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Title: High-Tec Retreading
Post by: copperfever on May 10, 2007, 03:20:53 PM: Has anyone used retreaded tires from high tec? They look decent and I have heard good things from some J**p guys, but was wondering if anyone here has tried them...

Here's the site:
www.high-tec-retreading.com/
Title: Re: High-Tec Retreading
Post by: Ddog87 on May 10, 2007, 03:28:20 PM: I've looked into useing them but shipping was :o :o :o made the local tire store start to look better. 4 30" tires was like $250 to ship :o
Title: Re: High-Tec Retreading
Post by: copperfever on May 10, 2007, 03:39:57 PM: Really?! Was that a price from someone at the store or using their little shipping calculator? Using their online shipping calc. it said that shipping 4 235's to Colorado was less than $50...
Title: Re: High-Tec Retreading
Post by: Ddog87 on May 10, 2007, 05:02:12 PM: It was a person I talked to, I thought it was really high priced since I can get tires shipped from california for like $10 a tire ::)
Title: Re: High-Tec Retreading
Post by: g-man on May 10, 2007, 07:02:09 PM: 4 30-9.50R-15 shipped from SD to OHIO was only 288.84. (220.00 for the tires and 68.84 for the shipping) My next mud tires will be coming from there with that information, Thanks!!
Title: Re: High-Tec Retreading
Post by: ngrover on May 10, 2007, 07:06:17 PM: I think AJMBLAZER had a set of HI-TECH's (225/75R16) on his Grand Vitara before it was totaled. Perhaps he would be a good one to ask.
Title: Re: High-Tec Retreading
Post by: g-man on May 10, 2007, 07:51:03 PM: An old post on these:

http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=2983.0;prev_next=prev
Title: Re: High-Tec Retreading
Post by: Ddog87 on May 11, 2007, 10:41:32 PM: Well I looked the web site again, looks like I missunderstood the guy on the phone and the price he gave me included shipping ::) DOH
Title: Re: High-Tec Retreading
Post by: copperfever on May 12, 2007, 05:18:18 PM: I knew they couldn't be THAT far off...
Anyway, I'm probably going to get my next set of tires from them. I have even heard that retreads are actually taller than new tires of the same size. According to someone I talked to, the 235's that they ordered were almost 31" tall! Apparently this applies to all the sizes... it's like getting even more "bang" for your buck.
Title: Re: High-Tec Retreading
Post by: Jeremiah on May 12, 2007, 09:37:38 PM: I've heard good and bad about them. They seem to be GREAT if they work... but they're hard to deal with if one of their tires fail. I've emailed them twice asking what their return policy is if their tires fail, and have never received a response. If they're going to ignore me before the sale, how am I supposed to have confidence they'll take care of me after the sale?
Title: Re: High-Tec Retreading
Post by: greenbeen on May 13, 2007, 10:23:44 PM: i've been running hi-tech tires for two years now, with no trouble. i like the tires and have run them with 10 psi of air no trouble. i run 235-85r16 its like running a 32-9.50.
Title: Re: High-Tec Retreading
Post by: copperfever on June 22, 2007, 12:13:25 PM: Sorry to revive this old thread, but I recieved my 31x10.50 OTR Muds today and they look great. The myth that retreads are taller than new tires of the same size is bogus, each one measured dead-on at 31". I "under ordered" with the 31's because they were supposed to measure 33" tall! Oh well, maybe I'll just bite the bullet and throw down for a set of real 33's some day...