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From: daver@felix.UUCP (Dave Richards)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: tire selection
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Date: Tue, 25-Mar-86 19:28:18 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 25 19:28:18 1986
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In article <545@sdcc12.UUCP> kemasa@sdcc12.UUCP (kemasa) writes:
>In article <982@houxa.UUCP> chap@houxa.UUCP (G.CHAPPOWSKI) writes:
>>Does anyone know anything about retread 1Gn steel belted radials?
>>I'm in the proces 1Gf putting new tires on my car and I'm only 
>>worried about the tires lasting until I purchase a new car (Sept.)
>
>	I believe that for passenger cars retreads are not legal,
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>I maybe wrong.  If you want to save money in buying new tires look
>into change-overs; tires from a new car that were replaced because
>of the dealer or owner wanting special rims, etc.  Normally they
>have only the mileage from the dealer to the tire store.
>
>				Kemasa.

That's not true.  Not around here anyway.  I just bought a set of retread 
(really reCAPS) a couple of months ago.  I have a light car (VW), and get
excellent wear with them.  This is about the third set I've gotten, and I
have yet to have any problems with delaminating, etc.  Of course, I watch
my air pressure fairly closely.  That's what will "do in" a recap.
Most places give a guarantee on recaps, though not quite as much as new
tires.  I think they're worthwhile.

A "retread" is where new grooves are cut into the existing rubber.  I think
this has only been done on massive truck tires and the like, and  I don't
know if it's done at all any more.  (also called "regrooving")
Most tires are too thin nowaday .  When the tread's gone there ain't nothin'
left.

This causes a lot of confusion, because sometimes even recap dealers will
call them retreads.

Dave "Michelin" Richards