Treadwright tires run big?

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bigfeet

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I'm planning on buying Treadwright Gaurd Dogs in 285/75/16, 1.25 block in rear and mild torsion crank on stock 02 Silverado wheels. I currently run 285/75/16 Mastercrafts with no problem but I've read that Treadwrights run big and heavy. My Mastercraft Coursier A/Ts only measure 31.8 in high. Treadwright says 33 for the Dogs. I already removed the plastic valance under bumper for extra clearance. Any help would be great, thank you all.
 

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Hello, I'm new to these forums but I've been members of many others for years. I come here to write my review on these treadwright tires. I had my first tire failure at 12,000 miles. I always kept them properly inflated and rotated. I never offroaded them or abused them in any way (only typical dirt roads, snow etc.). Here is what the first tire looked like, luckily I caught it before it had a full blown blow out.

Treadwright responded fast and shipped me a new tire for warranty replacement. Which I thought was good of them.
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Fast forward a month or so down the road. I had another tire failure. Up until the blow out I had horrible vibrations/wheel shake, and horrible noise (which I thought was a wheel bearing). The noise wasn't a typical off-road tire noise it was a constant, wah, wah, wah with relation to speed. It came most prevalently from the tire that blew out. I tried to get the tires re-balanced but that didn't help.

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So I contacted Treadwright again and told them what happened, seeing how this was the 2nd out of 4 tires that had disintegrated. They blamed me for improper inflation, etc.. etc.. and would not replace the tire( I knew they wouldn't own up to 2/4 tires failing being their fault). That's fine by me because I picked up a set of standard rims and tires and my Jeep drive 200% better on the road now. Yea, the blow out ruined my rim. I also don't have to worry about having a blowout and potentially harming myself or passengers.
 

bowtiefreak

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This is good information, I have heard a few other guys having small problems but wow.
 

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