Tire siping...anyone done it?

[Mustang5L5]

Anyone ever sipe their tires on their Mustang? Just wondering if it really does give a noticable improvement to handling and breaking and reduces wear??


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siping

 

[TrueBlue03]

maybe you should just buy studded tires.

try these suckers out on the track!

 

[Mustang5L5]

Hahaha, i need those for winter here, not just the track

 

[myponyrocks]

yeah I always get mine siped, it makes a world of difference in the rain

 

[Mustang5L5]

Where do you go? I can't find one place near me that does it?

 

[Bluffing024]

Les Schwab

 

[Shiroelex]

I've never heard of that before, but it sure would help in this random Michigan weather. I have had some tires heat cycled before. I figured siping had something to do with that when I read that. I'm sure Belle Tire can do it.

 

[SeanD1111]

Be careful doing that. Back when Discount Tire used to do that, I had a set done for the Mustang. After about a month of driving, I was cleaning the car and noticed chunks missing from the rear tires. I took them back and had them replaced. Discount no longer sipes tires down here anymore, in part due to chunks being torn off tires. Only thing I could figure, was that when I would break the rears loose, it would tear off small chunks of tread.

 

[myponyrocks]

Discount did the last 4 sets of tires I bought.