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PostSubject: what should i do with my tires?   what should i do with my tires? Icon_minitimeMay 23rd 2013, 12:21 am

i have carlisle tires they are knobby and probably about 3/4 of an inch tall. i am thinking about cutting them into someone like a V-Tread tire. what does everyone thing?
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PostSubject: Re: what should i do with my tires?   what should i do with my tires? Icon_minitimeMay 23rd 2013, 1:47 pm

Well if you do that they will clean out better and clean out faster and mud wont stick as much to the tire.
And you might get better traction.
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PostSubject: Re: what should i do with my tires?   what should i do with my tires? Icon_minitimeMay 23rd 2013, 1:54 pm

theswampmachine wrote:
i have carlisle tires they are knobby and probably about 3/4 of an inch tall. i am thinking about cutting them into someone like a V-Tread tire. what does everyone thing?
sounds like a good idea Very Happy can we get some pics to compare the before and after
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PostSubject: Re: what should i do with my tires?   what should i do with my tires? Icon_minitimeMay 23rd 2013, 2:59 pm

I would leave em.


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PostSubject: Re: what should i do with my tires?   what should i do with my tires? Icon_minitimeMay 23rd 2013, 8:50 pm

I agree with doug
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PostSubject: Re: what should i do with my tires?   what should i do with my tires? Icon_minitimeMay 23rd 2013, 8:53 pm

Doug Fackler wrote:
I would leave em.
I would just leave them as well because sooner or later you will regret it.
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PostSubject: Re: what should i do with my tires?   what should i do with my tires? Icon_minitimeMay 23rd 2013, 8:58 pm

Yeah- If you mess them up or you don't like the results, you've just wasted a perfectly good set of knobbies.
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PostSubject: Re: what should i do with my tires?   what should i do with my tires? Icon_minitimeMay 24th 2013, 10:23 am

That is the only reason I dont really want to do them is because i feel like if i dont like it then i will have to spend more money on new tires. I have a professional tire cutter available to i could get it done right but im just not sure if im going to like them like that.
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PostSubject: Re: what should i do with my tires?   what should i do with my tires? Icon_minitimeMay 24th 2013, 12:26 pm

I would avoid it. I actually cut down a set of speed chains for a compact car to fit my tractors tires... Haven't tried them on the recent build but they should fit perfect as I had cut them a little on the big side for a standard tire... might want to look into that for mudding...
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