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Old 01-31-2012, 02:30 PM
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I'm only taking a guess at this but because I'm fairly hard on my tires I don't think siping would change anything if it did it would decrease because it's weaking the overall structure if the lugs and when you break that up its like a soft sponge almost like snow tires which do not last long if you uses them all year I did that once lasted about 2months after the snow melted
You're not supposed to sip the outer lugs on an M/T tire, they'll come apart and wear faster. If you sip only the inner-middle lugs there is no reason the tire wouldn't last as long or longer then an unsipped tire. And you're not supposed to cut very far into the tire either, I think an 1/8 of an inch at most, otherwise you will weaken the lug.
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I'd rather save money and not do it but hey every bodies got there choice
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I'd rather save money and not do it but hey every bodies got there choice
You can do it yourself for free, but yes it's personal preference.
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Got my tires!
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Awesome!! What size
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Hows long of a wait ?
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255/75/17 and I ordered them Thursday at 8 pm

Getting my 2in bb installed along with the tires! I'm super stoked!
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I couldn't take it I ordered guard dogs today 31s about 2 weeks back order for 3ply sidewalls.
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Call because I just ordered a set or 31" guard dogs. Won't let me off the website but I called and got 5.
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I got the guard dogs. But I skipped on the keggel crap cause all I heard was it reduces the tread life of the tires. The tread looks wicked tho!
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My biggest question is tho how big of a difference will the 255/75/17 be compared to my old 255/65/17
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I did call an order 4 31/10.50x15 with 3ply sidewall about 2 weeks back order.
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Originally Posted by larryftmfw
My biggest question is tho how big of a difference will the 255/75/17 be compared to my old 255/65/17
There are a bunch of tire size converters on line just google it and they should all tell you the difference
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Got my tires!
Nice man they look great
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So my old is 30.1x10/17 and my new is 32.1x10/17
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