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remoulds - opinions please!
The Fat Controller:
i work with tyres for a living.the main questions concerning remould tyres is who's casing has been used and how many times has the tyre been remoulded.some companies only use michelin 1st life cases(michein tyre,first time as a remould)other companies are not as perticular.some tyre casings are not suitable for remoulding.
i use bfg's on diesel but i can find no fault with remoulds from technic and have fitted many sets for people to use on their motors.the bonding between casing and tread is good and the amount of weight that has to be added to balance the wheel is not an obseen amount
Jas278:
Well the bears toe nails are made by them,and the weight on each wheel was very obscene according to the appointed tyre expert,I cant remeber the exact weights because trading standards have them at present .
Range Rover Blues:
Sorry but I'm a keep them for off road type of person. I keep saying it, tyres are designed to last one lifetime, not 2 so remoulds are living on borrowed time. I don't care what anyone says, a tyre manufacturer will not compromise the performance of his product just so that another manufacturer (competitor) can re-use the product and sell an alternative.
abinitio:
Personal experience, I use them they are fine. I drive over 2000 miles a week and have had many a blow out etc.
I have NEVER had a remould blowout. I have had a few shed their tread but the only blown tyres I have ever had have always been new ones
The attached pic is what normally happens with remoulds, though I would still use them on the Land Rovers. If however I ran faster vehicles then I'd have second thoughts.
Range Rover Blues:
--- Quote from: "TUFFTEE" ---Would'nt touch em with a Barge Pole?
Brand New Camac Terra £45 plus the dreaded And not Remould! :lol: :wink:
--- End quote ---
This is a very good point, my spare mud is now a 235/85R16, the size I want, not what's avaialable. 3 ply sidewall (not a lottery like buying remoulds) decent tread, if not as open as the BFGs. £55 inc, delivered! It's not worth buying remoulds based on the cost. The one saving grace is the smugness of recycling, it's very eco-freindly.
For a road car though I don't think it's enough payback for all the compromises. Buy 4 remoulded tyres and they could all be different makes!
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