PRESS RELEASE: Falken Wild Peak AT - They Get You Going! By Discount Tire
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PRESS RELEASE: Falken Wild Peak AT - They Get You Going! By Discount Tire
Falken Wild Peak AT
Many of you have been asking about Falken's new AT. How good are they? How strong are their sidewalls? How do they rate in sand, dirt, gravel, rocks, mud, and on the highway? After abusing this tire for over 1000 off-road miles at the Jk-Experience last week, here's what I can show and tell from my first hand experience.
You name it, we did it. From low country to the high tundra we pushed this tire as hard as we could. We covered paved roads, dirt, gravel, rocks, Mud and Sand.
On the Highway these tires were smooth and quiet. We ran them at 30psi at highway speeds and with the radio on we had no trouble holding a conversation or hearing the CB. They tracked straight and cornering was predictable. Here's a quick video clip. The mic on the phone is not the best but the passenger window is down.
Windows down: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9406864
On dirt and gravel roads they tore it up. At times reaching 50+mph the Wild Peak held its tracks and stayed steady. Some days we were covering some serious miles on dirt and gravel roads and this tire didn't complain once. Aside from normal wear, I expected to see chunking or cuts in the tread after these sprints but I couldn't find them. From what I have seen Falken has a winning rubber formula in these.
Dirt Road Video Clip: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9548972
On slick rock and boulders as well as sharp rocks, these tires were TUFF! The 3ply sidewall flexed hard while the tread grabbed and pulled us up over boulders and through jagged rocks. At times we found ourselves in pinched situations where almost all the vehicles weight was on the tires sidewall, it only seemed to hold stronger as we took our time maneuvering through the obstacle. At other times in tight corners against tall jagged rocks, the sidewall literally redirected our fully loaded 4dr Rubicon without scarring or puncture.
When it came to mud, we knew it would be a challenge. No AT is built for mud but we wanted to see how the Wild peak would do anyway. To our surprise, in our mud conditions, it did pretty well. Sure, if we stopped in the wrong place or didn't have enough momentum we would have been in knee deep mud but with the peddle to the floor and some smart steering we were able to lap around a few others with MT's that were stuck. Did they cake up with mud? Yep, so did the KM2, the MTR with Kevlar, the Mud Grappler and the Krawler. Here's a little video from the mud. If you know you're in mud a lot, this tire is probably not the best for you but for moderate mud that you find along the trail it may not a bad choice.
Mud Video Clip: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9488314
40" MT's stuck in the mud
Mud on the trail:
Our last test was the sand. With the air pressure down the Idaho Dunes were no match for the Wild Peak. We climbed some of the tallest dunes we could find and we often found our selves accelerating up them. If we parked on the dunes wrong or waited to long to turn down a dune would we get stuck? Yeah sure we would, but no tire can compensate for lack of smart driving.
Video clips from in the sand:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9548790
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9548754
All and all I give this tire two big thumbs up. The Off-road category is new to Falken Tire and they are headed full speed in the right direction. Its not often that you see such a successful product right out of the gate. I am more and more interested to see what comes from Falken Tire next in the off-road category.
-Travis
Discount Tire Co.
Many of you have been asking about Falken's new AT. How good are they? How strong are their sidewalls? How do they rate in sand, dirt, gravel, rocks, mud, and on the highway? After abusing this tire for over 1000 off-road miles at the Jk-Experience last week, here's what I can show and tell from my first hand experience.
You name it, we did it. From low country to the high tundra we pushed this tire as hard as we could. We covered paved roads, dirt, gravel, rocks, Mud and Sand.
On the Highway these tires were smooth and quiet. We ran them at 30psi at highway speeds and with the radio on we had no trouble holding a conversation or hearing the CB. They tracked straight and cornering was predictable. Here's a quick video clip. The mic on the phone is not the best but the passenger window is down.
Windows down: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9406864
On dirt and gravel roads they tore it up. At times reaching 50+mph the Wild Peak held its tracks and stayed steady. Some days we were covering some serious miles on dirt and gravel roads and this tire didn't complain once. Aside from normal wear, I expected to see chunking or cuts in the tread after these sprints but I couldn't find them. From what I have seen Falken has a winning rubber formula in these.
Dirt Road Video Clip: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9548972
On slick rock and boulders as well as sharp rocks, these tires were TUFF! The 3ply sidewall flexed hard while the tread grabbed and pulled us up over boulders and through jagged rocks. At times we found ourselves in pinched situations where almost all the vehicles weight was on the tires sidewall, it only seemed to hold stronger as we took our time maneuvering through the obstacle. At other times in tight corners against tall jagged rocks, the sidewall literally redirected our fully loaded 4dr Rubicon without scarring or puncture.
When it came to mud, we knew it would be a challenge. No AT is built for mud but we wanted to see how the Wild peak would do anyway. To our surprise, in our mud conditions, it did pretty well. Sure, if we stopped in the wrong place or didn't have enough momentum we would have been in knee deep mud but with the peddle to the floor and some smart steering we were able to lap around a few others with MT's that were stuck. Did they cake up with mud? Yep, so did the KM2, the MTR with Kevlar, the Mud Grappler and the Krawler. Here's a little video from the mud. If you know you're in mud a lot, this tire is probably not the best for you but for moderate mud that you find along the trail it may not a bad choice.
Mud Video Clip: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9488314
40" MT's stuck in the mud
Mud on the trail:
Our last test was the sand. With the air pressure down the Idaho Dunes were no match for the Wild Peak. We climbed some of the tallest dunes we could find and we often found our selves accelerating up them. If we parked on the dunes wrong or waited to long to turn down a dune would we get stuck? Yeah sure we would, but no tire can compensate for lack of smart driving.
Video clips from in the sand:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9548790
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9548754
All and all I give this tire two big thumbs up. The Off-road category is new to Falken Tire and they are headed full speed in the right direction. Its not often that you see such a successful product right out of the gate. I am more and more interested to see what comes from Falken Tire next in the off-road category.
For more information on this tire please stop in to your Local Discount Tire, America's Tire or call Discount Tire Direct @ 1.888.459.4080.
You can also find more information from your computer at home at www.tires.com or www.discounttiredirect.com.
You can also find more information from your computer at home at www.tires.com or www.discounttiredirect.com.
-Travis
Discount Tire Co.
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Great feedback Travis! Some wise off road guru once told me that AT's would be the bomb if it weren't for the perception that only MT's were trail worthy! Might have to give them a try at some point thanks! 
JK Freak
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Nice! Thanks for the review. I just wish they had the larger sizes out now. Gonna pull the trigger on some 315/70R17 DuraTracs next week because I can't wait until Falken rolls out theirs in early 2011.
JK Enthusiast
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From: Orange Park, FL
I have about 10,000 miles on mine. 8k from my 2011 and almost 2k on the 2012. They look like the day we put them on. Have had them off road a bit and they have done great. Very quiet on the road and smooth ride.
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Are they mounted on stock wheels. Do you have any rubbing or other issues?
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I've got a set of the Rocky Mountain's on my TJ, the Rocky's and the Wild Peaks are almost Idenetical, looks like they just flipped the interior portion of the tread around but it may be more than just that. Anywho, I love these tires and for the price difference between these and the Nitto's combined with the huge difference in tread depth & an actual mileage warrenty on the Falken's I'll probably get the Wild Peaks for the JK when its time for new shoes
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here they are the day I had them put on my 2011 with no lift at that point
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60385331@N04/5537129516/http://www.flickr.com/photos/60385331@N04/5537127032/http://www.flickr.com/photos/60385331@N04/5537127032/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/60385331@N04/, on Flickr
Here they are on my 2011 with a 2.5" TF coil lift
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60385331@N04/5922580658/
Here they are on my 2012 with a 4" RC coil lift
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60385331@N04/6159682582/
Here is the first set I had on my 2006 TJ they had about 10K miles on them when I took this pic and was right before I traded it in on my 2011 - No the spare does not match , They are 305/70/16 and the TJ has a 4" ProComp Lift
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60385331@N04/5509735933/
Last edited by coachjamie; Oct 18, 2011 at 08:32 AM.