I did get my replacement tire from Treadwright. It came on September 14th, 2012. It arrived by Spee – Dee delivery. I got to looking at their rates and realized I could have saved some money myself if I had used Spee – Dee delivery in the first place. If I buy tires from them again, I will definitely know to check my shipping options. I think their checkout automatically figures up shipping rates for FedEx. Spee – Dee delivery doesn’t deliver everywhere and FedEx does, so that’s probably the reason, and I have no hard feelings about that. I’ll just know better next time. Anyhow, the tire I received from them was a Goodyear Wrangler, but not the same style that was sent to me before. I agreed to that in order to get a tire quicker from them. This is Treadwright’s one big flaw – matching tires. I have a big heavy 4X4 pickup truck. I like to have matching casings so that all four tires behave the same. Some sidewalls aren’t as stiff as others, and running different casings can lead to the same effect as running different shocks. What’s done is done, and for the next 30,000 miles or so, I’m going to have to deal with an odd ball casing. 3 of the 4 tires are Pro-Grades, with Kevlar belting in them. The 4th is standard belted. I’m not sure if this will make much difference or not. I’ll post updates.
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