Tire Groover

[T-bird]

I am thinking about cutting the lugs on my LTB's because I don't think my tires contour to the rocks as well as they could under my light TJ. Does anyone have a tire groover or an easy way to cut the lugs?

[rilynsdad]

I used a 1 1/4 wood chisel and a map-gas torch and heated up the chisel's tip to cut the small lugs on my bogger's it work pretty fast two tires in a hour not bad, it cut through like butter... I check out youtube first.

[JeffK5]

I used a 1 1/4 wood chisel and a map-gas torch and heated up the chisel's tip to cut the small lugs on my bogger's it work pretty fast two tires in a hour not bad, it cut through like butter... I check out youtube first.

This ^^

Doing it this way is 10x faster than messing with a Ideal type groover..

[blazerbrad]

I'm sure the 1 1/4" wood chisel would be faster for cutting out the small lugs of a Bogger, but for cutting a 1/4 - 1/2" groove across a tread block the groover should be faster. Exact same concept with the exception you don't have to stop and heat up the blade with the torch. I cut a 1/2" groove through the middle of each tread block on my 39.5" TSL's in about 15-20 minutes per tire.

[cheapthrills49]

Don't b a girl, use a chainsaw........faster than any grover out their. If you have a small battery powered or electric saw its one handed and effortless.

[T-bird]

I was looking at something more like this

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and not removing an entire lug.

[blazerbrad]

I was looking at something more like this

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and not removing an entire lug.

I did the center lugs of my previous Swampers (13/38-16s) like that with the smaller 1/4" blade. Twice as many cuts but not much more time since it cuts quicker.

[JeffK5]

From your first post I was thinking you where wanting to remove whole lugs to let the tire flex better.

Would cutting a 1/4" wide 1/4" deep groove in each lug really improve flex that much.

[u&k metal works]

Don't b a girl, use a chainsaw........faster than any grover out their. If you have a small battery powered or electric saw its one handed and effortless.

He's right

[cheapthrills49]

From your first post I was thinking you where wanting to remove whole lugs to let the tire flex better.

Would cutting a 1/4" wide 1/4" deep groove in each lug really improve flex that much.

O yeah, it adds 100 or so more pinch points per tire.....have you ever seen a late model tire? Thats the principle then air down

[cheapthrills49]

Just order the EL-CHEAPO from speedwaymotors.com

[T-bird]

I have a good buddy that has one and is going to let me use it. I think it will really help in the rocks because right now my tires don't even start to bulge with 10 psi (no beadlocks). I think breaking up the lugs will help them flex and give them more edges to grab on.

[T-bird]

I picked up the tire groover from my buddy and trying to figure out exactly what pattern to go with now. I will be gone this weekend so I should have them done sometime next week.

[underpowered]

chainsaw method FTW for grooving.

[kentuckytwostep]

I've got the center lugs on my XS's split in thirds with about 3/8" or 1/2" grooves and at 8psi they wrap around rocks like a hookers lips around a crack pipe :cheerleader:

[T-bird]

I finished the first trail of tire cuts last night and I am pretty happy with them. I only did one cut per lug and could not belive how much more flexible the tires are. Before I had ran 10 PSI and the tire would hardly buldge at all when I hit a rock on the center of the tire. Now they will buldge out an inch with just the weight of the Jeep.

I am happy that I did not cut more than this for now because I still drive the Jeep to work on nice days and didn't want to ruin them. I will test the grip out next weekend at Slade and see if I want to cut anymore, but I wanted them to flex more and I am surprised how little of cutting it took to make sure a drastic differance.

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