have you guys heard of this? i've seen it at a few tire places, is it worth the $40 to have this done? or should i not bother with it? i read that it ight not be the best for passenger tires...
sipe 'em?
have you guys heard of this? i've seen it at a few tire places, is it worth the $40 to have this done? or should i not bother with it? i read that it ight not be the best for passenger tires...
Greg
1989 LX-i 2dr 5spd (R.I.P.)
2008 CBR 600RR -- 1995 Toyota Supra NA -- 2013 Nissan Frontier Pro-4x
heard of what?
-Mark D.
I had it done on my Prelude wheels and it works great. Don't do it if you want to be able to burn out because it makes it a lot harder, but if you want traction then I recommend it.
no wonder its a lot harder to burn out... i thought my other tires were just really shitty..
yeah siping worked really nice on my tires!
It does void the tire warranty though. Some car magazine did a test of winter tires, siped tires, studded tires, and chains. I don't remember the results, but I remember that the siping did better than most people thought.
-Ryan
Pure White 1988 DX Sedan
"It takes a big man to cry. And, an even bigger man to laugh at the big man crying"
what is siping? This is new to me, or at least the term is. Can anyone explain what it is?
-Mark D.
nevermind, I just found out. Every article I just read on it said that there was a great improvement in traction in all weather conditions. On the flip side though, it seems as though this does reduce the overall tire life, and can lead to "tread chunking" depending on how hard you are on the tires. Also, as mentioned before, you do run the risk of a warranty void by having this done.
-Mark D.
at les schwab they recoommended it, and said 85% of the people that buy tires get the siping...
anyway i am sure it didnt void my warranty, though now i am curious since they didnt mention it! lol.
thanks for the ingo, i might do it good for winter and stuff, maybe help in cornering as well
Greg
1989 LX-i 2dr 5spd (R.I.P.)
2008 CBR 600RR -- 1995 Toyota Supra NA -- 2013 Nissan Frontier Pro-4x
Ok STILL don't know what "sipe" is! Could some one please enlighten me?
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what they told me, was they basically cut slits width wise in the tread your tires... so they can grip better.
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