i need some tire groving pics

[twoslo4five0]

post up

what hot knife you used
pic of your tire
anything special you did or what you would have done

im looking for all pics but ESPECIALLY tsls

 

[obijuan]

i personally use a rillfit german style groover, works excellent. i wouldnt use anything else.

no tsls but this groover works great:

these are my buddies

http://a419.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/102/l_663b8433bf2bf9d7a0d738c019aca52a.jpg

 

[73redblaze]

dude! that looks awsome. lovin those groves

 

[chevysmithz71]

So what is the real benefit to grove emup? I know BFG have some strips on the sidewalls to dislodge mud but , is it for any other specific type of wheeling?

 

[shaun89]

So what is the real benefit to grove emup? I know BFG have some strips on the sidewalls to dislodge mud but , is it for any other specific type of wheeling?

some patterns clear mud better and other patterns will create more edges for the tire to grip on rocks. its like gripping with 4 smaller "fingers" instead of 2 big ones

 

[AJMBLAZER]

http://www.pmzracingproducts.com/tire_groover_1.html

I'm currently doing my Michelin XL's with my groover/siper. Only troubles I'm having are my technique and the dense rubber of these tires.

obi, where'd you get that groover?

 

[Greg72]

Obijuan has some esplainin' to do....

That groover is like $600 retail, an awful lot to spend to groove a single set of tires. I'm hoping it's borrowed from work or a GOOD friend in the 'biz.

Secondly, those long strips of rubber in the discard pile clearly didn't come from YOUR tires.....how's about telling us the whole story??

 

[79chevyk10]

Used a borrowed groover from a buddy that works at PolyPerformance, it was a couple hundred dollar machine....like a hot knife thru butter. Anyway, this is a simple groove to help with the lugs conforming to the rocks witout to much increased wear and durability. So far, so good.

 

[obijuan]

yeah i groove truck tires fo a livin. those are from some 11R22.5 tires, and it helps tremendously to sharpen the blades with a needle file, half moon and flat. i can get 20 tires out of one good blade.

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=654319&highlight=grooving

 

[twoslo4five0]

nice thread but thats a little agressive for me...im looking at something more along the lines of kidjethro's