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Post by Foreman Rider on Jun 23, 2005 20:05:38 GMT -5
Looks like my front left 589 the core is going bad and is starting to lump so im waitin for it to blow. Im gettin 27" 589s on type 7s. 12" of course. Its gonna look sweet. Im gonna try this i dont know if anyone has done this. Im going to sipe my 589s. I think i went on like Moab slickrock I would get more traction......like if I need any more   ;D |
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Post by FLIPSTICK on Jun 24, 2005 22:04:18 GMT -5
Im going to sipe my 589s. Not sure I understand what you mean by this ? |
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Post by MuddnMason on Jun 26, 2005 9:59:43 GMT -5
Sipes are the small cuts that you see in the lugs and tread of radial tires. If you look on your truck tires, you will see small cuts. These create more traction in slippery conditions on hard surfaces by allowing water to move off the surface better.
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Post by FLIPSTICK on Jun 26, 2005 20:01:06 GMT -5
So it's similar to grooving but with smaller (razor) cuts in the tire lugs ?
Sounds like it should help .
Might look into doing the same to my 589's
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Post by MuddnMason on Jun 26, 2005 20:03:08 GMT -5
Yeah. You can see them on just about all vehicle tires, unless they are real aggressive AT tires.
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Post by Foreman Rider on Jun 26, 2005 20:04:46 GMT -5
And they are 5 or 10 bucks a tire so i think im gonna do that. Might help a lot
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Post by FLIPSTICK on Jun 26, 2005 20:08:46 GMT -5
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Post by Foreman Rider on Jun 26, 2005 20:09:56 GMT -5
Well since 589s are already block tires, siping will be good to try. And Les Shwab is going to sipe them so its all good.
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Post by MuddnMason on Jun 26, 2005 20:13:04 GMT -5
Cant hurt to try it. Keep this up to date after you do it. I dont think it will help me much, dont ride a lot of rocks and such, but for someone who does ride rocks and hard pack....maybe just the thing.
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Post by Foreman Rider on Jun 26, 2005 20:14:32 GMT -5
well if i lived in the Moab country then yeah that would definatly help but i dont but it might help in other sticky situations  |
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Post by lemmondrop on Jul 2, 2005 5:34:02 GMT -5
Oh plz dont sipe the tires!!!! I know im new to the thread and all but sipeing is really only meant for road use...my buddy had his tires siped on his pathfinder. did good on wet roads, but when he took it to a mud drag it tore the tires all up. granted it was on a suv and mud dragging it, but still im assuming ur gona take the quad through mudd holes and stuff so sorta the same thing. sorry to rain in on the parade, but if someone already did it to there quads tires and nothin happened then my bad.
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Post by Foreman Rider on Jul 3, 2005 0:22:55 GMT -5
No I havent done it yet but what tires did he do it to cause have you looked at 589s they're blocks and they wouldnt sipe them that deep.
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Post by TechForeman on Jul 3, 2005 0:23:38 GMT -5
Well i have seen plenty of trucks that siped tires that do great in the mud. i dont see why it wouldnt work on rocks. you could atleast try it on the tires your about to quit using and see how they do.
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Post by Foreman Rider on Jul 3, 2005 0:53:02 GMT -5
Yeah thats a good idea ill do that then if they work ill do it with the new pair if not i wont. Good idea tech. |
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Post by plowboy on Jul 5, 2005 18:37:25 GMT -5
I have had so so luck with siped offroad tires so I dont think I would do it again on my truck so I would not do it on my handa but I ride mostly in rocky terrain any way.
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