A little fun in the snow
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RE: A little fun in the snow - 1/23/2008 6:05:53 PM
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Blazin_Jason
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Nice, so they worked well for you?
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RE: A little fun in the snow - 1/23/2008 6:07:05 PM
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willjones
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Looks like fun. So how did he new tires do? It just makes me want my new tires to be on even more!
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RE: A little fun in the snow - 1/23/2008 6:19:46 PM
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myronhntr80
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They are amazing. I had them siped also and they really grip. I was in over a foot of snow and never had a problem. Even when I hit the throttle a little to try to spin it wouldn't. I had to stomp on it to break tracktion. I slammed on the brakes on icey snow pack and stopped w/ very minimal slipping. I was impressed. I havn't siped tires before but will from now on.
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RE: A little fun in the snow - 1/23/2008 8:17:16 PM
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94blueknight
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They are amazing. I had them siped also and they really grip. I was in over a foot of snow and never had a problem. Even when I hit the throttle a little to try to spin it wouldn't. I had to stomp on it to break tracktion. I slammed on the brakes on icey snow pack and stopped w/ very minimal slipping. I was impressed. I havn't siped tires before but will from now on.
what do u mean by siped???
those tires look sweet how much did they cost?
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RE: A little fun in the snow - 1/23/2008 9:07:22 PM
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myronhntr80
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A machine makes lots of cuts across the tread from side to side. It cuts about half way into the tread giving them greater flexibility. The cuts are spaced about 1/4 of an inch apart. When the tread flexes it gives many more edges to grip and bite. Better for snow and ice. It is supposed to increase the life of the tires also.
The tires are Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ's 31 10.5 15's They cost 595.98. Gotta love e-bay 
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RE: A little fun in the snow - 1/23/2008 9:42:44 PM
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WolfPack
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31 10.5 15's They cost 595.98. Gotta love e-bay
Colony Tire right now is running a buy one get one half off on Mastercraft tires..I priced out some Courser M/Ts..32x11.5 for only $663 including all the goodies!!!! Thats as close as I've ever found to Ebay (I don't like buying ebay..)
And this makes me not only want new tires on..but some deep snow in general...NC is kinda lame sometimes 
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RE: A little fun in the snow - 1/24/2008 4:44:30 AM
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nj4x4blaze
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Looked like fun
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RE: A little fun in the snow - 1/24/2008 8:27:59 AM
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94blueknight
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ORIGINAL: myronhntr80
A machine makes lots of cuts across the tread from side to side. It cuts about half way into the tread giving them greater flexibility. The cuts are spaced about 1/4 of an inch apart. When the tread flexes it gives many more edges to grip and bite. Better for snow and ice. It is supposed to increase the life of the tires also.
The tires are Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ's 31 10.5 15's They cost 595.98. Gotta love e-bay
wow that sounds like it helps out a lot def gunna look into that for my next set of tires!
r u able to do the siped to used tires? mine r bout half way worn
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RE: A little fun in the snow - 1/24/2008 9:54:57 AM
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lennyblazer
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Yeah, it just wont be as deep of sipes
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RE: A little fun in the snow - 1/24/2008 10:43:05 AM
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94blueknight
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aight hmm i'll have to think about it. myronhntr80 do u have a pic of the tire tread up close?
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RE: A little fun in the snow - 1/24/2008 7:58:44 PM
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myronhntr80
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Some shops won't sipe a tire if it is not brand new. Liability reasons. If you can find a shop to do it I would. If there is any snow packed or icey roads you should test your braking distances before and after siping. It would be interesting to find out the difference.
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