Falken Wildpeak AT3W—Initial Impression

My brother ran the Wildpeak tires on his 2016 F-150 and was very happy with them. I think his were D rated and he had them on the truck for about 25K before selling it for a F-250. They still looked good in the pics when he listed it.

I ran the Wildpeak AT3W's on my SRW 2015 F350 FX4 6.7 towing a 15k # toyhauler trailer. Load Range E. They were fantastic !! They wore a lot better than the stock Michellins that came on the truck and they did better towing in the dirt and snow. I loved them. Not so sure about running an E ranted tire on my Raptor though. I may do the Duratracs next time and they are a D rated tire and that's the highest rating I'll go on the Raptor.

Flash1034 said:

If you offroad at all, watch out for the 2 ply sidewalls on the Wildpeaks. BFG has 3 ply sidewalls.

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My understanding was that the Load Range C BFG was also a 2 ply..?

Mister Pinky said:

According to TireRack, the OEM spec KO2s are Severe Snow Rated FYI.

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I’ll have to look at my tires when I get back in town- I just re-read the specs on BFGs site and tires marked “DT” are not severe weather rated. I was under the impression my particular set didn’t have the 3 peak symbol on the sidewall.

They be....

Great tire, I ran the AT2 on my Gen1, now the AT 3 on Gen2. Never got any miles out of the BFGs.

I ran the Wildpeaks on my previous 2014 F-150 5.0 4x4 -- And they were great. Much, MUCH, better in the wet that the KO2's. My only issue is that I burned thru them pretty quickly, but the tread warranty on them was honored, and got a new set prorated.

running the wildpeaks at3 in 35x12.5x17 E range and absolutely zero complaints. had them on a previous truck with no issues. real test will be my first winter here in Utah.

as for load ranges, the truck had pro comp xtreme mt2 35x12.5x20 on it so I haven't known anything but an E rated tire. I run mine around 36psi front, 35psi rear as a daily driver

Update on Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws after our road trip to Austin TX and back to visit our daughter (and unfortunately watch our beloved Longhorns fumble it away). I now have 1100 miles on the tires in one month (900 of it from the trip, 200 mall crawling on weekends).

At 36F/35R, rides smooth, comfortable, very low noise at highway speeds. Averaged 18mpg at 75mph cruise up and back on I-35 (flat terrain). Tire pressures rose 3 psi front, 2 psi rear on highway (not very hot out, mid 70s max).

Please note: I’ve only run E-load tires on 1/2 ton trucks, Jeeps, SUVs—so my subjective definition of smooth and comfortable are based on never having owned C-load tires.

Overall, very pleased thus far by the ride quality. The Falkens are significantly heavier than OEM tires (72.8lbs vs. 63lbs)—but have deeper tread, heavier construction, better puncture resistance, and according to the vast majority of reviews wear like iron.

For stop and go, the rotational mass will hurt acceleration/braking undoubtedly. Once rolling on the highway, I’d guess the rolling resistance is no better-worse than most AT tires. Fuel mileage and speed were never considerations for us in purchasing a Raptor which will live its life on the highway and mall crawling.

With the minimal mileage we put on the Raptor, it will likely take a while to wear them out. Will look forward to seeing how they do in snow when we travel to CO to visit family this winter.

I just got 6 Wildpeak AT3W tires and so far I am very happy with the tires. I've gone from KO to KO2 to another brand that was a sponsor for an old group to the Falken's and I will say the AT3W's are the quietest so far! Going out of town last weekend I was falling asleep the truck was so quiet!

I had to go with 315/70-17 this time I couldn't find any 35x12.5-17 tires in stock and I didn't want to wait. The 315's have pretty much the same specs as the 35's other than actual size (34.76" vs 34.62 and they are 8lbs lighter).

I've seen some AT3W with over 25k on them with lots of off-road abuse and they were holding up very well, especially when compared to the KO2's. I could never go over 22k with my KO2's they would be pretty chunky by 22k.