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Cheap Tires - Are They Safe? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Donald Hendrick   
As expected, some people might wonder if you should even think about economizing on your tires. Most people do, of course, but only by searching for sales or coupons or rebates. They don't go too crazy about it. I realize, because that is simply the manner in which I used to think about it. Itseems to be a safety feature, something you don't need to be cheap with. But since I'm a bit of a tightwad, especially as my age increases, I've begun to search into it. Actually, it could have been the previous set of tires that caused it. Over six-hundred dollars for four pieces of rubber on a measly little Kia Rio. Every time I inspect the receipt I can't discover how I spent that much!
by DonaldHendrick


As expected, some people might wonder if you should even think about economizing on your tires. Most people do, of course, but only by searching for sales or coupons or rebates. They don't go too crazy about it. I realize, because that is simply the manner in which I used to think about it. Itseems to be a safety feature, something you don't need to be cheap with. But since I'm a bit of a tightwad, especially as my age increases, I've begun to search into it. Actually, it could have been the previous set of tires that caused it. Over six-hundred dollars for four pieces of rubber on a measly little Kia Rio. Every time I inspect the receipt I can't discover how I spent that much!

Now back when the wife and I rode motorcycles we often bought tires online. This saved us a little money, plus our club president worked for a garage and could mount them for us somewhere between cheap and free. Unfortunately this can be a lot harder regarding car tires. By the time your favorite discount tire place does their mounting and balancing and lifetime replacement warranties you've lost all of your savings and then some, along with the shipping costs. Wheels, yes. Tires, no, not so much.

However we're gonna need cheap tires like we've never needed them before. We just got a new monster truck. OK, so it's not *really* a monster truck, nevertheless it feels like it, especially when compared to the Kia! Crewcab, longbed, 4X4, 1-ton pickup. That's just insanely large for people like us. And it included really big fat tires too. And what in the world possessed us to buy a really large truck? Well, because we needed something sufficient to pull a 5th wheel RV trailer. Yeah, more tires. So we'll eventually be rolling down the road with eight tires. Maybe you can now realize why the entire idea of cheap tires is attractive to me!

And speaking of expensive, have you ever priced truck tires before? WOW those are expensive! So I've been doing some reading and researching and investigating. Hey, it's what I do. So far I like the tires at TreadWright.com. They sell retreads, much like most of the fleet and big-rig trucks use. I could replace my existing tires for $87 each. Impressive! I enjoy the reviews that Petersen's Offroad and 4-wheel Magazine did about them.

And while we're talking about reviews, these tires are secure. American Airlines changes 25,000 tires each year, and the majority of those are retreads. They recap the main gear tires 5-9 times and also the nose-gear tires 3-15 times. Strangely enough, they suffer more wear from taxiing around the runway than on the actual landings! So think about that. Airplanes use retreads. Why wouldn't you use them on your vehicle?

About the Author:

Donald Hendrick is an off-road enthusiast who enjoyes writing about used tires, truck tires and saving money!. This article, Cheap Tires - Are They Safe? is available for free reprint.

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