[Shotimes] Tire Siping

[kerbyh@netzero.net]

Tire siping died out somewhere in the Jurassic Period.  Apparently, it might have been useful back in the dark ages of tires, but these days I think the tire manufacturers know more about tread design than some dude at the tire store.  Save the money on siping and buy decent tires to start with...

Kerby

-- Silver Sleeper <silversleepersho@yahoo.com> wrote:
My roommate recently purchased 4 new tires over at the local tire shop, les schwab on sunday.   Since then he's been talking up getting new tires "siped" as in getting the tread cross-cut about every 1/2 inch horizontally across the tread.   From what he says to me,  the tires are able to use "fingers" created by the sipes.  Creating better grip (tire tread can move around more), tires stay cooler,  and tire life is increased.  He had this done for $ 11 dollars a tire.
 
I was just wondering,  anyone had any experience with tire siping?  is there some measure of truth in these statements,  or are we talking about another "snake oil"  or "muffler bearing" product?
 
 
 


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J.Hall
1993 Taurus SHO atx Silver Frost
police scanner, lots of audio mods
SHO club and NWSHOC member

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