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05-07-2005, 08:59 PM
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| bendforthebone Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jamul
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|  Your Opinion on tire siping?
whats your thoughts? I have jumbo swamp dogs and was wondering what siping would do to help them?
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05-09-2005, 01:03 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: woods cross utah
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a lot, cut all of the little lugs out that makes a huge difference
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05-09-2005, 03:41 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Thats a Good question
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alot of work to sip, if you have a dremel and cut the lugs across, they get more bitting edges, just use a mask so you dont have black snot for a week.
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05-09-2005, 04:47 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: woods cross utah
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i remember that
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05-10-2005, 05:26 AM
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| Colt Python/SR9c  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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siping is alot of work and gets your hand sore, but it softens up the tire and creates bigger voided areas. so it helps alot well doesn't actually soften the tire, it allows it to be more flexible |
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05-10-2005, 07:55 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Thats a Good question
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05-10-2005, 04:44 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 18" from computer screen
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Siping is time consuming, but well worth the effort. The improved performance out weighs the sore fingers and hours spent. Just a few tips for you, use white out to "draw" what you want to cut out of the tread, that way it is harder to screw up a good siping job. Also count the blocks around the tire so, depending on your particular design, when you go to cut the tires you know what you can and cannot do.
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05-10-2005, 08:50 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central NY
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Something else to remember is use a glove on whichever hand you cut with. That helps a lot with the sore hand. I've forgotten but remember after the first tire..  Any place where the lugs are close together should be cut imo. That comes from Dirk's 10-best article where he mentioned tread patterns, though I've seen a few people say that simply notching long lugs so they can flex better will work just as well, (speaking of BFT's at least.) |
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05-10-2005, 10:09 PM
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| 2006 2.2 National Champ   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake
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It is time consuming as everyone has stated, but it is worth it. I started siping my Moabs with a Dremel and grinding stone, so far I really like it, tires definitely have more bite now. Here's a link to my thread on the Moabs. Started siping my Moabs |
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05-11-2005, 12:34 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: and OR. if . . . . Gone Fishin :p :b :p
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 ). Gobs of Molten Black rubber went flying onto my hand and arm opposite the Dremel leaving me with some pretty nice burns. It was well worth it though, my tires were Super Grippy and Softer than ever. I noticed that the Gobs of Rubber that were everywhere never really hardened up and it seemed like the the tires Lugs were permanently Softer too. Here is a Pic of the Same Tires after almost a year, and the "Gobs of Rubber" are still Sticky Guey, stick to your finger!.   | |
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05-13-2005, 02:42 PM
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| bendforthebone Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jamul
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ok i'll post pics of my design and you guys can approve it. I don't want to screw up my kinda new swamp dogs. lol
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