Falken Wildpeak A/T4W | NOW Available at DTC

[troverman]

I have about 8,000 miles on a set of 295/70/18 AT3W's on my Gladiator Overland. The tires look great and don't seem noisy, but that's about all I have to say about them that's positive. These are LR-E tires and I have learned my lesson about putting LR-E tires on these relatively lightweight Jeeps. The ride went from good to rough, and the fuel economy went into the tank. I'm fine with less fuel economy with a larger tire, but the ride quality is atrocious. On top of that, despite the 3-peak snowflake on the sidewall, my opinion is that these tires provide poor traction on packed snow. I attribute that mostly to the heavy construction. I did one off-road trip before winter and they seemed to perform well. I want this size, but in LR-C or D next time. I'm running Toyo Open Country AT3's on my Range Rover and they do very well in winter and off-road, but they aren't LR-E.
Lesson learned.

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[Jeep~N~Jay]

This. I loved my Wildpeak AT3Ws I had when I was on 35's, but they are so heavy, I couldn't justify them again with the jump to 37's. My 37" KO2s are 6 pounds a tire lighter and get better fuel milage than my E range 35's. If they would come out with a C range AT4W, I'd hop back on the train in a minute.

The exact reason I am running KO2's now. C range and around 62lbs a tire for 37's.

 

[BAT]

I’ve had good luck with the OEM Falkens but when I came time to find a 35” tire I realized that they were incredibly heavy! These new tires seem to be even heavier… Ended up getting Toyo AT3’s that I’ve had on other trucks and been very happy.. just an opinion.

That is what I am running now on my truck but I went skinny at 10.5. So far they have been good

 

[Sweetums]

Yes, fit with plenty of room, doesn't touch the heat shield but it's close to it.

Used the Tazer JL to adjust the speedometer and 34.79" was the setting needed to make it spot on.

Running 38 psi but looks like it should be a bit lower, I'll give it a couple hundred miles and take a look.

I used to run a 5-tire rotation, but I kept the spare on the back of the SUV. I wasn't sure about putting a nice alloy under the truck where it could potentially get damaged and scraped off road. I also wasn't sure how the spare tire winch would work with an alloy, whether it would fit through the center or not, and how well it would engage and retain it.

I'm planning on new wheels and tires within the next year if everything goes to plan, so I'm trying to figure out how I want to run things.

 

[Blown32]

I wasn't sure about putting a nice alloy under the truck where it could potentially get damaged and scraped off road. I also wasn't sure how the spare tire winch would work with an alloy, whether it would fit through the center or not, and how well it would engage and retain it.

No issues with the tire winch or the keeper going through the center, it fits well. The outside of the rim goes up so the part of the rim that faces outward is fully protected. Even the back side is relatively protected by the sidewall bulge of the tire; If you came down hard on a pointy rock (verses a shelf or normal hill decent) that had been sliding along your underside then maybe. But in that case you would likely be high centered or incur other underside damage first (unless full underside skids).

Underside spare is likely not for the very hardcore but short of that it should be fine, at least I hope so

 

[Sweetums]

No issues with the tire winch or the keeper going through the center, it fits well. The outside of the rim goes up so the part of the rim that faces outward is fully protected. Even the back side is relatively protected by the sidewall bulge of the tire; If you came down hard on a pointy rock (verses a shelf or normal hill decent) that had been sliding along your underside then maybe. But in that case you would likely be high centered or incur other underside damage first (unless full underside skids).

Underside spare is likely not for the very hardcore but short of that it should be fine, at least I hope so

Thank you! That's very helpful, I think I will aim for a 5-tire rotation.

 

[Sandy20]

Just installed a set of Wildpeak AT4s in 35/11.5R17 on a new set of Method bead grip 17x8.5s. Did all five as I plan on rotating the spare in.

Only about 80 miles so far but first impressions are very good.

On a side note: I don't know if it was the tires, the bead grip wheels or some combination of the two but they were by far the hardest tires to mount I've ever done. I've had a tire machine in the shop for over 25 years and done my share of tires over the years; these required a significant level of effort to seat the outer beads.

do you have any pictures of this setup?

 

[ArchEtech]

I want to get 35’s for my Rubicon, but I want to know about weight as the Wildpeaks are already massively heavy. I do think they are a great tire so far as a new Gladiator owner. They are quiet and have great wet/dry/noise characteristics.

 

[Blown32]

do you have any pictures of this setup?

Sorry, not great photos, all I have on my phone.

 

[Blown32]

Sorry, not great photos, all I have on my phone.

 

[Blown32]

Another

 

[Blown32]

Another

Weight distro not hooked up, just moving it around the house.

 

[Silverator]

I want to get 35’s for my Rubicon, but I want to know about weight as the Wildpeaks are already massively heavy. I do think they are a great tire so far as a new Gladiator owner. They are quiet and have great wet/dry/noise characteristics.

I'm putting on a lift and tires this week. Wanted to go with the 4W's in 35x11.50R17, but they are just not available anywhere in the US. This week. A couple weeks ago there were a few, but they went fast. I ended up going with Toyo Open Countrys. Hope I like em....

There are the weights for 35x11.50R17's in comparison to stock :

Stock Wildpeak P285/70R17 33's : 50.5lbs
35" Wildpeak 35x11.50R17 : 69.5 lbs
35" Toyo Open Country 35x11.50R17 : 63.0 lbs

 

[ArchEtech]

Mmmmm 20lbs each is A LOT hmmm

 

[Sandy20]

Another

Looks great!

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