FALKEN WILDPEAK TIRE LONG-TERM REVIEW REPORT | 4-year trial |
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- Опубліковано 30 січ 2023
- I got my first set of Falken Wildpeak tyres in late 2018. I've since fitted them to three more 4x4s including the Dream Tourer, the Range Rover and my current Troopy. These are my conclusions.
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I wish they sold 255/85 R16 of this tyres in Australia…
So do I.
I use that size with the Toyo MT. I love it.
The perfect tyre size, have it in the toyo
And they do make that tire in that size
@@MarkRose1337 yes but not for Australia
I have Falken Wildpeak AT3s on my 200 series and have done 82,000ks on them with much of those ks towing 3T and still have 9mm of tread on them. I will buy them again.
Thanks for this review Andrew. It’s great getting your opinion on such an important piece of equipment. Please continue with these reviews when you have such positive experiences.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and use of these tires. Your integrity shines in the ways you talk about the products you actually use.
Nice review. That is why I always run one tire line - BFG K02 - on all my Land Cruisers since the early 1990s. Not saying they are the best tire. They just provide me solid and consistent service for my purposes for 30 years. Glad you have had similar experience with the Falkens.
Mr Andrew Pierre St. White. You are the Guru for when it comes to advice for overlanding gear, behaviour and survival skills. I followed your advice in 1995 and bought a 1980 Range Rover Classic. Great advice. Now riding a 2001 P 38. Please continue your excellent work.....very much apprechiated. Christian, Durban South Africa
Absolutely love my Falken AT3W's; smooth, quiet, super grippy in the wet, awesome in snow
I have the Falken Wildpeak AT3W on my 2017 Discovery and I drive A LOT! The first year I owned the car I put about 22,000 miles on it. I LOVE the tires. I've been in snow up deeper snow, mud, rock, sand, river crossing, long long highway trip on pavement and they track sooo sooo well. I will most likely get them again.
Been very happy with my Falken AT3W on my Discovery 4, zero issues and about 55,000 km on them, still plenty to go. Great tyre.
Good to know. Thanks for sharing your insights. Listing your trips taken on the Falkens has reminded me of those trips and now I'm going to have to go back and watch them all again 😀
Their AT3W are popular as a year-round tire here in Canada. Not as good as a true winter, but one of the better all terrain tires in the winter.
Agreed. In Calgary I have K02 on 2 vehicles, and a set of at3w on the 3rd. Id say they’re about the same in performance. The k02s looks much nicer from the side imo
After running 4 sets of KO2’s on two different vehicles; then switching to Falken AT3W’s, there’s no comparison IMO. The Wildpeak’s outperform the KO2’s on snow and ice. They also lasted much longer. Better ROI. I’m done testing tires and will stick with Falken on all my vehicles. Should mention I have had 3 sets of Wildpeak’s on two vehicles. Currently running 35’s on my truck.
ROI?
@@Bisonmaczr2
@@kevinstarski1598 return on investment
Brilliant! This is why I love you and your show “I haven’t had to worry about tyres” - that says it all, my next set of tyres is now sorted. I think your even more fussy than me when it comes to kit :-)
Andrew thank you for this report ! I have found it very helpful and informative !
Thanks for the upload - these are super popular these days so good to see a real world report
Thank you, Andrew. When the time comes I will follow your advice for a trouble free tyre experience.
Have to agree. I've been running at3w on my pathfinder since I got in 2019. Best single purchase so far. I've only lost traction once, and that was on a steep hill with rain, 2 wheel drive fully loaded. Road noise, no issue at all. Punctures not once yet, 40,000km everything but snow and sand. And the look good
I have used the complete opposite end of falken’s product range, their extremely performance track tires. The common theme with the brand is that they a catering towards the “enthusiast”. I have heard of stores of tires that had manufacturing defects but falken always made the situation right. I am looking forward to getting new sets of their a/t tires for my 4Runner and Chevy 2500 to replace oem equipment that is just sub par.
Keep up the great videos, I hope falken reaches out to you, from the reps I have met an track events they are wonderful people to work with.✌️
I have been running the Wildpeak AT3s on my Amarok for a couple of years now. They have performed absolutely great 👍 both in rocks, gravel, rain and snow ❄️ the only situation where they struggled for grip was on pavement with packed ice - but to be fair only a studded tyre will perform well in that situation..
I’ve been running the at3w for a couple years now. Almost 50,000 miles in the south east US. We have deep mud and slick river rock on our trails. I’ve been buried up to the frame in my 2 door Jeep jk and have been able to claw my way out. I plan on switching to the mud terrain next set. They have been an amazing tire. 50k on them with tons of life left.
Great review Andrew - was tossing up between Toyo AT3 and Falken AT3W and, after watching your video and also the comments from other Falken owners, I will now be ordering a set of AT3W's - Thanks
Thank you for the review. I greatly appreciate you sharing.
Hi Andrew. I remember when you was looking for new set of tires after you finish your sponsor ship with bfg. And some people recommend falken including my self. And I happy that you really like them, because I like them too and they are for me one of the best ones. 👍👍
Got mine last November (Jimny). Glad to watch your honest feedback!
Happy to hear this review. Did lots of research before purchasing Wildpeak AT’s for my daughters Renegade. She does not go off-road but we wanted something good in snow. They track nicely and are pretty quiet. Happy so far.
If she doesn't go offroad and you want something decent and safe for winter driving, why not fit winter tires?
Winter tires from reknown manufacturers are magnitudes better in winter conditions than any allterrain you can find.
As a european the fixation on all terrain tires for onroad use throughout the year is a mystery to me. (they are worse than summer tires for half a year on road and are worse than winter tires the other half of the year, and aren't much better than running winter tires during summer on road.)
We love the Falkens. I run the AT on my daughter's Montero and the MT on my buddies Montero. The Falkens and Maxxis are our go to tires.
As an outback Australian traveller all my life, I think 4wd tyres are much better these days. 30 years ago, we were fixing punctures every trip. These days we can take a group of 10 vehicles on a desert trip and nobody gets a puncture.
Thank you.
A very thoughtful, and well delivered review I choose to trust!
I’ve come to discover with extensive online searches and actual real-life conversations, this is a tire brand to purchase next.
I’ve been a loyal BFG guy for decades now.
(Dang! Decades…?)
However, this specific video of yours solidified my decision to make the change!
True Outback and beyond!!
I’m from Northern California, but have been exploring my state’s deserts, mountains, beaches, and areas way further eastward.
Thank you again!
Awesome review.Thanks for sharing
How excellent your content is. 👏 Tires, at cinematic level!!!!
Thank you Andrew for the review.
Thanks for the thoughtful review. My Jeep Rubicon JL Unlimited came with Falken MTs on it. Yes, pavement wet grip / ice grip is not the greatest. But this vehicle lives on a Wisconsin farm and spends a lot of its life in low range, with diffs locked: off road, sand, dirt, rock, mud, deep snow, over logs, the tires are pretty unstoppable. Zero punctures, so my plug/compressor kit sits in the back, virginal, unused, but ready. Wear? Can’t tell yet … got about 35k miles on ‘em and I’d say they’re good for another 20-30k. (but likely won’t) consider replacing them with ATs when the time comes, just for on-road noise reduction … I’ve rented several Jeeps with ATs in western U.S. - in e.g. Death Valley, and they’re MUCH quieter on paved road than are the MTs. But then again, I’ve never gotten stuck while on pavement; I’ll trade on-road quiet to get off road traction most any day!
Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws in LT285/70R17 C came OEM on my Jeep JTR. Loved em. When I went to 35 x 12.5 R17 E I went with em again. Once again love em. From pavement to beach sand to mountain mud and rocks, they’ve been great. And they have been very good in the snow in the mountains. They actually deserve the 3PMSF rating. Prefer the load range E- bit stronger and I don’t mind more of a “truck” ride. I may never buy a different tire again. Lol
Love my 255 80 R17 falken AT3W. They have been great on the road, snow sand and rocks. Very popular tire in the US
Totally agree. My previous Toyo A/T tyres hopeless on the asphalt in the wet. Actually deadly. Fitted Falken A/T great tyres and excellent in wet. They also wear better. Will buy again.
I have the AT3s on a Prado 18", very happy with them. Quieter and more wet grip then the BFs on road and probably the same or better off road, and have favorable reviews on snow. It is also a daily driver. Going to try some Mickey T A/Ts on 17" rims we have for more difficult offroad trips soon, also heard good things from people I trust.
Happy with my Falken AT3W’s on my 200 series (33”), 5 years 55k km. Had one stake last year off road at Cashmere Downs on the north side of Lake Barlee, fitted a single plug, then climbed Mt Forrest and Mt Elvire and it is still going. Also changed out my factory-fitted spare for the same Falken tyre several years ago, but I haven’t had to take a wheel off the vehicle in anger. Touch wood… May try the MTs, but AT seems to be fine for my needs.
I agree with you that tires are the most important aspect of overland driving. Not to mention that it's a long-term commitment that one must live with for a few years. My Yokohama MT G003 has been like that for the last four years and 16000km over every kind of terrain possible except for snow.
Love these tires, I've got them on my 08 wrangler and they have performed perfectly for me, about to put some 35's on it after a lift, but will be using the falken M/T's no question. It's not my daily driver so I can sacrifice fuel economy.
Hi I have the Falken wildpeak 285/75 r16 and are one of the best tyres I have had on all my 4 wheel drives
My Falken AT3 tires have been great for me
i have a set of 255/80r17 at3w on my 2021 colorado zr2. i had a set of 265/70r17 on my old 2008 vw touareg v6 base. very good on both. the zr2 loves the snow with these tires. and rocks. for the mud i have a set of 34x10/17 interco super swampers. bad on the road and loud. just amazing in the mud and california sierra rocks.
You crack me up, I put my heart medicine second, my heart has had an overhaul and pretty good.
I've tossed them on almost every adventure vehicle I've owned since 2018. Love them.
Couldn't agree more with you Andrew. Been running these tyres in the Kimberleys for 5 years now on the 200 series, only tyre that can handle it. Blown away by their durability, lack of road noise, robustness, and like you it's the 1 thing I've stopped worrying about on every trip. There just perfect.
MTs or ATs?
I've been using the wild peak all-terrain's on my Pajero for the last four years I can safely say they're one of the best tires money can buy I get a lot of compliments on watt tires those are they look great where I live it's very bitchy and Sandy and they perform excellent
Running Falken AT3w's, (285/70/17's), on my 2000 4Runner and I've had zero issues for 30K miles. Did several trails on the Alpine loop in Colorado and was astounded at their grip, (at 20psi), and crawled over every obstacle without a problem. They have been excellent in the rain, snow and ice. I have not had them in deep mud, but they are fine in moderately muddy situations. I have a fairly steep hill to get to my house and I don't even need 4wd in packed snow and patchy ice to climb it. I will be buying Falken's when this set wears out, but they still have 50% tread depth....might be a while.
I dunno if its just me, but your reviews and content is getting better and better (like fine wine). Loved the “after you pack the heart medicine- tyres!” Im in a bit of limbo. Bought a hilux to try the 2.8/auto before i buy a 70…. Now im in a hard place. Dont like independent front ends, not sure if i want to buy the mud tyres etc and go all out setting up the hilux for the canning…. I think i will wait for you to lead the way with your 2.8 troopie build and go from there 👍👍👍
Believe it or not I use the AT3W on a 2 wheel drive Sprinter campervan and I love em.
I haven’t experimented with Falken’s yet. I’ve been using Toyo, open country AT2 or AT3 for the last three sets, and have nothing but good things to say about those. Previous to that there was some coopers, firestones, BFG and Goodyear. The Toyos and the coopers are the only tire I’ve never had a flat with and up on Canada’s roughest overland route, the Dempster highway, which can be any number of things depending what time of year you drive it, the Toyos held up stupendously. They also held up on the rough tracks of Vancouver island, which our made with blast rock. I’m very interested in Falken tires after this video though, but I’d still want to stick with Allterrains because of the snow conditions we have in Canada. I express your concerns with wet road driving with mud terrain tires, but would like to add that they suffer in snow and ice too. Even some of the ones which proclaim they’re good for mud and snow.
You had a flat with KO2's?
@@kevinstarski1598 yes
10,000 km so far on our Hilux overlander in South Africa Andrew, purchased based on your advice/experience. Thanks Andrew (Lee a Patreon)
Two blizzards, a flood, and offroad in mud. No complaints yet with Falken wildpeaks at3w. They just work.
Love my wildpeak at3w in the 31x10.5r15. Done some mud, gravel, sand and beach. Towing the camper and really only had struggles for grip in very muddy steep hills. Without the camper I got up though. Thanks Andrew for the content mb
Think they've done about 50,000km now and plenty to go
Coincidentally, I just put the 2nd consecutive set of Falken Wildpeaks on my Jeep today. They’re fantastic tires.
I chose falken over bfg once I read about the large difference in wetweather performance
Maybe next time or in a few years I’ll get a used set as spares if I ever go on a big wheeling trip just to see if there’s a difference but I’m very happy with the falkens so far
And my first priority with the tyres was safety and I wanted an all terrain
Always thought you were a bfg man Glad to hear the falkens are a good tyre …. Thankyou for the info
I have Falken Wildpeak MT on my Land rover in Arizona. I drive on a lot of rocky trails, and I have lost a lot of rubber chunks. I do like how quiet they are for a MT tire. They have gotten me through some "deep" mud with no problems. About a foot deep with rocks underneath. I just don't like the large chunks of tread missing.
I’ve also had good results with the AT3W and the MT in 285/70r17. AT3W is really good in snow and ice. MT are great in gravel.
Both are much heavier than other options in larger sizes though.
But if they made some tall skinny tires, I’d get them again.
Set on the new Micky Thomson Baja Boss AT 255/85r17 now. 35” and skinny!
Also really like the Toyo atiii 35x11.5r17.
On my second set of Wild Peak A/T3 285/75R16.Currently have 25000 + klm on them ,rotated at every service 5000 klm and have only lost 2 mm of tread from 14 mm brand new. Combination of bitumen, gravel and off road around central queensland and the gulf. The AT3 have handled everything I wouldn't even consider changing to the MT. The first set had done 65000 + when removed and probably had another 15000 klms in them going on the wear rate.
I chose these over the BFG's, I've had them on my 100 series Landcruiser for 2 years now and I'm very happy with them, would consider getting a set of the AT's if needed.
I had the AT3Ws on my last Jeep and the Wildpeak MTs on my current Jeep. At some point I'll go back to AT3Ws because I just don't need the MTs and the AT3Ws lend themselves well to on road driving. I've also found them to be extremely impressive in rain and snow.
I also have a Rivian R1T pickup. It has the 34" Pirelli Scorpion ATs but they haven't been nearly as impressive. Fortunately Falken makes a tire that fits my Rivian. I'll be getting those at some point.
Thanks for the review Andrew
Some queries...
1. Which of the two sets (wide vs narrow) performed best in the environment.
2. How would you compare the BFG with the Falken (excluding the price though over here it's not that bigger difference.
FYI
Falken tyres are available here in SA. though it seems to be more focused on the AT than the MT.
cheers.
Hi Andrew,
When it comes to off road tyre pressures, what would you recommend if I were carrying 3500kgs (gvm)? 235/85r16 BFG muddies. On road it’s around 45
I have the AT3W on my JT Rubicon and they have been pretty decent on some of our longer more severe trips but the issue I have is their weight. They are very heavy for their size and considering most Overlander’s end up installing larger tires that only adds to the degradation of the vehicles braking and street performance. My next set of tires will have a higher profile (70 to 76 series) and will go from a C load rating to an E rating. There are several manufacturers that will fit the bill AND still come in lighter…food for thought. Cheers Andrew
Love Falken tires . Very reliable and safe.
Can’t wait for you to test them on the Africa vehicle in Tankwa region !
Hi Ian, what about the toughness of the Wildtrack all terrain tyres? Thanks
I’ve got too many tires and not enough Jeeps! Testing the falken at3w right now but I have a set of newer ko2’s out in the shed. The wife’s Jeep has km1’s and a set of Yokohama geolandars.
Interesting,
My tyres are 245/75r16 cooper st maxx's and my p38 hasn't had any issues with traction loss on wet roads (or anywhere else for that matter) but has some chunks out of it over the past few years of ownership including a good amount of Tassie mud/rocks.
As I understand it a softer compound reduces the wear life of the tyre but allows more effective grip.
Which given (as you mentioned) I, like others, look forward to the purchase of new tyres seems like a win win for me
Hi mate just wondering what brand of jacket your wearing in Ur vid thanks
good timing for me I don't care much about tyre brands but I think I'm sold on these but probably the A/T version
In Europe we have the AT3 wa wildpeak, absolutely a magnificent Tyre for all circumstances
I’m having endless balancing issues with my KO2s and the tyre shop has recommended I change to Falkens.
I have the Falken MTs and never had a puncture and I go off road and off track a lot. I just wish they made the size I wanted, 285/75 r17
I am on my second set of wildpeak AT3W I cannot recommend them enough for an all terrain. This set has 88K klms and still going strong. I am devastated that they do import an 18" Lt in the size I need for my new 4x4 that arrives next month.
5 years and 95k with at3ws in west aus with variety of highway lots of gravel lots of sand and rocks, never been stuck never had a puncture and still have about 15-20k left in them. 2wd traction isnt the best in the wet or on gravel as they grow old but other than that they are an amazing tyre which ill happily purchase again
It's serious videos Andrew does like this one that surprises me he joked around on the CSR.
I know an excellent tyre too but I'm not going to say which brand.
You should look into Mickey Thompson BAJA BOSS A/T in 255/85R17. I think you will like them. They are made by Cooper and it's the only tire available in that size.
@ASPW....A little while ago you mentioned that you like the 255/85/16 tyre, but didn't like the options in Australia. I also remember you saying you might have an idea or something happening....any news on that size tyre?
I really like the tall skinny tyre idea. Would be even better to have these Falkens in that size.
So you’re saying you prefer the Falken M/T to the BFG Km3?
Do you have experience of Michelin XZL- probably in 255/100r16?
unless you have contacts the general public is not aware of you might have a difficult time finding the falken MT in south Afrika. But if you do would you be so kind and tell us where you did happen to find them?
thanks for the video, its always nice to watch your content.
Interesting. i would ask about the traditional BF. They say it is stronger but a direct comparison...?
Couldn’t recommend the AT3W more been a great set of tyres, made in Japan quality
Good pitch for the tyres, well tiptoed through the cons ,good luck with the impending sponsorship. Just in the nick of time as well for the whole fleet. Love your work. Cheers 🍻
i have only used wildpeak a/t tyres for the last 4-5years, i dont have a single complaint in in mud they are great, extremely quiet they seem to last for ever and i haven't had a single puncture or issue with them
I’ve been running the falken wildpeak mt on a 79 Landcruiser single cab for the last 3 years, got about 40,000 km so far.
Great in the mud , no punctures and will get at least 60,000 out of them
Any balancing issues mate.
I've run two sets of at3w and can't fault them. Like your set I may have had one puncture but for roughly 70k km and going into the local tip numerous times (probably 3 or 4 trailer punctures) and the general abuse I dish out they just work well. Wet grip is something I've found to be quite good and they also seem to perform admirably in the mud for being an all terrain. I'm going to run another brand for the next set but only to see what the competition has to offer.
Where did he say he had a puncture?
Tire Rack USA only sells the WildPeak M/T it in one size. LT285/70R17
I fear you don't have enough ks/miles on them to give a long-term review. You've had numerous sets, diluting the distance on each set. So many tires do great for the first little while. It's after 15,000miles/24.000kms where the true value shows.
Can you do a review on the new bf Goodrich ko2 all terrain??
I still feel more confident with a second spare when on lengthy and or very remote areas.
I really really would like to know the other brands of tyres that didn’t held up as well.
Did you end up running tubes in the range rover rims or did you seal up the reverts prior to fitting these Tyres ?
tubes.
I had these MT tyres 3 years ago and I found that they chipped a lot, many chips on all of the tyres. Maybe they’ve updated them since. Found they where definitely on the noisy side of mt tyres
Falken Falken Falken!
How did you find the A/Ts on the dream tourer? Did you find them almost as capable and durable? Cheers
Didn't have them long enough to really test them for durability. But they worked well and seemed pretty strong.
Without mentioning the brand names as you said. Did the other tires have catastrophic failures or normal issues like punctures etc ?
just punctures. Nothing serious.
Just be careful when purchasing and buy the light truck at3 tyre. The LT are stronger and come out with deeper tred from factory. I stuffed up and got the standard at3 and got 30k from them before they were warn out and also had 3 punctures in that time. I looked after them as well with rotations, alignments, pressures etc. My friend has the LT ones, although noisy, he has had no punctures and he's at 60k on them now with plenty of tred left
👍. Thanks for the update & honesty. Much appreciated. Why wouldn’t u mention the other tyre brands that had flats on the run? It’s not as tho your giving them a bad wrap, they got a flat…. There could be a 100 reasons y.. as we all know what’s written on the box / label isn’t exactly what we pay for or even get…. & now that the prices of everything going up & becoming quite ridiculous. It’s good to know in this case the other brands & where they a mt or at tyre? One of the reasons I listen to advice from people like u. Who use their gear in the real world & not just from a table or armchair. Hope your next trip goes better then the last. Oh by the way. How did that issue with Toyota warranty go? Hope they covered it like they should!
Just bought a set of 5 of these 35 inch bad boys for my 2002 Lexus LX470. First impression: very aggressive look, softer ride (compared to BFG AT same size), zero vibrations. Price of 5 including mounting: €1966,- which is crazy expensive. Update after 5k: fuel consumption is up by 20% which is way more then expected. Tyre noise is much louder then expected when compared to Grabber X3 I had before. These tyres are really rough and rugged. Biggest drawback: they are extremely heavy. Like 10lb PER TYRE compared to the BFG AT’s in same spec. Don’t underestimate the extra strain on your suspension.
UPDATE: I sold the Falken MT’s and switched to pizza-cutters: 235/80/17 Yohokohama X-AT
Pizza cutter 🤔