tire siping
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Nice. 21 is a great age to be.
well im in feb 87 so 23 this upcomin.
i think i actually cut back on drinking when i turned 21, to much beer started gettin fat and had to drink to much to get a buzz.
x2 my May '89 has 3 years exactly on me.
-Carl
ill second the
to the old folks!
well im in feb 87 so 23 this upcomin.
i think i actually cut back on drinking when i turned 21, to much beer started gettin fat and had to drink to much to get a buzz.
ill second the
I definitely hear you there. I dropped 20 lbs this past spring + summer just from cutting back on the
intake. Feels real good.I'm picking up my tires on Sunday so I'll sipe them and post up the results in my ROTW.
I'm as DIY as the next guy, in fact probably way more than the next guy, but how many hours to do it yourself? What's it cost to have a tire shop do it? about $10 IIRC.
Our tire shops up north, won't touch used tires with their siping equipment, so DIY is the only real option if not new.
I've read that too, due to the rocks that could be in the tread. The ones I'm picking up only have 500 miles on them so it might not be that bad.
im with you but i think with a hot grooving / siping iron it would go pretty quick and would enable you to save the coin and enable you to do some grooving as well on some swampers if you liked as well.
and here locally by me they want 10-15 a tire last i called and only 1 place has the machine to do (siping not so popular here in the south as we dont get any snow or ice) it plus the 8.25% tax on the dollar as well. so lets be conservative and say $10 each that is $43.30 a groover / siper can be had for 60 bux and i have heard of people paying less. you can set your depth and do exactly what you want where you want. for me it is money well spent.
thats my opinion anyhow.
ntsqd
technerd
Before you spend the $60 on a special tool, try the wet tire & carpet knife method. Even if only a couple of lugs to see how long it takes.
This is what I'm going to do. Try the free version and if that doesn't work, then I'll take them out to be done.
im also wanting it for the groover function as well for me, tho i may try the box cutter thing in the mean time we will see.
ntsqd
technerd
: DOH :!
What AM I saying? Not to spend money on a tool?
What's the punishment for that misdemeanor?
What AM I saying? Not to spend money on a tool?
What's the punishment for that misdemeanor?
: DOH :!
What AM I saying? Not to spend money on a tool?
What's the punishment for that misdemeanor?
In short, yes.
: DOH :!
What AM I saying? Not to spend money on a tool?
What's the punishment for that misdemeanor?
to derail this thread a little more, a good friend of mine (and 62 owner) and i were talking the other day and him and his wife were at sears and he wanted to get a couple of new tools... he used to be a mechanic with me till he had his daughter now he is the stay at home mommy daddy, anyhow he wanted the new tool and normally she would say ok sure but instead he got the "your not a mechanic anymore you dont need tools" retort. i couldnt help but laugh, i love buying new tools and tho im undergoing a career change and no longer am a mechanic full time myself i still buy the fancy stuff and specialty tool and just new stuff in general when i can swing it.
I hear you there man! I love buying new tools. The problem is that I start to get nosebleeds when trying to decide if I should buy a new tool or a new cruiser part from thinking too hard
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Any new feedback from those of you that did your own siping?
I was dissapointed when I read that the only way to properly sipe the tires was with a machine, as we don't have any tire shop (at least I couldn't find any) that sipe tires here in Spain, not even in the UK.
But I see from this thread that homemade siping can be done, I'm looking forward to hear from the rest of you that have done it. What about wet road traction?
I was dissapointed when I read that the only way to properly sipe the tires was with a machine, as we don't have any tire shop (at least I couldn't find any) that sipe tires here in Spain, not even in the UK.
But I see from this thread that homemade siping can be done, I'm looking forward to hear from the rest of you that have done it. What about wet road traction?
I didn't end up siping my tires because they handle great on all surfaces thus far. Waaaaaaay better than my old tires for sure.
Siping should add traction on all surfaces.
Siping should add traction on all surfaces.
I sipped the tires on my 82 BJ42 then got bored and grooved them as well.
here is the link to that https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/342458-cruisinfj60s-82-bj42-3.html#post5266853
I cant comment on how they do yet cause we dont really get snow down here (cept for that freak snowfall the other day) and i had no problems in the rain. I can say my BFG MT's did pretty good on the snow and slush and pulled several stuck vehicles up and out of some decent sized hills. now that I sipped the center lugs i can only expect it to be even better. and pretty much each lug has 8 cuts so it should do pretty well.
and like i said in that post... those of you with a box cutter... your freaking retarded! i had a heated iron that cut 2 grooves at a time i cant imagine how hard and long it would be to do it that way.
here is the link to that https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/342458-cruisinfj60s-82-bj42-3.html#post5266853
I cant comment on how they do yet cause we dont really get snow down here (cept for that freak snowfall the other day) and i had no problems in the rain. I can say my BFG MT's did pretty good on the snow and slush and pulled several stuck vehicles up and out of some decent sized hills. now that I sipped the center lugs i can only expect it to be even better. and pretty much each lug has 8 cuts so it should do pretty well.
and like i said in that post... those of you with a box cutter... your freaking retarded! i had a heated iron that cut 2 grooves at a time i cant imagine how hard and long it would be to do it that way.
ntsqd
technerd
I think you mentioned that before.
I'll probably need to be getting new tires sometime this summer, and may give the siping a try.
ntsqd
technerd
Response was to CruisinFJ60
