Siping Goodyear Duratrac tires....

It's Great !!!....

I'm on my 2nd set of duratrac tires already in 287/75/16's. First set I got about 20k miles on them before I got rid of them. They were at the wear bars already ( damn supercharger )
On my 2nd set I decided to get them siped. They already come winter rated with sipes but I decided to take the chance and get them siped for extra winter traction.....
HOLY CRAP....22k miles later I still have 30% tread wear left and my driving habits ( heavy foot ) have not changed. Not only do I still have considerable tread left but siping has made the ride "MUCH MUCH better. Traction in snow is much much greater as in rain and on dry pavement.
So I consider siping duratracs very worthwhile and plan to do it again on my future sets as it increased traction, comfort, and long term longevity.

 

Thought I would follow up on this. Nobody sipes anymore and I went thru a couple sets of duratracs after this that were not siped. I still stand by my original post. The siping turned my duratracs into a beast in the snow and it wiped out any deficiencies in the rain.

 

Curious if a person can DIY siping? I know what it is, but haven't looked into it. I imagine it would be time consuming though.

 

Yes, you can. I believe that's what OP is referring to. And yes, it can be time consuming.