If you're anything like me, you like to look around online until you get some stupid idea in your head and feel like you should definitely do it.

Currently I have a set of 34x11.2R17s on my truck and have wanted to jump up to 35x12.5R20s. Reason why I didn't is because they are expensive (at least to me they are).

Treadwright sells sets of 35x12.5R20 mud tires for $199 each with free shipping, and they're made in the USA. At this price I could definitely make money back on my current tires/rims and upgrade to 35s and 20s.

I know a ton of Jeepers have been satisfied with the treadwrights, but has anyone on here ran them with their F-150? Thoughts?

 

If reviews are good I say go for it. But how are you making money if your buying 20" wheels and new tires? Aren't you losing money cause your buying a new set plus you have to get it mounted and balanced

 

I'm fairly certain that I can sell my current wheel/tire combo for more than it'll cost to get these tires at $199 each plus wheels plus mount/balance. I don't get fancy when it comes to wheels, so it would be fairly easy for me to spend less that 200/ea per wheel.

This is all yet to be seen though, I definitely don't want 20s enough to take a loss on the switch.

 

Any more thoughts on this? I am also looking at the treadwright tires... I am looking at the Wardens though... anybody have experience with these? Good or Bad.........

 

Have you ever seen the damage a tread seperation can do?

Many commercial fleets that run recapped (remolded and bead to bead recap is the same thing) tires will not run recaps next to fuel tanks due to the chance of damaging and rupturing the fuel tank and those are casings that were built with recapping in mind.

They are prohibited from the steer axle of a passenger carrying commercial vehicle for a reason.

Search "Treadwright Tread Seperation".

 

I know the question asked about a F150, but I have ran a set on my hunting truck (Ram 1500) for about 6 years and had no problems, we have few rocks but lots of snags, roots and stumps. I drive that truck to work (highway) 80% of the time, at half the recommended air pressure. Mine are the "Guard Dogs" 285/70/17 and I do not think they will ever wear out.