Packed with Technology | Falken Wildpeak A/T3W

Weight distribution is always an interesting variable - my 80 series is almost dead 50/50 and it’s AWD.

Still, Canadian tire did a 3rd party winter tire test in Sweden a couple years ago and guess which AT had a perfect score on ice (for the category, I assume)? The ko2. It beat out the heavily siped Cooper ATW and a host of others. That’s all compound, because we damn well know it’s not siping.

That’s why I took a bet on the ko2 aside from needing a 37”, which is scarce in ATs - Michelin has really advanced the studless winter tire balance of traction and treadlife in the xIce series, and in needing to take back share from the Duratrac it couldn’t just be a ko retread.

Here’s a pic from last Nov coming back from skiing. This is about as much black ice as you can get in Colorado.

I had the Falkens in the first pic and then took out the ko2 when I got home for some comparison in the second. I have a 14% grade nearby and stopped dead in the center to see if I could start again. Was able to with all three diffs locked on the ko2.

And here is the ko2 in deep compacted snow. The Falken has nowhere near as much forward pull.



And with 33K they are still at about 2/3 tread depth.

Having said that, I love the AT3W and the value is outrageous - just posting this for some comparative info. I just would be careful to not put the passenger vehicle model on a truck if I wanted them to last. That’s true of any AT.

 

Good info

 

A little more reference:

Here’s the 37” ko2 @ 33k (15/32 new).



And the 34” (285/75/17) AT3W @ 22k (20/32 new).

 

Just pulled the trigger on a set of these tires, can’t wait to get them on the truck! $438 shipped with certificates (stock size and load b/c I’m boring)

 

Just slapped these on a couple days ago. From BFG AT

 

Aight, those of you who owned the BFG, I live in Utah and need a new set of tires, really close to these AT3's instead for the price and they have the mountain snow rating. Any complaints from anyone?

 

What's your thoughts on the comparison between the two.

 

good lookin' tire..........priced right !

gonna buy new tire/wheel set next month........just may be these....

looks like the sidewall similar to the KO2 ?

 

235-85x16 over the 265-75x16 ? both LT series....

235's are 7# lighter each.......'14 Taco install ?

both 32" tall

 

Just ordered a pair of 265/70-17! cant wait to get them!

 

my 265/75R16 should be in tomorrow went wit the P, steelership is going to install them, they quoted me 80$ so why the hell not! do not have a discount tire store in my area there is only 1 in the whole damn state!

 

Ordered a set of 265/65r17's today! Can't wait to replace my Dynapro's with these.

 

Discount Tire Direct. For me. Always just buy tire and wheel pkg. Bolt them on sell the old ones

 

$80 fur what ?

 

Would you guys measure the tread depth when you get them?

 

Sure, not a problem!

 

install and balance!

 

Good deal!
I paid $160 to have mine installed and balanced but I also had them dismount and remount the stock wheels so I could use my tpms in my methods.

 

yeih the first thing they said that they will only do it on stock wheels since there machine is calibrated for those and they will hate to scratch an aftermarket wheel. i use to hate those wheels until i put some vinyl on them.

 

Looks like DTD via ebay has their 100 off 400 deal going again.

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