Retreads

Atomicalex

Bridgestone had a cool display about retreading truck tires. I’m a tire freak, so it was pretty interesting to me. It’s a real remanufacturing process—more indepth than I thought.

Retreads

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Posted at 9:33 am in 2009 Chicago Auto Show, Bridgestone, Tires

Comments

O'brien
Feb 17, 2009 at 10:12 pm

I am tired of these tires.

Josh
Feb 13, 2009 at 8:43 am

I think you can get them for passenger cars gtwildfire. My ex’s parents bought a half set of retreads one time for their conversion van while on a road trip. She was driving and they fell apart. HB – Why would you say that? You got a set on your car or something? If it’s a tire that’s been shredded up, melted and reused to make NEW tires, that’s fine, that’ just recycling the material – if it’s possible, like what they do with tennis shoes. But if it’s just removing the top layer of tread and some how wraping a new tread around it, that just doesn’t sit right with me…

Hjack
Feb 12, 2009 at 9:53 pm

Piece of crap tires…

gtwildfire
Feb 12, 2009 at 8:29 pm

seen the process on TV before. Guess its the best option for trucking companies and independents, but I’m not thrilled about dodging truck tire skins at highway speeds and I hope they aren’t looking to expand the practice to passenger cars.

O'brien
Feb 12, 2009 at 7:47 pm

This is the first time I have ever seen these parts of those tires. The rest is all over the highway.

HB
Feb 12, 2009 at 7:16 pm

Spoken like someone that doesn’t know the facts about them.

Josh
Feb 12, 2009 at 11:33 am

Wouldn’t buy a retreaded tire…PERIOD!