Anybody know of a shop that will sipe tires?

[hippie metal]

I need to chop my tires a little bit and am not aware of anybody that does it...yet I know its done....anybody know a place?

[HeavyMetal]

sipe or groove?

[hippie metal]

sipe or groove?

Hmmmm Im actually unaware of the exact difference. Can you enlighten me? I know theses things SKATE in the rain, and that's what im trying to remedy

[Buffalo Phil]

I'm assuming that the difference is Siping is the thin line on the tread lugs that help with traction in the rain and wet surfaces while grooving is a deep cut into the tire itself to actually make the tread lugs out of a bald tire...

[HeavyMetal]

grooving doesnt have to be on a bald tire

its just putting grooves/voids into existing tread (or in some cases like you mentioned, non existing) to create another pattern in the tread desired by the user. its done with a super hot grooving tool

siping is like phil said, just slits in the tire tread

[Burton58]

correct phil

siped


grooved

[HeavyMetal]

grooved BFG


siped BFG


edit: alex wins by 2 seconds to pics

[Burton58]

edit: alex wins by 2 seconds to pics

i win a koh dvd

[HeavyMetal]

with that said, i was under the impression this was semi-common practice at tire shops for a fee. maybe not a BJs tire center or Town Fair Tire though, you get the idea

[lilnapsak]

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[1cleantj]

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imagine making a mistake





anyways back on subject, not sure of any places, call around i guess in your area. you can buy a tire siper pretty cheap. or if you got the patience, sharp razor blades work well also (done this before)

[Buffalo Phil]

imagine making a mistake

Even if he does, he is grooving Boggers. They won't be missed.

[hippie metal]

this is what I've gotten into so far. but i dont really wanna do the rest with a cuttin wheel. though I'm pretty sure it'd work

[netrachamp1853]

For $120 bucks you can buy your own groover off ebay with different size blades. So you can do grooves AND sipes. Then everyone will bother you to borrow it.

[hippie metal]

For $120 bucks you can buy your own groover off ebay with different size blades. So you can do grooves AND sipes. Then everyone will bother you to borrow it.