Can I air these tires down?
Airing the tires down will void any warranty, however, JP Magazine tested our 31x10.50R15 aired down without any problem and many of our customers do this without any problems. The tires will perform like a new tire.
I'm not an expert, but here's my opinion on it:
1) If they're so confident airing down won't blow out the tire, why does it void the warranty?
2) I don't particularly trust marketing from any company. If JP Mag tested their tires, where's the link to the article?
3) The sites I have read about re-treading say proper tire pressure is ESPECIALLY critical with re-treds, as the area where the new tread & old casing bond can't handle the stress of under inflation. The bond also is more sensitive to the extra heat generated by an under inflated tire. Admittedly - there may be new bonding technologies that can handle it but, here's one source of data:
http://www.retread.org/Inflation/I don't know to much more about them I have considered trying them but I want the Trexus MT for lil Suzy. They seem to have a lot of positive testimonials on the site from satisfied customers.
I hear you can't go wrong with Trexus MT, or TSL. I'm considering Trexus MT 'cause I hear they're better in snow & ice than the TSL. Hard to find real good data on tires - which is a shame considering it's what's responsible for traction. Not sure why there's not more good articles on tires....