2 years ago my brother gave me a set of BFG ATs for Xmas, they were used and had some interesting wear but they still had a bunch of tread so i was very happy for the tires. After 2 years of use and 20k miles the ATs were DEAD. Even in the lightest rain they were rather scary at this point! So i knew it was time to shop for new tires.



I try to be $ smart when i look for parts. When $ has to be spent to get a quality part i do, but if there a money saver options that are quality i will definitely give it a try. When I was looking for tires i wanted something aggressive and capable of whatever i wanted to throw at it, and handle MN winter. The more i looked the more my wallet was hurting. I had heard of Treadwright Tires on the Liberty Forums so i looked into them. After seeing their prices, searching various Treadwright reviews on the internet, and asking around, i decided to take the plunge and order a set.
I Decided to go with the Guard Dogs in 245/75r16. From what ive read the on road wear was actually really good on these if you rotated them with every oil change. The deciding point was that the Wardens (BFG ATs) were on a very long back order, and I wasnt thrilled with the ATs in bad weather. So i ordered the Guard Dogs.
Once i ordered I wasnt billed for 2 days and i saw on their website that the tire i had ordered was now on back order (it wasnt when i ordered it). So i contacted them and they got back to me immediately, letting me know that i was number 9 in line and my tires would be shipped in a week or 2. I was sad and hoped it didnt snow in the mean time but in the large picture i didnt think a week or 2 was that bad. Only a day or 2 after hearing that news i was billed on my credit card and i got a tracking number for all 4 tires!!!!(guess i didnt have to wait a week or 2 after all). The tires arrived a day ahead of the tracking number.



First impression. These tires Look amazing! The tread pattern looks great and deep. The seem where the retread is attached looked really clean. Unless your were looking really close you would realize its a retread. One mistake i made (but not a big deal) was i didnt ask for matching casings. I received 3 wrangler kevlar casings and 1 wrangler rubber casing. No biggie i plan on ordering 1 more tire in the future and specifying for a kevlar casing.






I have a buddy that works at a Toyota dealership so i brought the tires to him to mount. The tires were pretty heavy and the Kevlar tires werent the easiest to mount, but in the end it all went very smoothly. Using Treadwrights balancing instructions all 4 tires balanced out good, and well under their specified limits.




These tires look amazing! They are pretty heavy but doable. Might need to trim a little bit more but ive been driving around just fine as is. I thought these tires would hum pretty bad on the road. but they really dont. there is some hum but not nearly as bad as i thought, and the radio easily covers it. Im glad i went with 245/75r16 anything larger just wouldnt fit, the Treadwright Tires run a little larger then stated. So far I have about 120miles on them. Ill post up soon with more results on how they perform.

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- OME 925LDs, with 1 coil removed + 2.5 daystar spacer + rancho shocks
- daystar 2.5 + bottom rear isolator + stock springs + Cheap durango shocks
- front D-rings + Painted black rims + metal intake + greasable sway bushings + 400watt inverter + 1600watt system + black mesh grill inserts + tinted tails and sidemarkers + BFG ATs + Cragar soft 8s

I think you will be happy with them. That is what I'm running now. My last set was the Howlers. They deserved their name! For me, down here in Florida the Howlers had better traction but they were very loud.

Terry

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2011 Ford F-150 XLT 4X4

i have them and did have a problem with them waring out very fast i called tread write and they replaced them i now i have had the replacmenss for over a year they work great i do a 5 tire rotation every few months thow

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An Evil genius bent on destroying grammatical standards
My Wife is a Reading teacher; if she can overlook my spelling, so can you.
KJ Stands for KING JEEP
2002 Jeep Liberty KJ 245/75R16 BFG Tread Write MTGs OME / rancho lift
1999 Dodge Durango SXT 4X4V8
2012 Dodge Journey SXT 3.6 V6
South Florida Jeep Club (SFJC) Member

From what ive heard, it seems like their customer service is amazing. Any issue with the tires and they will replace them and not hassle you about it. Most other tire companies arnt that easy to deal with.

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- OME 925LDs, with 1 coil removed + 2.5 daystar spacer + rancho shocks
- daystar 2.5 + bottom rear isolator + stock springs + Cheap durango shocks
- front D-rings + Painted black rims + metal intake + greasable sway bushings + 400watt inverter + 1600watt system + black mesh grill inserts + tinted tails and sidemarkers + BFG ATs + Cragar soft 8s

I have 265/75-16 Guard Dogs. Just rotated them last weekend again. They have about 20k miles on them so far. Still have tons of tread. The front tires do get pretty noisy after about 3000 miles. I rotate every 4000 miles when I do my oil changes. Then the noise moves to the rear and gradually moves back to the front as the wear pattern changes. Even though my KJ is in good alignment, good UBJ, and LBJ, and tie rods, I still get some scalloping of the outer tread on the front tires - which causes the road humming. Frequent rotation keeps it all under control though. I have been very happy with them.

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2007 Light Khaki 4x2 Sport
- Debadged - LTT CAI with Amsoil Filter - JVC HD Radio - Infinity BassLink
- Iggee Seat Covers - Black Moabs - 265/75-16 Cooper Discoverer ATP - 4.10's
- DIY Franky sitting at 23.75" - Al's 4.5 UCAs - Trimmed F&R Bumpers
- Removed Rear Sway Bar - Removed Rear Vibration Damper
- 75k miles so far...