Are retread tires safe to use or should i keep well clear of them??

Question

Are retread tires safe to use or should i keep well clear of them??

Answer 1

If you have just a regular vehicle then buy a set of new tires, re-threads are mainly used for big trucks to keep the cost down......

Answer 2

I had a set of retreads on a car once, it came that way when I bought it from my aunt, she wanted me to have good tires. aound town they were fine, the first road trip when they could heat up, I lost 1 after abut 75 miles, put on the spare and lost the second one after another hundred. after buying two tires and was headed for home I lost a third one an hour from home. put on the spare and bought 2 tires when I got home. I would NEVER-EVER buy a set of retreads. They take the casing from woreout tires and glue new tread to it, they rely have no idea what condition the steel belts are in or the abuse the tires may have seen.

Answer 3

Studies show that Retread tires are as safe as virgin tires. It kind of makes you wonder why they are illegal on the steering axle then doesn't it.

In the US, I don't think it's even possible to get a retread for a passenger vehicle anymore. It's cost prohibitive considering the price of new tires.

On drive axles and trailer axles of big trucks, they are safe as long as they are properly maintained. All of those peeled caps you see on the highway are there because the truck driver was too lazy to check the air pressure with a pressure guage.

Answer 4

best to stay clear. they have been worn out once. you can buy a new set for not much more than retreads.

Answer 5

If you drive a truck, 18 wheeler, retreads are a way to save money and are generally safe.  You can't use them on the steer tires though.  Passenger cars should not use them.

Answer 6

More problems than they're worth , why do you think they are not legal as steer tires on big rigs.

Answer 7

Depends on what you use the vehicle for. If your just running around town, retreads are fine.But, if you are doing a lot of highway driving,go with new rubber. Most retreads are speed rated to 115kph. Some as low as 90kph. So if you are doing long high speed trips the retread can heat up causing tread separation. This is why you see those big chunks of rubber on the freeway, not around town. In most cases it's not the tyre's fault. It's operator error. Todays retreads are safe if used as recommended by the manufacturer. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

Re-treads from Major Tyre Retailers are `safe`.

others (or un-knowns) have a tendency to detonate at the most in-convenient times.

Major Brands have a high Limit of Quality to them and they can`t afford to be doing "shonky" manufacturing.

dependent on your Budget and the use-age of the car , i would recommend fitting retreads to the Rear tyres , ONLY , as a blow-out on the fronts will cause an incident.

for around town driving = re-treads.

for lots of Highway driving = go a full set of brand-new.

(simply for the safety factor)(and the Warranty that you get on a set of 4).

please drive to with-in your own limits.capabilities and always consider......Safety (yours and others) "first"

p.s. ......run the re-treads at about 2-5 psi over the recommended pressure , this keeps them `cooler` at road speeds and stops them from de-laminating too soon.

don`t forget that a re-tread is a tyre that has already been used and abused , before you got them.

Answer 9

Most of those chunks of tire you see along the highway come from retread tires on big rigs.  Retreads are illegal on the steer axle but allowed on the rear axle and trailers.  For a passenger vehicle, I'd stick with new tires.  Do you want to be driving when a retread throws the tread or even blows up?

Answer 10

I didn`t know they still made retreads except for large trucks, and only on the rears , not on the front axle. Yes they  are safe for the most part