Remould speed advise

IME they just wear out a lot faster.

Not sure if its the same these days, but remoulds typically used to be rated at 70mph instead of 113 - maybe Olympic have a web site you could look at, or perhaps just look at the speed ratings on the side of the tyre?

That won't have been the case for a good few years now..

Do Colway Remoulds still do the standard rally tyres?

cheers, clive

Rockrabbit (howard snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

It isn't brand new. It's a remould.

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So read the speed-rating letter!

Like Guy said, it's rated for whatever speed letter is printed on it. The days of 70mph remoulds are long gone.

concerned about the speed rating on a remould. Its a 185/75 steel braced

I hate 'em, but it's years since I used them. Every one either lost pressure, or developed an egg or ply separation. One went eccentric-at slow speed could feel the rear of the car rising and falling. Maybe they're better nowadays, but will have done at least 30,000 miles before being buffed up and a new coat stuck on. Part worns are better value if cost is most important. Loads of quality stuff imported from Germany and Scandinavian countries. One season use and 4mms tread left. Found dealers on the web charging from £10. DaveK.

Yes, and they make V rated remoulds.

Thanks for speed rating info.The "Olympic" is rated at 106 MPH (R) So looks like I am safe for the usual 80-85 crusing on M11/A11. Its only a temporary measure until I can find the cash for a proper tyre or tyres for the front. The car is nearing the end of its life anyway, but hopefully got another year in it yet. (year= under 5000 miles for me). Once I have the new tyres fitted, this remould will go back to being my spare.

You know what I meant.

thanks for help Rockrabbit

In news: snipped-for-privacy@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com, Rockrabbit scribed for want of a better word:

When you are cruisin on the M11 at 85mph on yer remoulds could you put your hazards on and sound the horn, so I know to keep clear, I "AM" trying to build up my "no-claims" bonus, having left the company car and now on my own wheels :-(

I have been led to beleive it is safe? It there is a reason it is not safe then I am all ears.

Remoulds are simply a new cover/tread on a used casing (well.probably not that simple but you know what I mean).

I suspect from what I've read in other posts that the casings are carefully selected and perhaps even tested to ensure their integrity etc. which would explain the comments about improved quality/speed rating. I would also hope that the type of casing would be a factor - my local tyre dealer still feels that mixing Michelin and non-Michelin on the same axle is a no no. Indeed, I never mix makes on the same axle - but you don't know where the original casing came from on a remould, and the casing contributes as much to the "character" of a tyre as the compounds and tread..

it IS some years since I used remoulds - partly because of the above, partly because I had the dreaded sidewall cracking, and partly because I used to have may car fully laden with children, luggage etc and a caravan behind as well, so tip-top tyres were a must for me due to the stresses and strains.

A decent remould manufacturer will match the carcasses in batches, I believe this is what Colway do.

The speed rating will be marked on it same as any other tyre.

Yup. And because they've gone out of fashion - and that old tyres cost to dispose of - the remould makers can be *very* picky about the tyres they re-work.

Yup. And because old tyres have a negative value, the remoulder can be very picky indeed about what is re-used.

So while a pair of remoulds from the same batch should be built on matched carcasses, two pairs bought separately may not match?

I shouldn't think it makes any difference with 155/70/13s for a runabout (or gravel tyres for a rally car), but Colway sell high performance low profile tyres where variations in sidewall stiffness affect ride and handling noticeably. I wonder how consistent those are?

No different from buying pairs of different makes - or even the same make at a different time if they change the spec.

In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" writes

Mmm, that's what I thought. Something I'd avoid doing on some cars.

I was also thinking that a recommendation wouldn't mean much; if someone said that they'd fitted Colways and found the ride comfortable but the cornering a bit squidgy, there's no guarantee that the next pair wouldn't be the opposite.

Wouldn't have thought that they make huge spec changes, though, particularly for high performance OE tyres.