Customs Does anyplace still Retread Tires?

I have a set of Denman white walls that are gorgeous but ride like a roller coaster and as the title suggests I want to know if anyplace still retreads tires (I'm in Southeast Minnesota).
Also is it worth it and are there any other options to save these tires?

Thanks

 

Towel City might.

 

How much tread is on them now? If they are not worn too much the answer might be to have them shaved or trued up. Some big tire stores have a machine that will shave rubber off the tread and make the tire perfectly round. This will cure a lot of shimmy, roughness etc.

 

Nashville Tennessee. Nashville tire recappers. He does all the tires for the post office. Owners name is Tommy. If I cam find his card I will post more.

 

We used to get tires regrooved years ago. It worked ok on bias ply rubber but not good on radials. If you can find someone to do it they would look better than retreads.

 

Tire Recappers of Nashville Tn. Three generatons and have been in buss since 1960...Address is 3000 Nolensville Pike.. Local land line 615 832 088 seven. Toll free 855 507 322 seven. I hope this helps.I know Tommy from buying race recaps from him.I hope this helps.. Bobby

 

If the tyres have been flat spotted from sitting then the distortion is probably permanent. Rubber is funny stuff. I worked as an engineer for a tyre company when I was at university. We made loads of things like rubber boats engine mounts, hoses, seals for hydroelectric dams golf club grips etc. and I learned a lot. It goes hard stiffens with age and looses it's hysteresis. I once bought a car which had twenty year old tyres on and you could lock the wheels up at will because the tyres were that hard. I got them replaced. Phil

 

Aren't Denman tires mostly for trucks / trailers / utility use? Regardless, the easiest solution just might be to buy new tires. I've had tires shaved (effect didn't last long as I had other problems) and the cost was higher than I liked just for 2 tires. Same goes for retreads... I'd never use them unless the vehicle speed was low (on the farm?). And not on a performance car, or for interstate use at higher speeds. Tires are, after all, the only things between your ass and the road (or ditch). Get the best you can. Gary

 

I can true them. $15 each. Tread needs to be clean. What is the rim bolt pattern? Located in Central Iowa.
Thanks. John

 

Old tire carcasses are just that...OLD! They should be replaced with new tires.

Recapping tires makes sense when the original tread is worn off in short calendar timeframes due to lots of miles driven...i.e. heavy trucks, busses, fleet vehicles. In those instances the casings haven't aged enough to lose their flexibility and it is more cost effective to recycle the casing. But, it is telling that for heavier vehicles (trucks) recaps are generally not used on steer axles, just on the drivers and trailer axles.

Ray

 

And look at how often they come apart on the highway even though they are not on the steering axle.

 

Hysteresis. They say we have strange words in Texas!

 

Those tires are a minimum of 6 years old as the company went bankrupt and out of business in 2010. Another company bought the molds for the Off road heavy equipment tires. I didn't see anything about the molds for the vintage car tires.

 

Diamond back also has recaps/retreads.

 

I have my semi truck tires recapped, but they have a age limit of 5 years on the casing. I have had the same casings recapped twice and had good luck with them. Recaps are never ran on steering axles because of the possibility of throwing the cap off. Most of the caps you see slung off on the highways were either under inflated causing heat to build up and cause the casing and cap to separate and fail or were possibly damaged in the sidewall area. There are some recappers who will put a cap on any casing regardless of it's age, so some of those blow outs come from over aged casings as well. A good company will inspect the casings for age and damage, and cull any that doesn't meet their specs. I have sent off 4 for capping and only get 1 or 2 of them back, the others being culled for one reason or the other.

 

Man, have not thought of that in years. My dad used to get recapped snow tires in the fall before the snows hit New England.

 

You could try http://www.bauerbuilt.com, they're fairly local to you.

 

Airliners run recaps. Each tire has a S/N and a history chart . I saw one recapped 21 times.

 

Must have been yuuuuge!......with that many caps on it..

Ray

 

It goes hard stiffens with age and looses it's hysteresis. I know the feeling............. Except the stiff part!

 

We ran recaps all the time. My first set of tires on my '38 coupe were recaps. By the time I needed another set I was working in the tire shop at Monkey Wards.

 

Montgomery Ward has been out of business for about 40 years!!

Ray

 

They were in business from 1872 until 2000. Their assets were liquidated in May, 2001. A mail-order retailer purchased the intellectual rights to Montgomery Ward and began selling items online under that name in 2004. In 2008, the company was purchased by Swiss Colony. I kinda miss Monkey Wards.

 

Sounds like just another situation where rubbers and estrogen weren't compatible.