My family has been in tires since the 70's, dad's owned his own wholesale company for about 10 years that i've worked for and for the past 4 years we've owned our own retail store. When people with Pro Comp A/T's come in there is plenty of tread left and they just want them off their trucks. Poor wear patterns, and once the tire hits 3/4 to half life they never want to balance out without taking a hefty bit of weight on the wheels. I've had 2 good friends with them on their trucks, one was a lifted F-150 with 20's and one was a Jeep Wrangler with 35x12.50-17's and both hated the tires the whole time they had them.

 

I have had geolander A/t for 25,000 miles and they still look brand new. When i went and got the rotated and balanced they thought i got new tires since they were in such great shape and being a couple years old

 

That's the issue. They don't stock them, they aren't local. I can call myself a Pro Comp retailer too. You walk in the door and order them, put down a deposit, i log onto 4WP.com and order the tire you need. In a few days when they come in i install them on your truck. Most people with a single vehicle don't want to wait 3 or 4 days for a tire to be replaced.

 

Thanks for clearing that up, I've heard a fair amount of people have issues with balance and tread wear after a while. I don't have the money to drop $1200 on tires and only get 15-20k out of them. An aggressive tire with that warranty seemed too good to be true.

 

Bfgs in the snow are great IMO. Ive never had a problem in the snow with them.

 

That's awesome to hear, I had michelin LTXs on my explorer before I got my truck, they fared okay in snow but they did last about 85k. If I could get 65k out of a set of LTs I would be very content but it seems hard to find anything with severe weather or and type of off-road performance that can do that.

 

The issue with the tire is the fact the tread blocks are spaced so far apart. Nothing with that few blocks and that much space stands a chance at a long life.

 

Michelin LTX A/T2?

 

That was one of the first tires I looked at, but I'm weary of the snow and ice performance. I work as a snowboard instructor in the winter and I have to be up the road early, often times in fresh powder that will have substantial depth and unthawed icy roads. I'm also driving on steep switchbacks with big drop offs. My other michelin's did great it wet and dry but as soon as they touched those roads they would be very difficult to control in the corners. have you heard how they handle in severe conditions?