someone i know was talking about recapped tires he said he took his old tires in and they gave him a set of 31's with a swamper tred on them all for $50
i have no clue about this kind of stuff just wanted to know what yall thought.
Are these safe?
are they just for crusin main st. ?
are they good for some trail use, mud, anything?
i was just confused. i had only heard of them doing this to big rigs and some smaller car tires

any info is of help
$50 compaired to $700 and up could it be good!!!
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I've seen some pretty shitty recaps. (Treads pretty much fall off the core.)

But those were OLD retreads. I've recently heard that the technology for this procedure has gone way up. I would just judge what kind of procedure the guys using. If he's doing it out of his garage it's probably not the best way to go, but if he's got a shop, and even more-so, a nice/GOOD looking shop it may be worth a shot.

BEAT ME DOWN IF I'M OF BASE HERE GUYS ;)

crap.. i cant find the web site anymore..

anyway.. fourwheeler mag did an article a couple of years ago on a company that was doing m/t re-caps.. seemed like they were pleased with the quality and price. i looked into them to because they were cheap as fawk but they didnt have the capability to re-caop anything over a 33 at the time.



EDIT: found it (http://www.hi-tec-retreading.com/) :D

I have a set of Hi-tech retreads on my DD XJ. The have around 30k miles on them and are pretty worn out. Couldn't beat the price: 4-235's for $204 delivered to my door :eek:

They arn't quite a swamper tread, more like a Dunlop Mud Rover.

cool
im interested in what all he offers i think it might be a nicer tire center from what the guy said
prob wont get them but just was wondering what everyone thought of them
thanks again for the info

These are retreads and they kick ass.

http://www.transglobaltyres.com/tyres/4x4/guyane.htm

They clean better than BFGs or Generals (then again, what doesn´t??) and are a lot cheaper. They also wear very well. A lot of guys here use these tires and I´ve NEVER heard of even one falling apart.


Another alternative...

http://www.transglobaltyres.com/tyres/4x4/cross.htm

These tires grab REALLY WELL in mud, but like the motorcycle tires with the same pattern, they have a tendancy to loose their lugs...

I don´t know if either is available in the States, tho...