DBB888

Hey Guys and Gals

I know its been a while but I fell behind and had a baby girl and now expecting a baby boy 13 months apart

So safety was on my mind this winter and having Mud Terrain tires they just suck in the wet and are ok in snow- So SIPING I must Go!!

While working on installing a cast iron sink for Inlaws I had to buy a tool to cut a piece of wood out and couldnt use a jigsaw or circular saw bc it needed to be a fine thin cut away- I could have filed but it would have taken forever

Walked around Lowes and stumbled on the DREMEL MAX

BLAH BLAH I'm getting to it- What a great tool for cutting and putting 2 and 2 together why not use it to sipe tires-

It Cuts through like butter- I was going to get the iron thing but then thats all thats good for- Dremel MAX can do so much more and at $100 why not



I had to sharpen the blade when it got a little dull but that took 5 seconds bc you leave the DREMEL On and slide it across the file

Pattern on smaller tread chunks


Pattern on the longer tread chunks


All in all took 18 minutes a wheel

Use the blue tape to measure 1/4" down - take the wheel off the JK
and turn on and press down. The oscillating motion of the blade at speed 5 is the best setting because it is very controllable.

Holding the Dremel so you see the underside of the blade while you're cutting.


Did it make a difference- Nite and Day - drove around in the rain all day and she hardly had wheel spin- Stopping improved a lot too. Can't wait till it snows. This was done on tires with 1/2 the tread left. I have new Mud Terrains I have to sipe but after these wear out.

Hope it helps !!

Mike

Snap-Off

Pretty interesting, what made you come up with the idea?

jeep08ham

That is great! Used a lot of common sense for a lot of us that have struggled how to do this.

A Big Thank YOU!

DBB888

It just came to me- I was searching for some type of siping tool, I saw the commercial for a larger oscillating tool some 4in1 and but it was like $300- then i saw dremels version and it clicked.

Im always thinking like McGeiver

red rcok

nice one buddy of mine has one too

Snap-Off

I may need to pick me one of dem's up!!!

ronjenx

Some reading on siping:
h t t p://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/TireSiping.shtml

fighterpilotmav

i have heard from some 4wd parts dealers that siping does not extend the lift of the tire. It nearly hurts the life of the tire by a lot. Is this a myth or fact?

DBB888

Myth
Siping made a huge diff in rain and snow- when it wasnt siped I was losing traction like crazy

fighterpilotmav

is it a myth or fact that siping kills the life of your tires (not the traction part)