size that I need.

csuviper · Feb 27, 2013

rockgecko03 said: ↑

Pics of said cracks?

Also, I believe they are still using gently used casings. They're not manufacturing all new tires and are still in the retread business. What they're doing is sanding down the old lettering and putting on a new, thin layer of rubber over the old with Treadwright stamped on it. This way, they can use 4 different casings and you wouldn't tell the difference.
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Reading the website they still say that they ensure the casings are the same. They wait till they have 4 of the same before they are sent out.

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