Tire siping
- Thread starter tchuck
- Start date
- Location
- Portland, OR
- Location
- Chicagoland
I got my tires sipped at Discount Tire. Hard to see in the pic, but my sips are much closer grouped than yours and its much more fine.
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- Location
- Portland, OR
When did you have yours done? Mine were from Discount Tire as well, in Dec of 2010.
- Location
- Chicagoland
I got mine sipped in April of 2011. I like to think there is a benefit to sipping, even if minor. Kind of like filling your tires with nitrogen. :hahaha:
- Location
- Portland, OR
Maybe they revised their technique...?
So far I have a little under 50% tread after a harsh 30k miles. Seems pretty good to me...
winter 2010 in nyc was no joke,i was literally stranded in the snow and ice and those all season 20in tires werent cutting it, after about 8 hours i got free (1 of my not so good days) as soon as i unfroze my feet i called tire rack for winter tires and the only ones available were bridgestone blizzacks in my size, (i didnt want to go smaller which actually helps in snow) the difference between them is nite and day! winter tires are all siped if im correct but the also have a much softer compound so it doesnt freeze up in colder climate, im assuming both are contributing factors. i swear in the snow i was able to do things and drive through things that i couldnt before on the flip side if there wasnt snow and ice on the ground the tire noise was extremely loud and it handled horribly in my opinion, very very sloppy!! i never heard of siping being offered on tires tho and because i have tires specifically for winter i wouldnt try it