anyone siped their tires?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Near Jacksonville Fl.
anyone siped their tires?
Title says it all. 
What were the results? I thinking of doing it on a set of Yoko's I have on my Grand Prix for the winter.
If it woks there I may look at doing it on my vette, Discount tire claims a 200% increase in traction with 30% better tire wear.
Is noise the downside?
What were the results? I thinking of doing it on a set of Yoko's I have on my Grand Prix for the winter.
If it woks there I may look at doing it on my vette, Discount tire claims a 200% increase in traction with 30% better tire wear.
Is noise the downside?
Le Mans Master
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From: One Hour From Boston!
Originally Posted by DsC5
What's "siped?"
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Melting Slicks
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From: Near Jacksonville Fl.
Originally Posted by Dale Manor
I had the rear tires siped on my pickup because of traction problems and it did help noticeably. However, I'm not sure it would be a good idea on performance tires/car.
What are your reservations for doing it on a performance tire? Most racing org's ban siped tires because of the increased traction.
I'm really looking for the downside of this practice, if there are none why isn't done more often?
Burning Brakes
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From: Rogers, AR, USA
I have no experience to confirm this, but I have read that the more sipes the tires have, the quieter they are on the road. It's the larger solid blocks of rubber in the tread that create more noise.
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Originally Posted by corvettebob1
Dale, How long did you run the tires you had siped?
What are your reservations for doing it on a performance tire? Most racing org's ban siped tires because of the increased traction.
I'm really looking for the downside of this practice, if there are none why isn't done more often?
What are your reservations for doing it on a performance tire? Most racing org's ban siped tires because of the increased traction.
I'm really looking for the downside of this practice, if there are none why isn't done more often?
