well i've been looking into it and it seems like it would do me good since i plan on driving my jeep around on the roads most of this winter. i have 37x12.5 MK2s with 80% tread if not more, got them used for maybe 2 or 3 wheeling trips.
thoughts from people here?
and where would i go to get them done in CT? this something the large chain stores do or more of a small shop deal
OK Tire up here does siping, fairly large chain, I swear by it ... turns a slippery when wet MT into a decently safe on the road tire. No more 4 wheel drifts in the rain kinda thing (yeah, been there done that).
that's what i was thinking after looking into it. siping for offroad is pointless and your tire is relying on the knobs or large patterns to grip what ever.
on a smooth surface it helps since the entire face of the tire is flat and evenly contacting the ground. i'm still looking into this more.
Devilfrog what tires have you had done and the going rate for it up there?
that's what i was thinking after looking into it. siping for offroad is pointless and your tire is relying on the knobs or large patterns to grip what ever.
on a smooth surface it helps since the entire face of the tire is flat and evenly contacting the ground. i'm still looking into this more.
Devilfrog what tires have you had done and the going rate for it up there?
so you just wanted someone to reiterate your way of thinking?
anyway... siping is great for onroad conditions. i swear by it, it made a GIANT different in the snow and wet traction for my daily. but thats a passenger car. now, MTs are notoriously bad in these conditions, but i dont think id get mine siped because of the abuse they seen in the rocks. siping would just make them chunk all that much easier.
if its a trail rig, dont worry about it. if your more worried about going 80mph, itll help.
Best advice I've ever seen is to sipe just the inside blocks and not do the outside blocks. It gives most of the advantages of siping but prevents chunking offroad. Most tire shops can do siping in 3"-4" widths.
Siped all my own tires using an olfa knife. This tire now a spare has about 30000 kms since siped. Does not chink out more or less offroad. Makes for safer driving in winter on icy roads and way more traction on the trails when aired down.
so you just wanted someone to reiterate your way of thinking?
anyway... siping is great for onroad conditions. i swear by it, it made a GIANT different in the snow and wet traction for my daily. but thats a passenger car. now, MTs are notoriously bad in these conditions, but i dont think id get mine siped because of the abuse they seen in the rocks. siping would just make them chunk all that much easier.
if its a trail rig, dont worry about it. if your more worried about going 80mph, itll help.
No, I wanted to see what others thought, maybe I missed something.
I was thinking the tire would then come apart easier off road or when abusing them more. Is there a normal depth one goes or maybe making a shallower cut so they last longer?
that's what i was thinking after looking into it. siping for offroad is pointless and your tire is relying on the knobs or large patterns to grip what ever.
on a smooth surface it helps since the entire face of the tire is flat and evenly contacting the ground. i'm still looking into this more.
Devilfrog what tires have you had done and the going rate for it up there?
I've had new 31" General grabbers (old pattern) on a 92 YJ siped - no unusual wear as a result of trail running, really old 33" Kuhmo MT's and 33" Continental MT's on an 81 Bronco - again no unusual wear, 295/70/17 Toyo MT's on the wife's JKU street queen, Previous pattern 245/70/16 Wrangler MTR's on the wifes old '06 TJ street queen and 285/70/17 BFG MT's on the XJ during the building phase siped ... I usually have my tires siped when the tread gets lower regardless of use, say about 40%.
Our trails are also more mixed terrain with more mud/roots than slick rock like the crawling you see down south coast. Interior is more like MOAB, but the Island is pure Rain forest trail
It makes a huge improvement for a DD on MT's which is what my XJ is (I've done a once a week 500km round trip run to work and back over squiggly mountain highway for the last 20yrs)... but now that it's going to see more trail time and I have newer tires this time, I'm going to have just the centers of the rear tires siped as i'll be rolling Dunlops on the rear so going to try and get some traction out of them, the old KM1 BFg's on the front should be fine unsiped for now (all four were less than $450 for 35" tires at 70% with a 75% spare Dunlop - not the best tires but good enough for now).
