Tires - Aftermarket Siping

[twistye]

Looking for some feedback on trying to improve traction on those slippery mountain slopes...had the truck and trailer sideways a couple of times coming down a narrow path in the spring that was pure ice...headed towards a cliff ...although i amazed both my buddy and myself that i was able to save our asses- i am not looking to repeat that experience...

there are very limited "winter" tire options for a 1 ton...running 35" mickey thompsons right now all year round...was wondering if putting aftermarket sipes in these would help for on ice? anyone actually done this? i know the "salesman" says that it does...but you can't trust them...i mean, i think it was the same salesman who sold my buddy his doo saying that it would beat my cat....and we all know how that turned out...hehehe

seriously, anyone done this? does it work? or waste of money?

...or....does anyone know of a man-truck sized winter tire? biggest i can find is a 285/70/17 with a "D" load rating...

 

[evan3000]

I have 35"x 13.50" Pro comp Mud terrains on my 2500 dodge , that have sipes cut into them. I would say that it made a bit of a difference for the tire. but it's not like driving my wifes Trailblazer with blizzacks on it.

 

[Kevin]

Not the same as your 1ton, but I had a couple sets of BFG AT tires sipped on a Tahoe. I never ran them without sipes, so can't really say if there was a difference or not. The tires work great for me in Colorado.

Just got new BFG ATs on a Tundra, same Discount Tire store said is not recommending sipping the current ATs. The current tread/compound does not need the sipes. I figure they know what they are saying, especially when it costs me less.

 

[Coxy]

Syping is definitely going to help you out. Especially if your running a more blocky tread tire. Im most cases, it will also help slow tire wear down as well. The biggest downside is if you spend a ton of time off road, on rocky gravel roads, etc... It will be real prone to shreading the tread up. But yes, you will benifit on the highway through the summer, and all through the winter. Im syping my garbage BFG's this winter... Wish i could make my Mickey Thompsons skinny for winter lol... 15.50's just dont cut it in the slush though.

 

[J-HEFF]

Toyo MT's come in all kinds of big sizes like your looking for. I run 295's on 17's with siping and love them in the winter. We run MT's on all our farm trucks, wifes H3, mine, ect. They are all load range E too, not cheap though. Siping works great but gravel roads tear up the tires pretty quick, we only get about 15 to 20 thousand miles on our work trucks before we need new tires.....about two sets a year I guess.

 

[theultrarider]

Siping does make a big difference on the ice no matter what tire you run. Not so much for snow, mud or anything else, but glare sheet ice yes. I also run a 1 ton ford crew cab with 35 toy mt's in the summer. But come winter I swallow my PRIDE and run skinny little pizza cutters that may look gooy, but can not hardly spin the tires on glare ice when I try. Nothing run with function over looks. Just like all the big lifted super duties running around with 38-40's under them that have never seen mud Give me a break. Follow me with your big bad a$$ truck. That is what a garden hose and pressure waher are for guys.

 

[blackcloud2k]

Have you looked into getting a set of tires in the size you wish and studding them? I had a buddy stud a set of 35" bfg mt's and they worked great in the winter and on ice. And come summer time he put back on his normal set of mt's.