Siping MTs?

^^ What did you use to sipe them? Some guy over in the Jeep forums IIRC was using a Skil saw to sipe his MTs. A but gutsy for me.

 

I've had both my KM2s and my MTRs siped at Discount tire. Runs about $17/tire I think. They sipe the center lugs and they are thin cuts directly across the tread blocks. When they are first done, they are almost invisible but the edges open up slightly over time. The siping has definitely helped on the road and in the wet and definitely in the snow. (although the MTRs are probably the worst tires I've had on hardpack and ice). On the rocks the siping can make the carcass of the tire more flexible and allow the tread to conform to the rocks better. I definitely doesn't hurt traction in the rocks. I had very little chunking on my KM2s. I just had my MTRs siped a month or so ago so not a lot of time in the rocks since the siping to report.

 

Thanks Adam, this is the kind of input i was looking for!

 

You can buy a siping tool, or as Adam mentioned have them done at a tire shop.

 

I'm 'bout due for a new set of MT/Rs. I'm thinking hard about having them siped in the center blocks.

On the other hand - I'm pretty sure it's never going to snow or rain again in Northern California. So perhaps I won't bother after all.

 

my interco ssr's had great sipes on the center lugs from interco, also the interco trxus mt has a lot of siping for an mt. my dick cepeks have a little siping but wish the had a bit more. maybe look to another tire... also to the guy that talks about mt tires not having siping look at the intero iroks and the pit bull rocker.

anyway maybe there is a 'better' tire on the market than the hankooks for you op..

 

The Interco Trxus is a great winter tire for that reason. They do ok in the rocks/dirt but not as well as you might think since the tread voids aren't as large but they are not a bad option.

 

I have already purchased the Hankooks, not really looking for other tire suggestions at this time, just wondering whether or not to sipe them. I was thinking that if I was to sipe them, I would have Discount Tire do them, but I may just get a siping tool and do them myself. I think having few sipes, like what Jason posted above as opposed to the pic I posted, may be the route to go for durability off road and better road manners.