Tire siping sounds like something a workshop made up to upsell to you during an oil change, but it's actually a legit procedure. It involves cutting tiny slits into the tread blocks to help your tires ...

Tire makers take tread to new levels through advanced siping, improving traction and longevity. Modern tread designs are complicated affairs. Ribs, intervals between tread blocks, and hairline slits ...

Michelin has introduced the new XDN 2 drive tire with Matrix multi-dimensional siping. The benefit of Matrix siping is that the individual tread blocks July 1, 2003 Michelin has introduced the new XDN ...

Armed with new independent tests that show improved traction on prepared snow, Saf-Tee Siping & Grooving Inc. is setting out to bring more tire dealers into the siping fold. Wes Sprunk, owner of the ...

Siping has been around since the first man, John Sipe, kept slipping on the slick floors of his job. Somehow, he figured out that a few shallow slices across the soles and heels of his shoes would ...

CALGARY, Alta. – The larger the surface area of a tire in contact with the ground surface, the better the traction of the vehicle. This is not new news, but tire traction is still an important issue ...

CALGARY, Alta. – The larger the surface area of a tire in contact with the ground surface, the better the traction of the vehicle. This is not new news, but tire traction is still an important issue ...