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EricW
Well-known member
I have always wondered about this:
If tire siping is such a great deal for traction or tread cooling or whatever, why dont the manufacturers do it to the tire before it leaves the factory? I gotta believe that the big guys (BFG, Good Year, Etc.) have a team of engineers and R&D folks that spend tons of time and $$$ figuring out every little detail to make their product work better and last longer than the competition.
It seems odd to me that they would have all the knowledge and ability to sipe cheap at the factory, and yet they choose to let the corner tire guy and his siping machine make their tire a better product. This just seems wierd to me and I have always wondered about it.
I'm going to write a letter to "Myth Busters" and see what they say. Might be a good episode. EW
If tire siping is such a great deal for traction or tread cooling or whatever, why dont the manufacturers do it to the tire before it leaves the factory? I gotta believe that the big guys (BFG, Good Year, Etc.) have a team of engineers and R&D folks that spend tons of time and $$$ figuring out every little detail to make their product work better and last longer than the competition.
It seems odd to me that they would have all the knowledge and ability to sipe cheap at the factory, and yet they choose to let the corner tire guy and his siping machine make their tire a better product. This just seems wierd to me and I have always wondered about it.
I'm going to write a letter to "Myth Busters" and see what they say. Might be a good episode. EW