Are re-caps OK?

[Mountain Gnome]

Heat is a tires worst enemy, but please understand the source of that heat has little to do with the weather. The heat that destroys tires is generated from within. Low air pressure will cause the steel belts and side walls to flex far more than they were designed to. Similar to bending a coat hanger back and forth, over and over. The hanger will become hot, and eventually break. The belts of a tire will do the same, until it, zipper rips or throws the tread.
With the proper air pressure and checked daily, you will probably not have an issue with any tire.

Naw I drove my pickup through AZ and NM one summer in a heat wave pushing 120°F. My properly inflated tires blew out on the highway. The guys at the shop says this happens to everyone every summer. It happened twice in a month. Cheapo creapo tires...

 

[tlzimmerman]

When the recaps blow, and its not if its when......they will tear stuff up.

Never on a steering axle.

Sorry but I run tough roads and heavy loads in trucks and recaps just aren't worth a life or all the damage they cause when they blow and tear stuff up. Buy the best rubber you can afford.

 

[cvance12]

I hate recaps, but it is a biased and subjective opinion. I’ve had too many blowouts with them.