Pro-Comp Mud Terrains - Anyone using?

[AZ_Husker]

Does anyone have any experience with the Pro-Comp Mud Terrain tires or know any reason I should not try them? I have had my BFG A/T's for over 4 years and have been pleased except when encountering mud. I'd like to try out more aggresive tire and the Pro-Comp's are buy 3 get one free for a few days longer. Plus, M/T's just look so damn good on a 4x4.

Thanks.

[HenryJ]

... the Pro-Comp's are buy 3 get one free for a few days longer...

Don't get in a hurry because of the "buy three get one free deal". They do that several times during the year. I have seen it more times than I can count.
Take your time and do your research.
Rumor has it that they are soft and don't last very long with on road use.

[Nullifier]

Yea the buy three get one free is a standard thing for 4 wheel parts like every weekend. The problem is the 3 are so expensive that it ends up being about the same as any other 4 tires out there. Remember nothing is really free that is worth having. Basically buy 4 tires at a discount or buy 3 at full price and get one free it is a wash usually!

[bigreen505]

Do a search on yotatech.com, there seems to be some experience there. They have a horrible reputation among people who have never used them and a decent reputation among people who have. They seem to be one of the envogue rock crawling competition tires here.

I spoke to someone recently who had a set on a Jeep and had them siped edge to edge. I couldn't see any sign of chunking at all.

[AZ_Husker]

Just so we're on the same page, these are the tires. NOT the XTerrain, which are the uni-directional, semi-paddle-looking type. Also, I'm trying to compare/contrast against BFG M/T, which are pretty pricey.





Nullifier, we're talking $504 for four Pro-Comps versus $728 for four BFG M/T's in 265/75/16. That's $125.75 per tire versus the $180 I typically get quoted for the BFG tire. That makes a man take pause for a moment. That $224 in savings could go towards some on-board air.

Bigreen505, I'll look at that yotatech board.

I appreciate everyone's input.

[calamaridog]

My feedback is why do you need a mud tire in SE Aridzona

[bigreen505]

One generic bit of info is Cooper's private label tires run very small in diameter by close to one size, but true in width. For example my 285's are 32.25" in diameter, where a 265 should measure about 32".

[Grim Reaper]

Just so we're on the same page, these are the tires. NOT the XTerrain, which are the uni-directional, semi-paddle-looking type. Also, I'm trying to compare/contrast against BFG M/T, which are pretty pricey.





Nullifier, we're talking $504 for four Pro-Comps versus $728 for four BFG M/T's in 265/75/16. That's $125.75 per tire versus the $180 I typically get quoted for the BFG tire. That makes a man take pause for a moment. That $224 in savings could go towards some on-board air.

Bigreen505, I'll look at that yotatech board.

I appreciate everyone's input.

Your math doesn't include tire wear. I can garantee the BFG will last twice as along. Procoms wear out even faster then the GoodYear MTR's.

You also shop at the wrong place. That price doesn't include mounting and ballancing. you can go down to Costco and get the BFG for around $150 each MOUNTED with road hazard. 4Wheel will nail you another $45 a tire for that. You just missed a $60 off 4 at Costco that ended last week.

Last set I needed Costco had to order so I started hitting other places that advertize price matching. I tried to get them to price match Costco and thier reply is "we matched the price but we don't match the labor." NTB guy said we match anybody's pric". When I told him the price at Costco he actually walked away from me and started helping a different customer. Neither place will ever get money for tires from me EVER AGAIN.

Now the one thing you might have a problem with is Costco will mount those tires on a loose rim all day long but they may refuse to put them on the truck since its not the factory spec size.

[bigreen505]

Grim, I wish you were right, but I don't think you've been to Costco for a while. The store near me was quoting about $185 a tire in the 265 size, or $170 for the AT. Do keep in mind that with Costco, the price includes tire warranty, for which other shops charge about 10% of the tire cost. I've been told that they won't honor the warranty unless they mount the tires on the actual vehicle. It is possible that different Costcos play by different rules. One store gave me a big song and dance about how they will not mount tires that are a different size from what was originally spec'd on the car (and they take this to a ridiculous level, they will not mount the 265 tire size from the Offroad Xterra on a base model Xterra), but the store I usually go to has set of 37x12.5x15 Crawlers and 37x12.5x17 MT's in the showroom. Last I checked, that is not an OE tire or size. They also had a stack of drag racing tires next to those.

As for tire wear, well, the man has a point. I guess what you have to decide is whether the extra cost of the BFG's is worth it to you or not. And if you are considering Pro Comps, you probably also should be looking at the Maxxis Big Horn (ursidae69 is running them), Kumho MT and Dunlop MT. They all come in about the same price and the Maxxis can be had on eBay for $480 shipped in a D range tire or $460 in a C range tire. From the one report I have seen, I would expect tread life from the Maxxis to be about 30,000 to 35,000 miles on a truck used as a daily driver.

[articulate]

My feedback is why do you need a mud tire in SE Aridzona

1. Because they look cool
2. See #1

Seriously though, I've been happy with the MT pattern after I wore out a set of AT. Maybe it's placebo, but I "felt" like they offered much more traction on rock.

But to answer the main question: I don't know of a single reason why you shouldn't try these Pro Comp tires. Since the BFGs are "tried-n-true" maybe give these a shot. What are you going to hurt? I like how Baja Marzonie tries out different tires - he has some made by Cooper, which aren't nearly as common as BFG. Go for it, report back in 6-8 months.