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So, the rest of the story on 39+ inch tires.

During Hyperfest last weekend I cornered the BFG sale rep for the east coast and this is what he said. The demand for off road tires has exploded the last 12 months. BFG is trying hard to fill the demand for the bread and butter sizes and styles. best selling BFG is the KO2 35 inch tire. 37 inch and below are on an automated manufacturing line and they are barely keeping up with demand. This year they have already sold more tires than all of last year. Now the problem 39inch and bigger are on a manual assembly line. First up are the sponsored race teams and the special purpose tires, next up are the associated race teams and the DOT approved tires and lastly the consumer. Wait time for a KM3 39 inch tire is approximately 10-12 months! Everything in manufacturing is sold before finished.
The sad thing is BFG recognizes that the KM3 39 and KO2 39 series is in high demand but at this point they are hamstrung by raw material latency due to California policies at port of call and limits on trucking industry in California. One the raw material clears Cali the process is ready to roll, the delay is at the port of call. Shipping to an alternate port is not a possibility since most of their material comes from that side of the world and shipping it thru the canal would be cost prohibitive.
They (BFG) recognizes that are loosing customer base and they are investigating alternate way to get raw materials "in house"

the Supply issues apply to all US built tires and this accounts for why we can't find large size tires .
 
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