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Archive for February 26th, 2009
Re-cap tires
Posted by Brad from Kamloops, BC, CA on February 26, 2009
Have you encountered handling problems when installing retreaded tires. Two Ford F-550 trucks we have wander on the highway. Neither truck was experiencing steering problems before the tires were changed. New tires were installed on the front and recaps on the rear duals. The drivers have been complaining ever since on both units. Sent the one in for wheel alignment and every thing was fine. The trucks are used in the fire service and travel code 3 to incidents for medical calls. The problems start at 80Kms and get worse the faster you go.
There is nothing about a retread that would contribute to this condition. I would gusss that the wandering has more to do with the tread pattern and tread depth you have on your retreads than the fact that they are retreads. We often hear that drivers comment about wandering vehicles when they go from worn drive tires to new ones. The new tires squirm more and give the driver a wondering feeling. It will get better as the tires wear down but, if this is a big issue, you might want to consider switching to tires (or retreads) with less initial tread depth and/or a more rib-like tread pattern.