Toyo Open Country or Falken Wildpeak?

Thanks for the input, everyone! The feedback is making me lean more towards the Toyo's. I'm looking for 265/70r16 for size - according to this forum the largest I can go on my stock truck is 265/75/16. Now to keep an eye out for some sweet sweet black Friday deals!

 

You can probably find a set for about $650 to $700. I bought 2 sets for mine and my son's truck. Get the SL rated for the best ride and light weight tire.

 

$587 shipped with discount at Tire Crawler.
https://tirecrawler.com/shop/cart/

 

I have 265 75 16 wildpeaks for about 4k miles now. They have been great, quiet on the road, no balancing issues and good offroad in snow, sand, and loose dirt.

 

Falkens are awesome. I ran the first set for 56,000 and just replaced then with a new set. They are excellent all around - on road and off. Traction is great in all weather conditions (rain, snow, mud, etc), quiet and no loss in fuel economy. Highly recommended

 

Some good info in this post, and I will add.
Never had a set of toyos dry rot in 10 years I've been using them, but have had plenty of Michelins dry rot (maybe this is a location thing). Never had an issue in the rain, but I'm light footed. They run extremely well in loose deep snow, but do terrible in the mud, and I mean terrible. They pack and get slick in mud super quick.

Toyo is my vote. I've run 1 set of wild peaks, and my dad has had 2 (hes a fan) and they have all worn unevenly and prematurely.

Obviously, ymmv. Pick what looks best to you this round of tires, try to other the next set.

 

My Toyos kick ass in the heavy rain and awesome in the sand. I have no idea about snow. We get a few inches maybe 8 to 11 at the most. My only tire that has dry rotted are my old Michelin tires on my Suburbans. Remember you pay for what you get, my local 4wd shop which is fairly large and well known wont even sell wildpeaks and BFGs on Toyotas is a disaster in keeping them balanced. I have run BFG all terrain for years and they are awesome but the balancing is a pain in the ass and I used them for 3o years. After my Toyo experience I run them on past 4runners and my sons Tacoma.

 

I've had a different experience with my KO2's. I've had mine mounted and on the same balance for the last 4 years, no vibrations, no wear issues, nothing. I guess I could have just lucked up with a good set, but I also haven't heard any problems or complaints about them to that extent before.

 

I agree 100% about the sand. 3 weeks ago I did medano pass with toyo at2s and had 0 issues. Extremely happy with the sand performance, it's the only terrain that really worries me.

 

Toyo tires are known for durability. If I was a betting man, I’d say the Toyos would be tougher, but also stiffer riding.

 

I chose these rims and Falken Wildpeaks to replace my stock wheels and tires (Picture). I liked them for the squared off shape rather than the rounded shape on most tires. I feel confident that I had good traction on the street with them... and they are working out well for me, but I will go back to the rounded shape when it’s time to replace them. I decided I like that look better.

 

I have 265 70 16 Wildpeaks and I have no complaints after a few thousand miles. Very good for dry and wet pavement conditions. I'm not out in the woods jumping my truck over logs or driving serious off road trails but have performed well enough for my off pavement needs as well.

 

Anyone able to chime in on the newer toyo open country at3 vs falken wildpeak?

 

I'd be interested in this as well.

 

Running the wildpeaks in colorado. Been in every condition imaginable and I've never wished I had this or that in a diff tire. You can usually take a look at a tread design and compound and make a decent educated guess on how that tire will perform.

Light mud - its not a mud tire, keep momentum up and blast through that stuff
Rock and dirt - Ran them as low as 14 PSI accidentally and they eat up and mold against rocks super easy.
Snow and ice - significant increase in stopping power over a the stock wranglers, better than any all season I've ran...I tell people its like half way to a actual winter tire.

 

Wow, kinda forgot about this thread haha For what it's worth, I went with the Wildpeaks and its been about 6 months. I've taken them through dirt, sand, deep sand, rock gardens, a little bit of mud, etc in all trails across SoCal. Ocotillo, AB, Big Bear, etc. I rarely air down unless traction is an issue and I feel like I'm gonna bog down. My truck is my daily driver as well. I love 'em and will likely stick with them, because if it ain't broke don't fix it.

 

Used up a set of Toyo AT II's currently with 55K here in Colorado mostly commuting and the occasional National Forest camping trip. Colorado gets a lot of flash freezes so IMO ice performance is one of my priorities. My experience is the AT II's do not work well in icy conditions which I why I am interested in hearing how grippy the Toyo AT3 compund is vs AT II's or Wildpeak.

Saw Tirecrawler has closed too.

 

you aren't lying about sucking in Rain....this is the reason i'm ditching my Toyo AT2 and having the Wildpeaks put on next week...usually i'll do my own research, then get a general consensus of everyone else's opinions and experience....well everyone was telling me AT2's for weeks, then there was this one small little comment out of hundreds saying "don't get the AT2's if you live in Florida" (which i do)....thought to myself, eh screw it, even though he's in florida like me, he's the only dude saying they suck ass in wet conditions.....well jesus bangin christ......Everytime i make a turn going more than 10mph i'm praying that the truck goes the direction that the tires are pointed....i've skidded out numerous times (especially when braking softly during a turn in wet conditions)....yea the AT2's might be great on dirt and gravel...but they're absolutely SH*T on wet roads...Also driving in the blue ridge mountains, the road was wet after fresh rain, and it was a curvy steeper road....I go to make a sharper steeper turn at 5mph on the road, and my tacoma began to skid straight with my wheels turned 60% to the right....no thanks lol