Falken Wildpeak Issues

Best thing is first get yourself a local garage you can trust for service to your vehicle(s). They care about you cause they want you back.
Second - a good shop will rotate the tire on the wheel to a different position to get the lowest point of balance for the wheel it's on.
This really helps.

 

In my area a tire tech is somebody that is not educated in anything but is content putting tires on rims all day and doing a bad job at. And ya, out of round cant be fixed by moving it to a different position, this is a mask to a problem

 

Out of round is out of round and if its that bad your probably out of luck. Moving tire to best position on wheel takes time and most, no make that all, drive thru repair shops do not take that time.

 

My ko2s have the same issues been to the tire shop multiple times even got the tires replaced for free by bfg but still have the same issues even on the new tires...

 

I have them on my truck right now with the factory pro wheels and I think they suck. Make the whole truck feel like it is hopping from 55-65. Not drivetrain because it does it in neutral to. I originally thought it was the aftermarket wheels I had and them switched to oem wheels and still have the same problem. I think I’m going to switch to ko2s

 

I had the EXACT same problem with my Wildpeaks. They had a terrible hop/wobble around 55mph. After 5 trips to discount tire to fix the problem, I finally had them swapped for BFGs at 1000 miles.

 

I got 56,000 out of my first set with zero issues. Replaced them with another set, no issues. Also have a set on a tundra and another Tacoma, all with no issues.

 

Lucky! My were terrible. Are you running the LT version or the SL?

 

SL

 

I had this same issue. My solution was to ditch them after hearing of others not being able to get them to balance. It wasn't the wheels either. Definitely a tire issue.

 

I just got a set of these mounted on my ‘17 OR (stock wheels) and they are perfect. No vibrations. Maybe I was fortunate!

 

I just had a set (265/70-16 SL) installed and they are silky smooth. I'm very impressed. The installer used a Hunter Road Force balancer (GSP9700 ?). Zero issues....

 

I bought 4 of them, 265/70/17 115t on Amazon for 120.30 each. I paid 79.96 also through Amazon, to have them installed and that included old tire disposal. They were shipped to the local Pep Boys in 3 days and I had them installed. I love them and have zero problems with them.

 

I just got a pair of 265/70/17 installed on my OEM sport rims that I purchased from Town fair tire 2 weeks ago. I also had a problem with them at first having a vibration on my right rear tire above 65mph. I took it back and had them re balance them with a different tech and it seems better so far. Maybe after some miles on them it helped. Not completely though yet, I need to get more highway time with them.

 

Did Discount allow you to exchange them for the difference in price? Curious what their return warranty is. Their page makes it seem pretty good in cases like this.

 

This thread isn't much of a surprise. Falkens are a cheap tire and you get what you pay for here. I'm actually surprised these tires are as popular as they are. I believe it just stems from guys not wanting to spend the money on a decent tire and then not able to change them out once they realize their mistake so they put up with them. Also most people tend to tell themselves they are happy with an expensive purchase even if they really aren't. There's a reason Jeep has switched from BFGs to Falkens on the Rubicon Gladiators and it's not because it's a better tire.

 

Actually I prefer the Wildpeak over the KO2 and Duratrac. It's not always about being cheap. Sometimes a lower priced competitor just works. Shocker, I know.

 

I have KO2’s on 3rd Gen Pro wheels and Cooper M&S on 2006 Tundra 5 spokes. The Cooper M&S are crazy good in snow and fine for all year. The BFG are heavy as heck in 16’s but look cool and perform decent for summer.

 

I agree. It's not always about being cheap or frugal. Maybe it was a gamble and I got lucky. I was skeptical about the Wildpeaks before I pulled the trigger. I have to say that I'm more than pleased with their smoothness and overall performance. It was money well spent......

 

285/75/17 on oem wheels, not a single issue