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grooving the middle lugs on SS TSL's

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grooving the middle lugs on SS TSL's

Post by Snarba »

Hi there I've recently scored some second hand swampers with about 60% tread on them and was thinking of getting them "grooved" through the middles to get more edges, any thoughts..pros/cons... the pic shows ya what i mean
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I believe it makes them more flexible....
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Post by derelict_frog »

Doesn't it make them better on a wet road as well as it squeezes the water out better?

Also i think that technique has a funny name,...
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Post by "CANADA" »

its called siping (syping)



and allows the tire to flex just a bit more
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Post by dumbdunce »

mad_landie wrote:its called siping (syping)



and allows the tire to flex just a bit more
siping is different to grooving. siping is making 'cuts' through the tread block without actually removing any material, which increases traction and flexibility without negatively impacting wear rates. grooving is the removal of material to create more and smaller tread blocks - grip and flexibility are further increased in most offroad situations but wear is accelerated.
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

dumbdunce wrote: siping is different to grooving. siping is making 'cuts' through the tread block without actually removing any material, which increases traction and flexibility without negatively impacting wear rates. grooving is the removal of material to create more and smaller tread blocks - grip and flexibility are further increased in most offroad situations but wear is accelerated.
Here is a siped MTR. Improves grip a lot, especially on wet rock. In the US there are companies that will sipe your tyres for you quite cheaply.

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Post by Snarba »

thanx everyone.....
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Post by DiscoDino »

I've grooved my TSLs and they did flex much better, also, they gripped like mad, noise increased a wee bit though...(but your deaf anyways from all the rest of the noise...
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Post by suzi_on_46s »

ive heard it makes them last longer

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Post by STUMPY »

suzi_on_46s wrote:ive heard it makes them last longer

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Post by DiscoDino »

suzi_on_46s wrote:ive heard it makes them last longer

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Post by dumbdunce »

STUMPY wrote:
suzi_on_46s wrote:ive heard it makes them last longer

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We all know what hear say said :roll: :roll:
siping can make a tyre last longer, but grooving will not.
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Post by suzi_on_46s »

yeh well sum1 said siping
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