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Originally posted by Ryno:
I haven't found anything on this using the search feature, so...

I just noticed that the sidewalls on my BFG AT KOs are distorted, i.e. wavy and bumpy. Checking around I see that this is not unusual for light truck tires, but not found universally either. Mine appear to be the most extreme example but you can only scrutinize so many tires in parking lots.

I just had them rebalanced and rotated and the techs made no comment. They washed them which is how I noticed in the first place. Yes, they have been used hard. I don't rock crawl but I do jeep trails and unmaintained roads. I encounter a lot of washboarding, ruts and potholes on the latter. The tires are are 2-3 years old (not sure).

Has anybody else experienced or seen this and if so, any comments? I want to hear something from this forum before I hear something from a tire saleperson.
Chances are that there is not a problem if experienced tire techs think they're OK. If you think your shop is giving you a false opinion, get a second opinion from a "neutral" shop. The most important thing is not to take any speculative answers from internet people who have never seen the tires in question. I have seen many different types of undulations in tire sidewall and only certain types constitute a defect. SteelX seems to be very knowledgeable on this subject and I tend to agree, in general, with his viewpoint.

Good luck. Let us know what the results are.