Super Swampers in light snow

pieromj3 · 01-19-2005, 09:52 PM

I have the tsl radials and in light snow they have horrible traction.... in the deeper stuff they are fine and in mud they are great. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there anything i can do? In 4wd i mean its fine but who wants to be driving in 4wd when there is 2 inches of snow???

orangetj05 · 01-19-2005, 10:28 PM

get your tires sniped is the only thing i know of

pieromj3 · 01-19-2005, 10:47 PM

what exactly is that?

camoTJ · 01-19-2005, 11:14 PM

duh....they are TSL's

nwjeepguy · 01-19-2005, 11:17 PM

Sipes are where you go and have some cut thin slits in the tread blocks to give you more biting surfaces for tractions. Very commonly done on BFG Mud Terrains and such and particularly on big trucks. Someone on here has a great link I hope they post it.

nwjeepguy · 01-19-2005, 11:19 PM

Ok found the link http://sipers.com/sipers/zipsearch.html thank you to the resident geezer (ok so I can't remember his name, I'm new here)

camoTJ · 01-19-2005, 11:59 PM

dont sipe TSL's...that would be lame shoulda got SSR's if you were gonna deface TSL's like that

JEEPIN'75 · 01-24-2005, 07:57 PM

pierom how do you like those tires? i just got 31x11.50. what pressure do you run when driving normal roads?

red99tj · 01-24-2005, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camoTJ

duh....they are TSL's

seriously man, whats the point of this thread? you shoulda known about them before you bought em

JEEPIN'75 · 01-24-2005, 08:09 PM

didnt have time to read up on them, they were new and cheap. bought on the spot.

pieromj3 · 01-24-2005, 09:50 PM

i like the tires alot. you have to know how to drive with them though. driving styles vary from dry pavement, gravel, rain, and snow. light snow isnt so good, but they seem to do great in all other conditions.

**JeeperDon** · 01-24-2005, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pieromj3

what exactly is that?

It's a trick to make the tires into the ones you should have gotten (but didn't know you needed) that do what you want them to do. The more 'little cuts' in a tire, the better the snow/ice traction. Look at a real snow tire at a store compared to your rock crawlers.

pieromj3 · 01-24-2005, 11:16 PM

so do you suggest siping them? or what exactly are you saying... its not like I have the money to drop for 4 new tires... 120-150 or more each.. plus now i have them on my stock rims. If i got new tires i would have to get new rims. these are the only tires that i found the fit my rims. not to mention i love the look. they look very tough in my opinion. Plus they make my jeep sit high... people have told me they have the same height as most 33" tires.

01-19-2005, 10:47 PM	#3
pieromj3 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 75 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	siped? sniped? what exactly is that? __________________ TJ 4 banger 2" lift 32x10.50 SS TSL Radials 6" KC Slim lites on windsheild Hi Lift mounted on front bumber My TJ Green Jeep Club member 134

01-19-2005, 11:17 PM	#5
nwjeepguy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Newcastle, Wa Posts: 197 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Sipes are where you go and have some cut thin slits in the tread blocks to give you more biting surfaces for tractions. Very commonly done on BFG Mud Terrains and such and particularly on big trucks. Someone on here has a great link I hope they post it. __________________ [COLOR=Red]1998 Jeep Wrangler Sport[/COLOR] PIAA 520 SMR w/ 110w Bulbs [COLOR=Red]Optima Battery[/COLOR] Cobra 75 WX ST CB Radio

01-19-2005, 11:19 PM	#6
nwjeepguy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Newcastle, Wa Posts: 197 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Ok found the link http://sipers.com/sipers/zipsearch.html thank you to the resident geezer (ok so I can't remember his name, I'm new here) __________________ [COLOR=Red]1998 Jeep Wrangler Sport[/COLOR] PIAA 520 SMR w/ 110w Bulbs [COLOR=Red]Optima Battery[/COLOR] Cobra 75 WX ST CB Radio

01-24-2005, 09:50 PM	#11
pieromj3 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 75 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	tls i like the tires alot. you have to know how to drive with them though. driving styles vary from dry pavement, gravel, rain, and snow. light snow isnt so good, but they seem to do great in all other conditions. __________________ TJ 4 banger 2" lift 32x10.50 SS TSL Radials 6" KC Slim lites on windsheild Hi Lift mounted on front bumber My TJ Green Jeep Club member 134

01-24-2005, 11:16 PM	#13
pieromj3 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 75 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	suggestions? so do you suggest siping them? or what exactly are you saying... its not like I have the money to drop for 4 new tires... 120-150 or more each.. plus now i have them on my stock rims. If i got new tires i would have to get new rims. these are the only tires that i found the fit my rims. not to mention i love the look. they look very tough in my opinion. Plus they make my jeep sit high... people have told me they have the same height as most 33" tires. __________________ TJ 4 banger 2" lift 32x10.50 SS TSL Radials 6" KC Slim lites on windsheild Hi Lift mounted on front bumber My TJ Green Jeep Club member 134

01-19-2005, 11:14 PM	#4
camoTJ Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Littleton, Crawlorado Posts: 651 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	duh....they are TSL's

01-19-2005, 11:59 PM	#7
camoTJ Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Littleton, Crawlorado Posts: 651 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	dont sipe TSL's...that would be lame shoulda got SSR's if you were gonna deface TSL's like that

01-24-2005, 07:57 PM	#8
JEEPIN'75 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 9 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	pierom how do you like those tires? i just got 31x11.50. what pressure do you run when driving normal roads?

01-24-2005, 08:09 PM	#10
JEEPIN'75 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 9 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	didnt have time to read up on them, they were new and cheap. bought on the spot.