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Old 09-12-2008 | 03:57 PM
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Just wondering about my tires for winter?
Anyone run these and how do they handle?

Just because i live in Hamilton on the MOUNTAIN and have to drive up and down THE MOUNTAIN for work

What about grooving or sipen I think thats what they call slits in tread lugs

HOCKEY IS STARTING SOON YAYAYAYAYA
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Old 09-12-2008 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by mudterror
Just wondering about my tires for winter?
Anyone run these and how do they handle?

Just because i live in Hamilton on the MOUNTAIN and have to drive up and down THE MOUNTAIN for work

What about grooving or sipen I think thats what they call slits in tread lugs

HOCKEY IS STARTING SOON YAYAYAYAYA
Looks like the BF Goodrich MT. These tires are excellent in the snow. (Better than winter tires)
Just be careful on ice, because the rubber comes hard and it's not good as a winter tire.
Old 09-13-2008 | 07:19 AM
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If you're running the stock BFG MT, then those tires are great......just remember though, your tire pressure is everything.

Keep a lower tire pressure and you'll be better than fine. Say around 25 PSi.

Anything over 30 or 40 and you'll be slipping around like crazy.
Old 09-13-2008 | 10:24 AM
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I siped mine myself and has worked great
able to maintain 39 psi with no issues

in fact had mine into the tire shop and the owner had a dodge ram with bfgMTs same as stock rubi tires in 35s and he says he has to take them off in winter
he saw that mine were siped and he had a bucket of questions for me. he is going to buy a siping machine now.

when it gets really bad i drop psi to 30
Old 09-13-2008 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by WRAITHYJEEP
I siped mine myself and has worked great
able to maintain 39 psi with no issues

in fact had mine into the tire shop and the owner had a dodge ram with bfgMTs same as stock rubi tires in 35s and he says he has to take them off in winter
he saw that mine were siped and he had a bucket of questions for me. he is going to buy a siping machine now.

when it gets really bad i drop psi to 30


How did you sipe your tires did you buy the tool?
Old 09-13-2008 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mudterror
How did you sipe your tires did you buy the tool?
there is a how to on here somewhere
basically involves a utility knife and some muscle and time
cut 1/4 inch deep in centre lugs staying 1/2 inch from leading and aft edges choose either 3 or 2 cuts per lug i found works best to keep lug integrity

sorry no pic but take a look at my tires sometime




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