Siping Cooper RM253's
Earlier this summer I put Vision 81 rims, and Cooper RM253's in 245/70/19.5 load range H, on my 2005 SRW RAM 3500. I was heading up the Dalton Hwy (Haul Rd) with the camper on, and wanted the extra l...
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sch911 wrote:
My take on Siping is the if the tires needed extra slits in them to function the manufacturer would have added them. Like filling with nitrogen, siping is a marketing tool used by tire shops to get your money....
Obviously from someone who's never siped a set of hard block tread tires......
To the OP, if they are hard compound then siping will not make them as good as a dedicated soft winter tire but it will make them way better in all respects except longevity hauling heavy loads like a camper.
I'd sipe em or find some winter tires.
I did a fair amount of gravel with siped Toyo MTs up there with the camper on and had no issues with tread damage or chunking out tread. Only downside, again, is increased wear. Prolly not as bad with a 19.5 tire though
