TSL GROOVING TO DO OR NOT TO DO ????

jccarter1 · Aug 25, 2014

I hate to be that guy but sell the isucks and by some tsl's i had Irocs and went to tsl's and you couldn't pay me to go back I am sure they work in certin terrain but here in Alabama/ Tennesse they just don't cut it I grooved my irocs it helped but they just don't have big/deep enough tread

TBItoy · Aug 25, 2014

Re: Re: Re: TSL GROOVING TO DO OR NOT TO DO ????

jccarter1 said:
I hate to be that guy but sell the isucks and by some tsl's i had Irocs and went to tsl's and you couldn't pay me to go back I am sure they work in certin terrain but here in Alabama/ Tennesse they just don't cut it I grooved my irocs it helped but they just don't have big/deep enough tread

X2 Iroks are only good if you only wheel rocks, in the dry middle of summer, on a rig with so little power that real tires would bog it down or break the axles...

rpf500 · Aug 25, 2014

jccarter1 said:
I hate to be that guy but sell the isucks and by some tsl's i had Irocs and went to tsl's and you couldn't pay me to go back I am sure they work in certin terrain but here in Alabama/ Tennesse they just don't cut it I grooved my irocs it helped but they just don't have big/deep enough tread

I am with you guys. I wanted my cut 39.5's back so bad the first time I wheeled with these.

I will see if I can sell them I guess. If not, I will just have to cut the **** out of them and try that!!

Scarecrow · Aug 25, 2014

I've run mine for a while stock and grooved. Grooving did help mine but once you get them wet it's throttle time. On dry rocks there the best tires I've ever run.

muddinmetal · Aug 25, 2014

This is the all around best cut imo

09zkrankin · Aug 25, 2014

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I have to agree with everyone else, 2 of the rigs I ride with have Iroks and on dry rock they are awesome but put em on a muddy hill side and they suck. I love my tsl's

onepieceatatime · Aug 25, 2014

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I must be smoking dope but every time I run my Iroks in the rain I swear they do so much better. Last week at Ivy I was walking obstacles in the rain that I've always struggled in the rain. It's weird as ****. Mine are also wore out.

rpf500 · Aug 25, 2014

This past weekend i slid backwards down more hills, (under full throttle) than I actually climbed. Little mud and they earn the name icant's. :****:

gsell · Aug 25, 2014

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09zkrankin said:
I have to agree with everyone else, 2 of the rigs I ride with have Iroks and on dry rock they are awesome but put em on a muddy hill side and they suck. I love my tsl's

x2, I first ran the mullet combo, tsl's and boggers.... business in the front party in the back, did really well in most situations, went to 42 inch IROKS, did great in technical rock climbs, but the jeep ran back to the trailer on its own when they saw mud or water. Went to SX stickies and really like them. The strange thing, a friend of mine runs the 49 IROKS and the thing goes everywhere, rocks muds, wet rocks, etc.... I guess since they are 21 inches wide..... ;D

johneddie · Aug 25, 2014

Just went back and read the whole thread again...The pic I posted was of my TSL SXs Aetna cut,didn't realize that the "new question" was about Iroks. Sorry... :dunno:

zukiscott · Aug 26, 2014

I keep my TSL's groovered up like this with my lil ole dirt track tire groovin iron....

been runnin my TSL's like this for years and YES it makes a difference ;D

zukiscott · Aug 26, 2014

before...

after...

cjtrucking · Aug 26, 2014

ive got a pretty decent set of 39.5s tsl on my Cherokee, should I groove them or leave like they are until they get wore down???

zukiscott · Aug 28, 2014

I have grooved a brand new set before,,,and then regrooved them when they were half wore out,,,,it just gives the tire more biting edges and lets the carcass loosin up a lot to "grip" on some rocks better new or old and worn :dblthumb:

MuleSkinner1399 · Aug 28, 2014

Best places to buy a tire groover than i can use on my 44" TSL's?

rpf500 · Aug 28, 2014

MuleSkinner1399 said:
Best places to buy a tire groover than i can use on my 44" TSL's?

I'm looking too. Have used the ideal brand from a buddy twice. Best I found was $75 so far.

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004AW7XYU?cache=4477708b03260d4ae8282c27f2b0b19d&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1409255569&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1

MuleSkinner1399 · Aug 28, 2014

ScottsPics said:
I keep my TSL's groovered up like this with my lil ole dirt track tire groovin iron....

been runnin my TSL's like this for years and YES it makes a difference ;D

What # groover did you use??

zukiscott · Aug 29, 2014

aw crap???.... its the $70.00 dollar one from the dirt track shop here in Douglasville Ga PRC Race Cars 770-942-7682 Shane

and I have the #4 , #6 and #10 cuttin heads n blades.

highrolrcustoms · Aug 29, 2014

I bought a groover like one above from speedway motors. Its was like $80 and worked great.

June dog · Sep 1, 2014

rpf500 said:
I know this is an old thread but it is the most relevant thread I can find on here so I am bringing it back up.

Anyway, I have 42 Iroks and they suck IMO. Mine are roughly 90% tread and no matter what pressure I run, I can't seem to make the same hills (as easy) as my old 39.5" cut TSL's. Terrain I run most often has very little rock, alot of hill climbs, and unfortunately, mud holes at the bottom of those hills. I haven't been to Tennessee with these tires yet, so maybe there they will be good. However, since I get down there about 6-8 times a year, I need a tire that works locally.

Has anyone on here grooved them and had positive results?

I cut every other lug out of mine. It was a major improvement over what they were but there still an irok . If I was going to cut another set I would do all of them like the front . I made a miss lick when cutting the back and had to roll with it. (Took out a big lug

uke

. They do seem to be wearing down alittle faster than I'd like but at least I can hold my own now. I'm getting ready to take an Groover to em and cut on down toward the cords and sharpen the lugs some. Fall crawl is just around the corner :dblthumb: