High mileage Falken Wildpeak A/T3W in snow

[Discount Tire]

9/32 isn't bad and has lots of life left, even according to Discount Tire (I rotated/balanced there today.) Mine will go well beyond 40k, and most tires should on a solid axle vehicle, if rotated frequently enough.

The siping tool is a good idea. But at 9/32, mine still show plenty of siping left.

Tire rotations are key to better tread life! The more the merrier IMO!

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[Sting-Gray Neutral Pres.]

Hand siping is great if you don't plan to keep the tires much longer and want to get one last winter out of them. Here is a pic of my old JK on Toyo MT's that I hand siped after a snowy 1300 mile road trip. The siping made a world of difference in packed snowy road performance. The issue I had was that the centre tread blocks that I siped started to dry rot not a few months later when the snow melted.

Years ago I did the same thing to the center blocks of a set of BFG KM2s, but they never dry rotted afterwards. It's a fair amount of labor but I do agree its a big improvement for mud terrains in snow and helps on wet pavement too.
The A/T3WS already have a ton of sipes though, not sure you can add more. I think the comment about the rubber compound hardening over time/use might be what's occurring, as it's ice traction that's degraded the most.

 

[GWolgamott]

I've thought about getting the A/T3WS on nicer rims for spring thru fall then get me some dedicated snow tires to run November - March. But thought it was overkill, so maybe after your experience I'd end up buying me some and run them a year or two before I get dedicated snow tires.

 

[Sting-Gray Neutral Pres.]

Went with these dedicated winters as the solution:
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/gt-radial-icepros.74378/#post-1240244

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