Jeepial
I wanna be Dave
I have said this same thing a couple times!!"thumbsup":mrgreen:
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How to Sipe your tires!!
- Thread starter Jeepial
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lil' lucifer
Rock Crawler
thanks for the idea with the dremel.....did mine the other day! Took no time at all. two "thumbsup""thumbsup" for you!
On the front tires I did all the solid lugs, but on the rear I did the right, center and left lug, then skipped a set of them and then did the right, center, and left again.
front:
rear:
On the front tires I did all the solid lugs, but on the rear I did the right, center and left lug, then skipped a set of them and then did the right, center, and left again.
front:
rear:
Jeepial
I wanna be Dave
Turned out very good..Thanks for the kind words aswell.."thumbsup"
Just a good little method that works.
BustinRock
Newbie
A razor blade works great. The only isue you can run into is tearing chunck out of your tires on nasty rocks. Works good on my real vehicles also
Jeepial
I wanna be Dave
I found a razorblade to be very inconsistent.I like the result I get much better with the dremel.Plus I havent had any chunks get torn from my tires with my method.
Krakker
I wanna be Dave
How much time did you put into a set of wheels?
This is geat for Rovers, since they already have the lines. makes them last longer.
This is geat for Rovers, since they already have the lines. makes them last longer.
lil' lucifer
Rock Crawler
Krakker
I wanna be Dave
:shock: What REAL vehicles are you using a razor blade to sipe tires on?
Tortuga275
Quarry Creeper
Would siping HPI rock grabbers be worth it
Yea I call BS too. Misinformation in so decent a thread is such a damn shame to see.
Jeepial
I wanna be Dave
I put about 10 minutes into each tire.Taking your time is key to getting good results.
I have had the thought,but as soft as most comp tires are,I would think that it may cause the carcass to rip,or even rip off lugs.So I just never tried it.
Siping any tire is worth it IMO.."thumbsup"
black92coupe
Rock Stacker
is it worth the time to do this?
picklewagon
Rock Crawler
I don't know about trucks but, we've been cutting edges and shaping lugs on dirt track motorcycle tires with razor blades since before I can remember, until someone made a groover (hot knife). Don't believe me? Watch the original movie On Any Sunday.
How does one decide where to sipe...trial and error??
exploreron40s
Newbie
I might try this with with the Venom Ridgeline Tires I have. I have two brand new set of them, but I heard they are crap so..... I probably with never use them.
Dennis P
Pebble Pounder
I ice raced motocross bikes and quads through the late 80s and into the mid 90s.It would take me a few evenings with a razor knife to setup a single frt 10" michelin for my quad .I would cut out every second lug on the tire before studing .Very sore hands and arms before you where done 1 tire.The dremel and a set of rovers seems very easy. "thumbsup"
indiana mudcat
RCC Addict
People have been using razor blades and hot knifes for years to sipe swampers, boggers and many other tires for grip on rocks and ice for many years. What PLANET you been living on?
bob1961
I wanna be Dave
i used a metal dremel cutting wheel that looks like a saw blade....
it didn't melt the rubber like the cutoff wheel did....but left nice wide square bottom grooves instead....
the benefit of the wider square bottom grooves i see is that they allow the groove to open and close more then the thinner cutoff wheel groove does "thumbsup" ...............bob
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it didn't melt the rubber like the cutoff wheel did....but left nice wide square bottom grooves instead....
the benefit of the wider square bottom grooves i see is that they allow the groove to open and close more then the thinner cutoff wheel groove does "thumbsup" ...............bob
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J.DUKE
Rock Crawler
I notice that everyone is siping in the direction of the tires rotation...
Is that deliberate? Has anyone tried siping a lug perpendicular or at a 45 degree angle to the rotational direction of the tire?
Or maybe a blend of angles for some diversity in the way the lugs will react on a given rock face?
Anyone whos tried it please post thoughts on performance; climbing, sidehilling, turning, etc? Thanks.
Is that deliberate? Has anyone tried siping a lug perpendicular or at a 45 degree angle to the rotational direction of the tire?
Or maybe a blend of angles for some diversity in the way the lugs will react on a given rock face?
Anyone whos tried it please post thoughts on performance; climbing, sidehilling, turning, etc? Thanks.
TANK
Rock Crawler
I've noticed that the siping helps the lugs shape over things and allows the lugs to bite more... most of the tires on the market have great forward/reverse bite but lack the side hilling traction. SO the sipes going in the direction help with the side bite also.
as far as the siping with a razor blade. I use a siping machine daily at my job and we use a spiral blade that is as sharp as a razor blade. A main reason for siping vehicle tires is not only for added traction but its mostly for heat dissipation.
this is the machine i use.
as far as the siping with a razor blade. I use a siping machine daily at my job and we use a spiral blade that is as sharp as a razor blade. A main reason for siping vehicle tires is not only for added traction but its mostly for heat dissipation.
this is the machine i use.
