Spare Tire Excellence Article (i.e. Exce11ence)
11-09-2010, 04:13 PM
#31
Sidewalls are thin and the body ply they cover is rubber bonded to radial cords of nylon or polyester - maybe kevlar, and a thin leak proof liner is bonded to the inside of that. The "steel" in belted radials is under the tread. The sidewall of my damaged tire felt very soft and thin. Of course this is speculation, but based on reading about radial tire construction to the point that I'm done with that. Only a test will add some weight either way.
I can imagine crudely "sawing" thru them with serrated blade is even easier that scissors. I dunno. Geez! I gotta get to work! 
11-09-2010, 07:15 PM
#32
Drifting
To do this right, you need to be in the dark, in a driving rain in November, on the side of an elevated roadway, with wet cold hands.
I'd like to see how it turns out. Ok, doing it in the comfort of your garage is a good reference point, but no one wants to get bloodied and soaked by trying to cut a tire off the wheel with a non-locking swiss-army knife, so identifying the right tool to pack in our kits to do such cutting is also important.
11-09-2010, 07:24 PM
#33
