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Eeyore:

--- Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle" ---I've fitted Colway A/T's to my Disco and not a problem. Lets face it, most trucks use remoulds and so do a lot of airline companies. They can't be that bad.
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Interestin' point. Just to put a perspective on it, aircraft tyres have a way different duty cycle than car tyres and, due to their alarming costs, have been designed from the start to be remouldable (the spec list and QA systems for aircraft tyres makes automotive ones look puny). Truck tyres also have carcasses designed to be remoulded (and generally are very stiff in the sidewall which helps the life of the remoulded product).

cheers
 8)
Eeyore

still not convinced!  :wink:

Henry Webster:
I must say that I am with Eeyore on this one, despite the fact that I do regularly use remoulds on my rallying Discovery.

It is the cacasses in my opinion that are the problem.  I now make an effort to pick and choose wherever possible and the carcasses do vary hugely.

Remoulds are much better than they used to be, but they are not the same as new tyres.  I would say for an off road toy, then remoulds are fine (even with a bit of road use), but if it was my main car I would want new tyres.  In terms of economics, I don't reckon there is much in it!  New tyres will almost always significantly outlast their remould rivals.  I go through a set of remoulds in about two events currently!

If you can stretch to it and do alot of road miles then I think that two sets (one for road and one for playing) makes alot of sense.

Regards

H

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