Outer Limits 4x4 Board

As it says im running 38 x 12.5 x 15 on a cut up zuk at 2 to 4 psi on beadlocked rims but want to groove them for more flex and better grip have seen only 2 designs so far has anyone done it to their tyres what was the design and your thoughts on how well it worked thanks

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthre ... e+grooving

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthre ... e+grooving

http://performanceunlimited.com/customs ... oming.html

theres a couple of good shots in those links and how they perform.

Thanks Grahamme looks like im out with the groover looking for every edge for the comps

I like this design, nice and simple. Might do it to my brand spanker 36" TSLs.
I think you will get bad chuncking if you go too crazy.
Do you have a groover? Caus I do
Paul.

I like the designs that sort of look like a Krawler

ausyota wrote:I like this design, nice and simple. Might do it to my brand spanker 36" TSLs.
I think you will get bad chuncking if you go too crazy.
Do you have a groover? Caus I do
Paul.

He dosent need one cos he is gona use yours

I used a stanley knife to Sipe my Krawlers Took me 42 min to do all 4 still on the car. I put 3-4 10mm deap cuts in ever lug

I dont mind lending my old mans groover to people to use but you will have to come down to Manjimup to use it

Would cost me the same in petrol for the Q to get to manjimup and back with a trailer as it would to get the guy who is doing my tyre repair to do it .Just on that Joes Tyre repair in Bayswater is doing the repair fully vulcinised for $45 cant beat that he wants $25 a tyre to groove them any pattern you want.Was thinking of going dodge and using a grinder as i dont no anyone with a groover or anywhere i could borrow or higher one from thats close by thanks for the offer Paul

$45 thats good, its even better that he could fix it cos it was a big cut. The tube for the temp repair cost u close to that didnt it ?

RUFF wrote:I used a stanley knife to Sipe my Krawlers Took me 42 min to do all 4 still on the car. I put 3-4 10mm deap cuts in ever lug

what would the affect of this be to actually cutting a gap in each lug?

muppet_man67 wrote:

RUFF wrote:I used a stanley knife to Sipe my Krawlers Took me 42 min to do all 4 still on the car. I put 3-4 10mm deap cuts in ever lug

what would the affect of this be to actually cutting a gap in each lug?

having a tyre siped and running low presure it tyre actually opens up where it has been cut giving it more flex and more grip and contact to the terrain, wear as groving the lugs makes for just extra contacting edges

anyway thats what i have always believed...

i heard that siping(sp) tyres makes them wear slower? is this true? and any legality issues with runing em onroad?

RockyF70 wrote:i heard that siping(sp) tyres makes them wear slower? is this true? and any legality issues with runing em onroad?

id love to tell ya, but i only read about siping with rc crawlers and for the little rc crawler i got the tyres will take ages to ware.

RockyF70 wrote:i heard that siping(sp) tyres makes them wear slower? is this true? and any legality issues with runing em onroad?

yeh ive heard that to
reason being there ment to run cooler

i took to my mtrs with the 1mm grinding discs

What did you do Red zook sipe them or groove them how well did the grinder go did it clog up or cut real easy

duncan wrote:What did you do Red zook sipe them or groove them how well did the grinder go did it clog up or cut real easy

just siped (small slits) to the center lugs

cuts through like butter i started with a new blade and it was still new when i finished

shit gets everywhere tho

this grooving is looking very tempting
might have to have a play with my swampers & see
i like these

thats one bent rim
that TSL look like it would hook up really really well i would be interested if some one did it and told me a little about how it went

Did it used s 4 1/2 grinder was easy just a bit smokey and dirty but went ok and cost me nothing I just grooved from the center lugs out so each of the center lugs is now 3 pieces will post a picture went down to the depth of the wear bars and a grinding discs width about 6mm will let you no how they are

There are some pics of how i grooved my 39's up here..

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... hp?t=58482

Are u going to test them out on tuesday?

Going to Brunswick with people this wekend for a more family outing ie more booze than driving but will do a fue hills was just thinking might come down earlier than i just pmed you and bring the zuk for a run on the rocks seen as they should be dry do you mind

What time ya goin Duncan??????

I would be offened if u didnt any time during the day is cool

This is what I did to mine.
Paul.

This is what I used and the pile left afterwards
Paul.

Now there groved for extra flex are u going to sip them for extra traction?

Cant seem to post a pic of how i cut them but it was from the center of each tread block out in an arrow shape so each tread block is now 3 pieces not 1 they worked heaps better as they flex much more now cant wait to try them on some rocks

duncan wrote:Cant seem to post a pic of how i cut them but it was from the center of each tread block out in an arrow shape so each tread block is now 3 pieces not 1 they worked heaps better as they flex much more now cant wait to try them on some rocks

Like this ?