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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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



and not removing an entire lug.

[u&k metal works]

Originally Posted by 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.

He's right