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Old Jan 31, 2012 | 02:30 PM
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I'm only taking a guess at this but because I'm fairly hard on my tires I don't think siping would change anything if it did it would decrease because it's weaking the overall structure if the lugs and when you break that up its like a soft sponge almost like snow tires which do not last long if you uses them all year I did that once lasted about 2months after the snow melted
You're not supposed to sip the outer lugs on an M/T tire, they'll come apart and wear faster. If you sip only the inner-middle lugs there is no reason the tire wouldn't last as long or longer then an unsipped tire. And you're not supposed to cut very far into the tire either, I think an 1/8 of an inch at most, otherwise you will weaken the lug.
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Old Jan 31, 2012 | 07:36 PM
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I'd rather save money and not do it but hey every bodies got there choice
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Old Jan 31, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by alexallen86
I'd rather save money and not do it but hey every bodies got there choice
You can do it yourself for free, but yes it's personal preference.
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 02:33 PM
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Got my tires!
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 02:40 PM
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Awesome!! What size
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 02:45 PM
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Hows long of a wait ?
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 03:08 PM
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255/75/17 and I ordered them Thursday at 8 pm

Getting my 2in bb installed along with the tires! I'm super stoked!
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 03:41 PM
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I couldn't take it I ordered guard dogs today 31s about 2 weeks back order for 3ply sidewalls.
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 03:49 PM
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Call because I just ordered a set or 31" guard dogs. Won't let me off the website but I called and got 5.
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 03:58 PM
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I got the guard dogs. But I skipped on the keggel crap cause all I heard was it reduces the tread life of the tires. The tread looks wicked tho!
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 04:10 PM
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My biggest question is tho how big of a difference will the 255/75/17 be compared to my old 255/65/17
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 04:39 PM
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I did call an order 4 31/10.50x15 with 3ply sidewall about 2 weeks back order.
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by larryftmfw
My biggest question is tho how big of a difference will the 255/75/17 be compared to my old 255/65/17
There are a bunch of tire size converters on line just google it and they should all tell you the difference
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 05:48 PM
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Got my tires!
Nice man they look great
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 06:41 PM
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So my old is 30.1x10/17 and my new is 32.1x10/17
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