Falken Wildpeaks vs Goodyear Ultraterrain

decal211 · Apr 7, 2019

Pine State said: ↑

These were my thoughts in late February after putting them through their first winter in a snowy climate

After several months of winter and a lot of snow driving, and approx 7k miles, I feel comfortable to give a full review of my SL rated tires..

- Not loud at all. No louder than stock that I can perceive
- MPG went from 22.5 avg with stock tires to 20 avg with these.
- Do fine in rain
- They do pretty well in Snow, mostly good enough for me because I know how to slow down and drive appropriate for conditions.. They aren't remotely close to snow tires though, and what I mean by that is I can always feel where the limit of these tires are and have to slow down more than i'd like. Traction isn't the problem, its braking. Their weakness is slush, where they feel like they are hydroplaning (slushoplaning?). When there is snow on it, I still have to engage 4x4 to get up my driveway most of the time whereas in past vehicles with snow tires I only ever had issue on glare ice. When I engage 4x4 though i've never remotely even come close to being stuck, even when moving over 12 inches of unplowed snow.
- Wear seems to be very good so far. Don't have an exact measurement though

I'm pretty impressed. Considering i paid less than $375 these have been stellar. Snow performance has been what I expected. Depending on treadwear I may strongly consider snow tires next winter, I am not sure. These just feel a little loose at times in snow and that makes my butt pucker considering the poor quality of plowing and the roads where I do the bulk of my driving (Nothing like coming up on a road that was flat the last time you drove it but now it has massive frost heaves and is covered in ice and snow).
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Thanks for the amazing write up!! Couple follow up questions: Are you referring to the Falken or Goodyear tires? Also, did you stay with stock tire size? Thanks!

Pruby18 · Apr 7, 2019

How much weight difference are the falkens from stock tires? How are they in snow? I’m considering a more aggressive tire but don’t want the mpg to suffer too much. Also might be moving to Colorado so snow performance is a must.

Shellshock · Apr 7, 2019

Jleeb said: ↑

Which are better in snow/ice? Vermonter asking. I’ve also narrowed down my stock OR tires to these two. Appreciate the thread OP.
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My falkens have been awesome in snow / ice / slop. They have taken me through a lot of stuff and never one have they let me down. There’s been a few occasions where i thought for sure I was going to get stuck and they walked right through. I’ve got just shy of 50,000 miles on mine and they were still just as good this winter as last. Zero issues here. Highly recommend.

Shellshock · Apr 7, 2019

Pruby18 said: ↑

How much weight difference are the falkens from stock tires? How are they in snow? I’m considering a more aggressive tire but don’t want the mpg to suffer too much. Also might be moving to Colorado so snow performance is a must.
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If you get the SL rated falkens, they are very close to the stock weight. My fuel economy was unchanged and they are quieter on road than my stock tires were.

Mine have been great in snow / mud / etc. I’ve been all over the country with them and never had any issues.

Pine State · Apr 7, 2019

decal211 said: ↑

Thanks for the amazing write up!! Couple follow up questions: Are you referring to the Falken or Goodyear tires? Also, did you stay with stock tire size? Thanks!
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Falkens, sorry should have clarified. Stock 245’s

Pruby18 · Apr 7, 2019

Shellshock said: ↑

If you get the SL rated falkens, they are very close to the stock weight. My fuel economy was unchanged and they are quieter on road than my stock tires were.

Mine have been great in snow / mud / etc. I’ve been all over the country with them and never had any issues.
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Awesome! What size would you recommend for stock rims and no lift?

Shellshock · Apr 7, 2019

Pruby18 said: ↑

Awesome! What size would you recommend for stock rims and no lift?
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I’m running factory size 265/70/16 but you can go up to 265/75/16 with no lift if you want.

BlueFalconActual · Apr 7, 2019

I was/still am a huge Toyo fanboy and but I bought a set of Falkens just to try them out. They have been perfect and were a massive improvement off road with no noticeable impact on road vs the stock tires. I don’t think I’ll run another tire.

shakerhood · Apr 7, 2019

The Wildpeaks have been great on my truck, no balancing issues and the price was inexpensive.

Tigerian · Apr 7, 2019

I had a set of falkens put on yesterday with 0 issues balancing through discount tire.

Garab · Apr 7, 2019

gitacotrd said: ↑

It was discount tire... the manager told me that brand of tire gave that same problem consistently, not just in the wildpeaks. Recommended KO2... it was the tire on his 3rd gen out in the parking lot... so I went with it.
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you got upsold on a load of bullshit. The K02's have had WAY more issues with balancing. This thread is literally the first time I've read anything negative about the wildpeaks.

Lt. Dangle · Apr 7, 2019

Garab said: ↑

you got upsold on a load of bullshit. The K02's have had WAY more issues with balancing. This thread is literally the first time I've read anything negative about the wildpeaks.
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It's also funny that every time there is a balancing issue on ANY tire, a brand the shop carries magically works...

phdog · Apr 7, 2019

Pine State said: ↑

I'm pretty impressed. Considering i paid less than $375 these have been stellar. Snow performance has been what I expected. Depending on treadwear I may strongly consider snow tires next winter, I am not sure. These just feel a little loose at times in snow and that makes my butt pucker considering the poor quality of plowing and the roads where I do the bulk of my driving (Nothing like coming up on a road that was flat the last time you drove it but now it has massive frost heaves and is covered in ice and snow).
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Damn, and I thought I got a good price. Was that with install? I also buy the DT warranty certificates. Seems a small price to pay for piece of mind.

Lt. Dangle · Apr 7, 2019

Pine State said: ↑

These were my thoughts in late February after putting them through their first winter in a snowy climate

After several months of winter and a lot of snow driving, and approx 7k miles, I feel comfortable to give a full review of my SL rated tires..

- Not loud at all. No louder than stock that I can perceive
- MPG went from 22.5 avg with stock tires to 20 avg with these.
- Do fine in rain
- They do pretty well in Snow, mostly good enough for me because I know how to slow down and drive appropriate for conditions.. They aren't remotely close to snow tires though, and what I mean by that is I can always feel where the limit of these tires are and have to slow down more than i'd like. Traction isn't the problem, its braking. Their weakness is slush, where they feel like they are hydroplaning (slushoplaning?). When there is snow on it, I still have to engage 4x4 to get up my driveway most of the time whereas in past vehicles with snow tires I only ever had issue on glare ice. When I engage 4x4 though i've never remotely even come close to being stuck, even when moving over 12 inches of unplowed snow.
- Wear seems to be very good so far. Don't have an exact measurement though

I'm pretty impressed. Considering i paid less than $375 these have been stellar. Snow performance has been what I expected. Depending on treadwear I may strongly consider snow tires next winter, I am not sure. These just feel a little loose at times in snow and that makes my butt pucker considering the poor quality of plowing and the roads where I do the bulk of my driving (Nothing like coming up on a road that was flat the last time you drove it but now it has massive frost heaves and is covered in ice and snow).
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What kind of weight do you have in the back?

Shellshock · Apr 7, 2019

Lt. Dangle said: ↑

It's also funny that every time there is a balancing issue on ANY tire, a brand the shop carries magically works...
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Funny how that works

GenesisV · Apr 7, 2019

I have Wildpeaks myself and love them. My brother-in-law just put on some Ultraterrains on his Tundra and they look great and has low drive noise as well.

Pine State · Apr 7, 2019

Lt. Dangle said: ↑

What kind of weight do you have in the back?
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When it snowed i put 200 lbs back there.

Garab · Apr 7, 2019

gitacotrd said: ↑

A shimmy at 50mph that was balanced several times and a new set which tried to balance doesn’t lie. KO2s went on with the first balance with no issues.

There are threads about it posted in here. Tires on the managers truck had plenty of wear, doubt it was a ploy. Funny story tho...
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https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/ko2-balancing-issues.442110/
https://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/168881-bfg-ta-ko2-review-balancing-issue/
https://www.wranglerforum.com/f274/ko2-balancing-issues-2163777.html
https://www.tundras.com/threads/bf-goodrich-at-ko2-defective-again.3649/
https://www.f150forum.com/f118/bfg-ko-2-tire-balancing-issue-397728/
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/tires/goodrich.html
https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php/271219-BF-G-AT-KO2-recall/page2
.....

Clearly I'm making this shit up just to provoke a tantrum from you.

decal211 · Apr 7, 2019

Anyone have a picture of either of these tires on a gen 3 trd sport with 265/65r17 size?

Shellshock · Apr 7, 2019

decal211 said: ↑

Anyone have a picture of either of these tires on a gen 3 trd sport with 265/65r17 size?
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You could look in the “show us your falkens” thread

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