Has anyone had this done yet??
12-19-2009, 09:38 PM
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I have a question about tire siping (that I hope does not “jack” RandyK1’s thread.)
I run two different dedicated wheel/tire setups (one for summer and the other for winter). My summer setup is summer-performance tires and my winter setup is studless snow tires.
My winter tires have siping that is done during the manufacturing process . These tires grip great on just about any surface (dry, wet, snow, or ice), and they run very quietly. They do wear quickly.
My summer performance tires (Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3) seem to become noisier with wear. I would like to quiet-down the tires (they are almost roaring now at 50% tread-wear).
I am considering siping the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3’s. I realize that best case siping will increase wear
, and worst case it will ruin the tire
. But, the noise is that bad at 50% wear so I really don’t care since this would provide an excuse to get new tires.
My question: If I siped the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3’s, would they run more quietly?
--Spike
I run two different dedicated wheel/tire setups (one for summer and the other for winter). My summer setup is summer-performance tires and my winter setup is studless snow tires.
My winter tires have siping that is done during the manufacturing process . These tires grip great on just about any surface (dry, wet, snow, or ice), and they run very quietly. They do wear quickly.
My summer performance tires (Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3) seem to become noisier with wear. I would like to quiet-down the tires (they are almost roaring now at 50% tread-wear).
I am considering siping the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3’s. I realize that best case siping will increase wear
, and worst case it will ruin the tire. But, the noise is that bad at 50% wear so I really don’t care since this would provide an excuse to get new tires.My question: If I siped the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3’s, would they run more quietly?
--Spike
My girlfriend's dad is actually an tire-press inventor at Goodyear. When I was chatting with him, he said a lot of their sipe testing made tires that sounded like suction cups as each extra edge would cause a separate point of contact and pressure thus more noise. I can directly ask him your question though tomorrow and see what he says.
Edit: Confirmed, they would just make them even louder. Buy a new set if the noise bothers you or look in reviews for a tire that seems to wear well.
Last edited by stradaONE8; 12-20-2009 at 07:17 AM.
12-20-2009, 11:08 AM
#23
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^^ Thank you for the reply which I greatly appreciate. That confirms the advice from bdblackz:
I’m not even considering this anymore after receiving advice from a tire engineer (bdblackz) and your gf’s dad who certainly knows a lot more about tires than I do. I’d be a fool to ignore two experts.
I suppose the exception to siping summer performance tires might be owners who track their cars. They probably want the “suction cup-like” grip you mention, are not overly concerned about tire wear, and could care less about excessive noise if the tradeoff is better grip.
--Spike
I suppose the exception to siping summer performance tires might be owners who track their cars. They probably want the “suction cup-like” grip you mention, are not overly concerned about tire wear, and could care less about excessive noise if the tradeoff is better grip.
--Spike
12-26-2009, 11:13 PM
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I love all my 350Z brothers and sisters.
Unlike siping, shaving has proven to be an advantage. And this advantage is appropriate only for unique applications.
Reference: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=67
Unlike siping, shaving has proven to be an advantage. And this advantage is appropriate only for unique applications.
Reference: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=67
