Hi gang
Seems I may be in the need for new rubber for my RV-7. Friend of mine has retreads and he seems to be happy with them so far. What do you think? New tires and tubes or retread tires?
Thnx
Dave
One thing to consider is weight. Some makes of tires are several pounds heavier than others.
This is a repost from the Grumman Gang ?More important then the price or longevity is the weight. Getting a set of
Flight Custom 2s retread will cost you about 1.5 gallons of useful load over
a set of aero trainers?
I have not verified this.
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Also, do tubes make a difference or any brand is ok? Is it ok to reuse old tubes or they have to always be replaced with the tires?
Been using Wilkerson Aircraft Tire retreads almost exclusively since I discovered them. <snip>
I get more service out of the Wilkerson retreads than any other tire I have found and the Wilkerson have always been the least expensive.
However, I did try their version of the Air Stopper inner tubes and would not recommend them in the strongest way possible!