All-Terrain Tire Buyer's Guide - BFG KO2, Falken Wildpeak, Yokohama Geolander Differences

[@OutdoorAuto]

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[@AdviceFromYourDad]

For future reference, it's spelled "tread." 🙂

[@mitchelnichols8189]

6:43 😅

[@thor2767]

i live in Lake Tahoe and I've been loving my Wild Peaks. this has been an incredibly tough and HEAVY winter with over 628 inches of snow and the Wild Peaks have taken me up and over our mountain passes and taken me through even our heaviest and worst road conditions of the season. I've had 2 sets KO2's before i got the Wild Peaks and they where a massive disappointment in the snow compared to the Wild Peaks.

[@JasonBedient]

My KO2's on my ram 1500 have never impressed me in snow. I live in Pacifia but am in Tahoe multiple times a year. I also only got 46K out of the K02's and honestly, two of mine are bald so i'd argue I only should have gotten 40K if i was paying more attention. Having some Wildpeaks installed. Hoping i like them more.

[@paulkimber6028]

I live in northern Utah and we also got our ass handed to us this winter. My Falken Wildpeaks performed awesome.

[@wolfeadventures]

How about ice?

[@whoawoahh]

@@JasonBedienthow is it?

[@sethrad8626]

@@JasonBedient 3:01 ❤

[@TrippiePineapplz]

All the history, detailed specs, and entertainment I could ever want in a tire review video. You're awesome!

[@OutdoorAuto]

Ahh thanks… I was hoping people wouldn’t get bored with the history tangent… I love history maybe a bit too much.

[@callmelawrence9546]

My wildpeaks are killing it this winter here in montana.

[@backwoodzbuddha]

You running AT3s or AT4s? I am running AT3s right now and love them to death, but AT4s seems to be getting a lot of flack

[@callmelawrence9546]

@backwoodzbuddha at3w

[@Doc1855]

Falken no longer makes the AT3W. I have the AT4Ws on my Tacoma TRD Off Road here in north central Washington state. We get 5-7 feet of snow every winter. We live on a private road that we have to plow and maintain ourselves. Our area is very mountainous. The AT4W are better on wet roads than the AT3W and they’re rated for 65K miles whereas the AT3W are rated for 60K miles. I’m enjoying my AT4Ws. I’ve never owned the AT3Ws so I can’t compare them. Some people weren’t happy about the AT4Ws when they first came out but since they’re better on wet roads that’s why Falken stopped the AT3Ws. So far I’m happy with my tires. During the summer I’m always taking my TRD on Service and Forest Roads, as well as doing work around our property. I chose to buy the AT4Ws that are 32” instead of the stock 31” just for the extra 1” clearance. I chose the 265/75/16. They don’t rub

[@pitt42075]

Falken Wildpeak ATW. Snow, Mud, Highway, Towing. The best!

[@mattio79]

Those are the ones I have on my truck. They're also quieter than the BFG KO3s that were on my truck when I got them.

[@angelophillips5334]

I have loved my AT3s on my f150. The weight does hurt my mpg but I'm currently at 70k miles and still have lots of tread. This will be the first set of tires I've ever owned that will be replaced due to age and not worn out tread.

[@jacobmora2977]

typical of sumitomo tires. especially 10 ply on a 1/2 ton

[@pacman1789]

​​@@jacobmora2977 He didn't say whether they're LT or P-metric rated. The Wildpeaks come in both. He also said AT3 not AT3W so he could be referencing the Toyo Open Country AT3 which also comes in LT and P-metric ratings.

[@jacobmora2977]

@@pacman1789 the title of the video specifies 3 tires and Toyo isn’t in there. In the sizes he’s likely running and for his specific application usage it’s very likely he’s using 6 or 10ply tires.

[@pacman1789]

@@jacobmora2977 He didn't say what size he's running or his application usage though. I have an F-150 and I just ordered a set in 275/60r20, one size up, and I got them in the 115T because I didn't want the LT size on a 1/2 ton. I don't need the added weight and stiffness right now. More than likely he probably got it in an LT if he's complaining about the weight though.

[@jacobmora2977]

@@pacman1789 almost every size that’s plus size from any full size pickup stock tire size is available in a 10ply. I recommend them because of higher stability, taller tread that usually wear really really well, and in any capacity for towing, off road or otherwise non standard freeway driving

[@TheRealChappy]

I live in Buffalo NY. The wild peaks are extremely good in the snow, especially snow covered paved roads. Very close to a dedicated snow tire. Deep snow traction is pretty good too. After 5 ft of snow in November and a blizzard in December the falkens were really put to the test

[@OutdoorAuto]

I trust people in Buffalo when they talk about snow tires 😳.... It's like taking advice about warm clothes from Eskimos... They probably know.

[@reidcar4]

They are good in snow until half tread or less

[@TheRealChappy]

@@reidcar4 mine have been fine until about 1/4 left

[@Icutmetal]

@@reidcar4 What tires get better at half tread?

[@mattfinnigan8414]

We had record snowfall this winter in SLC (this week's storm - which began April 3rd and lasted til yesterday included) and had the stock Wranglers on my Tacoma for the first half of winter and experienced slippage on poor, cold, icy days. Moved to the Wildpeaks in Jan and after enduring even more snow, these puppies flourished. Same roads, same condish, new treads and experienced the difference. Great snowboarding days to be had at Powder Mtn, Snowbasin, Snowbird and Brighton no matter what was going on in the sky... Great tires for SLC winters!

[@danaberman6929]

I added Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T's to my 2020 Trail Boss. Aggressive, but quiet on the highway. Great tire.

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[@rrtownsend6432]

I"m on my second set of KO2s on my 2014 FJ TTUE. They run smooth and quiet. The first set I got roughly 60K. Looks like this set is gonna get about the same. I purchased a 1954 CJ3B last fall and I'm gonna put KO2s on it when the General wear out. I tend to go with what works. Great video. Thanks, RT

[@JericholOrk]

General Grabber ATX are really underrated feel like all the tires are mentioned are the Hyped up tires in the game.

[@onefastcyclist]

I agree, I have BFG KO2's on my jeep; but went with General Grabber ATX's on my truck which does more pavement but pulls an off road trailer on moderate trails with ease - I'd would have put them on my trailer but General phased out that size

[@brentanderson1549]

Let's leave them as the best kept secret. Don't want to pay more for a superior tire.

[@JericholOrk]

@@brentanderson1549 you’re right.

[@canyonero2050]

Had a set of BFG K02s and they performed below average, so noisy and wore out quickly, had a set of Cooper AT3 and they where ok but developed cupping way to easily and had to be rotated excessively. Currently at 40k miles on my General Grabber ATX and they have performed really well in multiple situations. I have towed and done a lot of offroading, including lots of sloppy deep snow, deep sand, mud and rough rocky terrains and performed great in all situations. Also plenty of highway driving towing my 4k pound trailer. Still performing well, but at about 35k, road noise got considerably more significant. Treadware and performance are still going strong, though.

[@sonsoffishes1]

I have a 2010 lifted Sequoia running 35's and love the AT3W's. I came from Nitto Exo Grapplers (which were actually a pretty awesome tire that lasted 75,000 Miles with 7/32nds left) and also KO2's. This KZbinr is spot on with his analysis. I live in the Pacific Northwest so good wet and snow tires are a must. I also tow a 7k lbs RV and drive a lot of deep mud Forest Service Roads while fishing. Both the AT3W's and KO2's aren't great at deep mud and u need to be careful not to get stuck if you don't have a winch. But otherwise, the AT3W's are outperforming the KO2's and on track to beat them on longevity by a lot. Also, I can confirm that I have had a Falken Rep a couple years back confirm the high turn ups in the side wall making it 4 ply which is actually thicker than 3 ply on other tires including Ko2. The part that is 2 ply is heavily protected by the large side lugs so you're really only at risk on a very small amount of side wall. I can also confirm that these are not squishy tires in the slightest. When towing I'm completing solid. I felt more squishy in the KO2's than these. Both my brother and I have had KO2's and the life isn't nearly as good as it wears faster and you start with far less tread depth. If anyone wants to hear more about the Exo Grapplers let me know. They performed similar in mud, great in rain, slightly less effective in snow even though they have 3Peak Snowflake, super solid for towing, 3 ply sidewall, has the best look in my opinion, and outlast any other AT that I know of. The reason I switched to AT3W's is the increased snow performance which is critical for me.

[@jleehomiefromtheway]

what was your mpg difference between the k02s and at3ws?

[@freddydavila9031]

I'm looking to get a 35 12.50 r17 A/T tire here soon and I'm torn between the ko2s and the exo grapplers, im coming from 33" Michelin at4s and want a more aggressive tire look. Most of my driving is on the highway, i occasionally see some mud or deep sand. but nothing the at4s cant handle so far. Which ones are going to ride smoothest on the highway and aren't super loud. I do tow usually about 6k lbs but i do rarely tow up to 25k

[@sonsoffishes1]

@@jleehomiefromtheway significant. I went with the 12ply AT3W's which are even heavier.

[@sonsoffishes1]

@@freddydavila9031 I'd say they are both super smooth. Both quiet, maybe Grapplers a tiny bit louder but so close I'm not even sure about that. Towing wise, Grapplers are twice as good. KO2's are a little squishy in my opinion and that's a bad thing when towing. Wet I'd give it to grapplers as well. Snow, KO2's are better. Looks, Grapplers.

[@freddydavila9031]

@@sonsoffishes1 I think you sold me on the grapplers, as i almost never see snow, I don't want super loud tires but i have fully sound deadened my truck and have a full sound system so i shouldn't ever hear it. Im really only ever going to see wet conditions and towing with these tires. plus im going for looks

[@zackschmidt4381]

I have had all these tires, you’re comments are very bang on! For my climate in Alberta the falkens are the one I keep buying an recommending, they are really great in the winter

[@redneck82]

This is good to know! I'm in Sask so I was wondering if I could even get these. I hadn't heard of em before. Do you know how they compare in price to the ko2?

[@zackschmidt4381]

@@redneck82 pretty similar iirc, integra tire dealers carry falkens an generally will have deals/sales as they’re individually owned

[@GoodkatNW]

5k on our Falken AT3W's now. They've been fantastic in every possible condition (deep snow, rain and ice, freeway driving, rock, sand, silty dirt)

[@abesickerz]

This comment right here is why I’ll purchase the Falkens next 👍

[@aahawks]

How quiet are they on the road?

[@GoodkatNW]

@@aahawks Just as quiet as they were 1 year ago when I posted this, hardly any noise at all

[@Doc1855]

Falken no longer makes the AT3W. Their new standard tire is the AT4Ws. I just put them on my 23 Tacoma TRD Off Road. We live on a private road and get 5-7 feet of snow every winter up here in the mountains of north central Washington state.

[@GoodkatNW]

@Doc1855 Yep, I noticed that Im also in WA state, eastside but frequently go through the passes

[@wannabeangler]

I bought some KO2s for my Ram 2500 and they do fine. Like you said, no tire will work in everything. We can mistakes by not taking precautions. Great video.

[@curtadams3281]

27 years of plowing snow, Wild Peaks are the best I've ever used... period

[@samipoyraz6466]

How you used BFG AT and MT?

[@curtadams3281]

@@samipoyraz6466 I ran the BFG mud terrain km3's , the were very good, they are a great tire...but I do feel the Wild Peaks are all around better

[@samipoyraz6466]

@@curtadams3281 your experience is precious! I ride Hilux, that has highway tires on, and mostly on asphalt roads. Yet, I go camping for two days almost every month. Looking for the best tire for me. Which one do you recommend to me? AT or MT? BFG or Wildpeak?

[@curtadams3281]

@@samipoyraz6466 I can only say what I prefer on my F-350...and that is the Wild Peaks. They are good on wet pavement, and excellent in the snow. I don't really have much experience with them off road.

[@DIGITALCITY-wn4by]

doubt it .

[@Ryan-yi6su]

What is you want an aggressive looking Tire maybe do a little bit of off-roading on pretty trails ! Maybe , just something that looks amazing, very cold & got weather better than stock. And on a budget Do you have any ideas?

[@Reeds_World]

Falken Wildpeak At3/w are my top choice, they are amazing. I’ve ran multiple tires in the past few years on various vehicles. Toyo A/T II, Goodyear wrangler duractrac, general grabber x3, falken wildpeak at3/w and had some experience with others. The wild peaks and duratracs have been my favorite by far, they last forever, arnt too loud, veryyyy good on ice and snowy roads & great on & off road. Wildpeak are my choice typically since the Goodyears are more expensive

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[@SithLordBishop]

I love my wildpeaks. Great for road trips and daily driver. Good in Colorado in snow.

[@indyjones3287]

I found wild peak to be the best I've tried on wet pavement. I have BFG now they are horrible for wet pavement traction on a Tacoma.

[@OutdoorAuto]

Falken really nailed Snow and Rain... but it makes sense as that was the actual goal. With BFG's I am curious how much their compound performance changes from region to region... Meaning roads in the Midwest are treated with different stuff than the West and the East, Roads are generally slicker in highly populated areas as their is more oil grease deposits...etc. A lot of people out in the sticks swear by BFG wet pavement performance... and they were able to meet and exceed the 3 Peak standards... which are pretty high... but this is a complaint I see about them a lot... in my experience here in Idaho on a daily driver... they seem to do pretty well on wet pavement.

[@4Runner123]

@@OutdoorAuto in the northwest in my opinion horrible in the rain if you have a pickup. I’ve been running bfg ko tires for the last 20 plus years never a flat off-road definitely picked up a few nails in the city though. Running these on sharp shale never an issue. I do like them in the snow and they are fairly quiet. I have heard of balancing issues but personally never had problems just make sure to rotate on a regular bases depending on distance driven.

[@thorpower1015]

Yes me too same both wet and light snow they perform fantastic better than duratracs and cooper at at3. Falken wild peak at3w are awesome.

[@tomphillips2608]

Falken wild peak on my 11 Tacoma exhibits zero rear wheel spin on wet pavement compared to last set of B.F . Goodrich A/T. Much quieter, too. (The BFs would leave me sitting n spinning at a light with almost any throttle- haven't had any snow here in 10 years ).

[@ItspronouncedAaron]

Awesome video! Love the advice and the production value is 10/10. After hours of scrutinizing tire choice for my GX460, I went with the Falken Wildpeak AT3W. deciding factors were they were universally well rated. I had trouble finding people that owned them and hated them. Most loved them. Ultimately, it’s the snow and rain that made me want these since I live in Washington State and those are the driving conditions of concern.

[@edgrigsby8610]

I have Falken Wildpeak AT Trails on my Ford Escape. I live in Michigan, so we get our fair share of snow and ice. I LOVE these tires. They are like claws in the snow. Never been seriously off road, but ive been in deep, loose sand and they did great. I have 65,000 miles on them. Still have apprx 1/8 tread left. Time for new ones for this winter. Getting another set...no question.

[@Sladep123]

The details you provide are comprehensive and excellent. They validate why I continue to choose KO2's for my Rubicon. Lots of offroad, in rocks and dez, lots of snow and ice in the mountains, and tow a heavy trailer and/or use a moto-tote to carry 250 lbs. of dirt bike plus several hundred pounds of gear/tools. Heavy sidewall construction, low rotating weight, no punctures, and very long tread life (typically 60k miles) makes me stay with them. Thanks for your review!

[@drechsla]

Have the Wildpeaks on my Cherokee, absolutely love them and cannot recommend them enough. I was lucky enough to purchase them when they first entered the market so I got a screaming deal on them, under $90 per tire.

[@OutdoorAuto]

Oh wow... yeah... that was a great deal!

[@michaelb2226]

Dude yes I was able to do the same. Got all 4 and balanced for like 550 30in tires

[@drechsla]

@@michaelb2226 I looked the other day to get a set for a wj and I was shocked at how pricey they got

[@michaelb2226]

@@drechsla same. Ive seen them going for more than double of what I paid. I originally got them for my zj but I put a set of snowflake wheels on that are an inch bigger in diameter. Now need to get some fresh tires. It's currently sitting on some old matching tires and put the at3's on my blazer. I love how aggressive and rugged they look. I think they were originally $86 but with taxes and an extended warranty it came out to nearly 550. This was from Walmart

[@CanadianDerwood]

I've got a 2015 cherokee. I use the Yokohama's both for ATT, to my snows. Love them! Plus the durability

[@WW-wf8tu]

Perfect information. Specific to my interest and tire picks. 100% agree with your assessments and why. I have never had KO2's, but have been aware of them for quite some time. Eager to try them out. Cannot wait for my stock Dunlops Grandtrek to wear out so I can make the switch. Not that my Dunlops have been bad. In fact, they have been WAY better than anyone gives them credit for. Quiet, good mpg, long lasting, good in the rain, fair in the snow, good on the dry dirt. Mud they just are not going to work out for anyone. After 4+ years of all year round use and all terrain use, they have impressed me. But I could use something a little more seasonal. More weekend adventurous.

[@DUNEATV]

I’m 49 and always owned a 4x4 truck or Jeep since I started driving at 16. I’ve always put BFG’s “K02’s” on all of them…the tires do great in every condition.

[@OutdoorAuto]

They are a legend for a reason... Baja is a great test ground if you want to develop a durable tire.

[@gcjctc2]

Same! Since 1979

[@truthseeker8123]

In the desert SW, there is no substitute. If you get a flat out there in summer, it could permanently end your adventure. Make sure it’s the “E” rated 10 ply sidewall😀🇺🇸

[@myronjohnson6372]

I love KO2’s but they are horrible in the rain. Other then that they do good in mud and snow

[@Turtlemilk]

You don’t like 4x2?

[@YtRando69]

I used to be a Bfg at fan back in the late 90's & early 2k. Something changed, they are louder now and the tread depth isn't there anymore. A few years ago I went with these and wasn't impressed at all. They were loud, didn't balance, shallow tread depth & threw rocks more. I sold them and went with Firestone destination xt and LOVE them! I've owned them on my previous 2021 Ranger 33's. Now my 2022 F-150 in 34's. They are amazing on the road and in the snow & Ice! They're quite a bit lighter than the others too.

[@theundeadbeholder284]

During the years in my RAM I have used KO2's, Discoverer AT3's and Geolandars, now I'm using Kenda Klever R/T and after one year of off-road trips I can say they are the best of the bunch for me, also they are very smooth on pavement.

[@matthewgraham2241]

I’m running the at2’s on my f150 and love them

[@firstdaddy]

When it came time to replace the tires on my Wrangler I wanted the Wild Peaks. However, at the time there was a shortage. Ended up with the General ATX and so glad I did. Best snow AT tire I've ever owned. This past winter I never needed 4WD, completely unreal to me. Blows away the former BFG KO2 I had previously had.

[@mr.rogers5586]

I had a set of grabber AT2 and put 107k miles on them and performed just as well as bfg . Now im rocking ATX’s. I live in Florida down here we got sand, mud, rain. They work extremely well.

[@Icehawks7]

I’m a Grabber ATX fan for life. I swear by them. I live in CT up in the mountains so I get a lot of snow every winter. Have them on both my 4Runner and my XJ. Never left me stuck anywhere in the snow.

[@H.A..]

General makes amazing winter tires. I had to drive to Northern B.C. in a blizzard a few years back so I bought a set for the family Chevy Malibu and I was flying all the way up there. Almost every other car that had made it up that week had studded rubber. Their traction and handling was definitely something to write home about. I currently run Goodyear Duratracs on my 4runner and I can vouch for them as well in icy/snowy conditions, plus they'll do pretty good on the rocks and in the mud.

[@bryanbahling2877]

Just wait till you get a chance to try the WildPeaks.

[@H.A..]

@@bryanbahling2877 How are those off-road? How do they compare to the rest of the line up when in mud or on the rocks say. I've never used them but they look like a serious winter tire.

[@Ben-xo3bj]

BF Goodrich KO2's have wone over here in Wisconsin's harsh climate. I bought my Ford F-150 STX sport with approximately 45000 MI and put the KO2's on. I'm currently at about 115,000 MI and they look to have at least another 10 to 15,000 miles left on them. I hunt in some ridiculous north woods land that can have a foot of snow covering another 8" of mud, and have NEVER had any issues. I cannot wait for my next set, TAKE MY MONEY BF GOODRICH!!

[@TheEleaticOne]

Howdy! How are they in the rain on the road?

[@Ben-xo3bj]

@@TheEleaticOne great, just got a new set!

[@TheEleaticOne]

@@Ben-xo3bjawesome! Thanks for the advice!

[@bretthibbs6083]

I agree I have a Jeep wrangler tj and I bought it 8 years ago and a couple of months later I bought a set of KO2s and they still look great and my mileage when I bought them was around 78,000 miles or so and I'm at 121,000 miles with the same set. My brother has a cabin up near brainerd and his driveway is pretty steep like between 30 to 40 percent grade and we had about 2 plus inches of snow the night before and I put it 4wd and it went up it with no problem. That's with the KO2s on.

[@Doc1855]

The KO2s here in north central Washington state just don’t last long. I’m glad you’ve had such good luck with yours.

[@alancadieux2984]

I bought a 2022 rubicon jeep gladiator 1 year ago, it came with falken wildpeaks, 285 75 R17, no previous experience with this brand or tire. Its been good in Canadian winter, so good im impressed. The other conditions or tests haven't had time yet, but that it out performed Goodyear wrangler and Firestone destinations tells me something. The truck weighs 1250kg on the steering axle and 1250kg on the drive axle, evenly distributed. Havnt used 4x4 all winter yet, and I come and go from work at all hours of the day so road maintenance isn't always done. Very happy with them so far.

[@JavierPadron]

Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT are now my go to tire for All Terrians. Still run BFG K02's on 2 of my rigs but will be switching to MT Baja Boss AT 100% after im tired of them.

[@joefarkash7679]

I have absolutely loved my wildpeak at3s. Have put hundreds of thousands of miles on them. Have had them on ram 1500, Tacoma, ram 3500, been in every condition and have had zero complaints

[@OutdoorAuto]

They are a solid tire.

[@dylanowens3173]

I live in rural Colorado mountains from working and commuting on dirt logging roads to paved roads, I have never had success with BGF ko2 or dura trac Every set those I've had and seen in other trucks up here have massive uneven wear problems and tread dont clean/ clear out, and they wear out way too fast. Let alone suck mpg. My personal choice is Michelin at2, after multiple sets that long out last bfg and dura trac. Thr michelin get even wear and my mpg doesn't suffer and do well on logging roads in winter and still very good on pavement and in rain or ice.

[@Doc1855]

I chose the Falken Wildpeak AT4W for my 23 Tacoma TRD Off Road. We use our (my) truck for work around our property, taking it on Service and Forest roads during the summer. We get 5-7 feet of snow every winter and I use my truck for trips into town (5 miles away) or into the city (30 miles away) about 3 days a week. I’m retired so I only drive 8-10K miles per year and I needed a tire that can handle what I need from the use of my truck. Our road is private so we have to plow and maintain it ourselves. We live in the mountains of north central Washington state. I’ve found that the Wildpeaks are great on dry, wet, snowy, slushy roads. I opted for a 32” tire over the stock factory 31” tire, just for that extra 1” of ground clearance.

[@garywinkel1831]

Excellent review! My son had the KO2s on his 2019 JL Rubicon. I was driving it a few years back and we got into a pretty good snow storm in central Missouri. I wasn't impressed with them. They were good everywhere else, but in my opinion, kind of sucked in the snow. I put the Falkens on my Tacoma last fall and you are correct, they are fantastic in the snow and have have good highway manners. They do have a softer sidewall, but they ride really nice. My son replaced his KO2s with Falkens, at my recommendation and he loves them. I can avoid the really greasy mud, but I can't avoid the snow. Now, we'll see how they wear! Good video!

[@nitroburn72]

Hi. Just out of curiosity, did you air down and how old/worn were the tires? I think those factors play an important role how well they perform in snow, in addition to other factors like vehicle specific weight and such. My ko2's are 6 years old, only have about 1/8" tread left and rubber is quite hard. My FJ's front end wanted to drift left and right at times while in 4 wheel drive when driving up a 30° road recently in 2" of snow. It was interesting--first time using 4 wheel drive in snow. I've never actually ever aired down in snow before while driving my BMW or any of my previous cars, but am going to from here on out. Falken definitely have more siping, so that's a major plus.

[@garywinkel1831]

@@nitroburn72 No, we didn't air down because we were on the highway and had hours to go. At the time, I think the KO2s had about 10,000 miles on them. I think the Falkens are better in the snow because of all of the siping. I think the BFG is a sturdier tire though.

[@Revelation_Overland]

I have wild peaks, and I have to say they are incredible. Quiet as a passenger tire on a car, amazing in the rain, and have yet to get stuck in the mud. Haven’t had them in the snow yet, but from what I’ve seen and heard, there won’t be any problems there either. Will be getting them again when I need new.

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[@victorsaenz9452]

I’ve ran them on a snowy trail (6inch) didn’t get stuck but it was also a service trail. Driven them on snowy/icey highways and also no problem, the only thing I know is I can’t suddenly turn or break in them.

[@Revelation_Overland]

@@victorsaenz9452 “suddenly” doesn’t typically go to well in snow no matter what tires are running.

[@AlphaRomeoOneFive]

Excellent and well thought out review! I live out in the sticks and do a lot of highway driving, minimum of 65 miles 6 days a week with a lot of days up to 180 mixed in. I've always ran the ko2's which have been great and wore well for me. With the increased amount of driving however I switched to highway tires which have been good. The problem is with being in the sticks, the clearing of roads and blowing snow makes the highway trash, then I've got 2 miles of dirt roads from the farm to the highway. So whenever we get any moisture, the roads turn to straight mud and I may as well be driving on slicks. Anyway, think I may give the Falkens a go this time. Worse case scenario is I'll only have to deal with them for a year if I don't like them due to the mileage I've been putting on lol. Sorry for the long comment and thank you again for the great video

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[@j0shll0yd]

I wish you would have covered road wear and noise a little bit more. I think the majority of us spend a lot more time on the road than we do on the trail, but it was a great review. I actually spend very little time on the trail, so my bigger concern is road noise & driving in wet conditions.

[@Doc1855]

The Falken Wild Peak AT4Ws don’t have very much road noise at all. I would definitely recommend them to you. We spend our summer months on Service and Forest roads. During the winter months we get 5-7 feet of snow on our mountainous areas, so I’m usually on paved roads. We live on a private road that we have to plow and maintain ourselves and my AT4Ws are Great tires. For an A/T tire, they’re quiet.

[@edgardominguez3553]

I had the k02 over 60k miles and plenty of thread left great tire but picked up a lot of rocks, on my other truck I’m running toyos at2 extreme great tire too.

[@ericwheat9540]

BF Goodrich is my absolute favorite tire. I’ve had them on my truck for the last 5 years and I have not 1 complaint.

[@armygreenfj3924]

I find mud terrain tires to be the best. The Cooper STT pros, Yokohama G003, Falken MT, BFG KM3, Mickey Thompson MT is good enough for daily or even pavement. I had plenty of tread left after 30k miles on my cooper stt, bfg km2 and my yokohama g003. As far as snow and all around performance the Yokohama G003 might be the best ive had on a truck.

[@maddawgnoll]

I run the cooper STT pros on my power wagon here in Montana. Winter comes around and I switch to the cooper evolution since they're stud ready. All terrain doesn't work for me, especially in the snow and ice. I couldn't be happier with my STT pros though. They outperform any brand of tire I've run. They're even fine in winter but I had the evolutions prior to the STT so no point in wearing them out when I've got my winter set already. I switched from the Goodyear duratracs. Sorry but those tires are crap unless on dry pavement. BFG's were good where I used to live but lack in offload/offhiggway performance here.

[@armygreenfj3924]

@@maddawgnoll I’m definitely going back to Cooper STT Pros! My 75 K5 came with BFG KO2 but i want to get rid of them already lol. But however I’m really tempted on trying the the Falken Wildpeak MT.

[@Cherokeelion]

Falken Wildpeaks will surprise you! They are excellent in North Dakota winters with ice, packed snow, drifts and severe cold. The sidewalls do flex better in the deep freeze, probably because they are thinner and these tires just keep tryin to stick to whatever youre driving on. Im sold

[@OutdoorAuto]

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[@owl1873]

You all have to check out the Hankook A/T 2 Extreme. They look great and have a luxury car feel on the pavement with great stopping and rain handling.

[@snowsolo]

I've been looking at these to replace my stock AT2s on my Frontier. How is the road noise on these extremes? Also, have you ever had them in the snow? I get a handful of snowstorms where I live and am curious how they perform in winter weather.

[@titoskeleton9571]

I was and still am building my truck up, if something is damaged or about to break i do an upgrade. A few months back my suspension and tires had a catastrophic failure and upgraded them, i was going to get k02 but with some help i tested other tires and found that another tire, (I blieve the km3), performed better in rain, I was close to getting them until i found the falken tires, they performed incredible. I got the falken tires and still love them.

[@OutdoorAuto]

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[@vincer8691]

I own all three tire types. Everything you are saying is very true. I hate my Yokohama's in the snow. The BFG's are the best in snow and ice.

[@OutdoorAuto]

A Half worn Yoko is flat out scary in the snow... we got stuck in a bit of a blizzard heading over the pass to Cedar City, Utah with worn Yoko's... and had to take it VERY slow.

[@warrickgarrigan181]

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[@toddgray8828]

I have 80,000 plus on my Wildpeak AT3W. 295/60/20 on my 2016 F150, rotate every 3,000 miles. Buyer for life!!! Love them, was between BFG KO, Cooper Discovery At3 and Falken. Called Falken and gave my truck info, they came back with run 43 psi

[@erod6468]

Always been a K02 guy, then a M/T Baja Boss AT guy after I tried them, but I have ran a set of Wildpeak at3w tires for a while now and WOW! They are sooooo good! Best tires I've ever owned and can't see myself ever going back. They handle amazing in snow and rain and they do great here in the extra chunky, rocky and sandy Southern California High and Mojave deserts(Calico, Cleghorn, etc.) Best AT's ever! Always hated the K02's in the rain, SCARY! The Bajas are good too, but don't like the sluggish handling, they're really heavy and they just don't handle as good as the Wildpeaks in the snow. They're on par with the Wildpeaks when off road and do ok in the rain, definitely better than the K02's! Wildpeaks are the total package and they're great as a daily as well. Good luck yo! 🤙🏽

[@broken4door]

I am in SoCal as well and was going back and forth between the Wildpeak AT3W and the Yoko X-AT and the M/T Baja Boss, for a Gx470 in a 285/70/17, what vehicle are you using the Wildpeak on? Your review hit the nail on the head for what i was looking for a tire, thanks man!!

[@erod6468]

@@broken4door Yo! Sorry for the late reply. I'm using them on my 3rd gen Taco. Use them pretty regularly. Just did Rattlesnake Canyon at Johnson Valley all the way up to Big Bear(took us 5 and a half hours to complete it including stopping to sight see a few times and grilling some food as well, so can be faster) and they handled all sections well, including the big ol boulders, hit my rock sliders pretty good more than a few times. Was raining at mid and top end of trail(2N02) and they handled it all well! Aired up and drove home an hour away from Big Bear after and it was all good! 👍🏽🤙🏽🤟🏽 I highly recommend these tires not just for overlanding and offroading, but as a daily driver, like my truck at least 2-3 days out of the week. You'll love them.

[@patriotsleepercell4060]

did you get the 6ply or the 10? They are both LT. and very heavy.

[@erod6468]

@@patriotsleepercell4060 I got the E rated wildpeaks. On their website it says "10 ply equivalent". Hope that helps. Yes, they're definitely heavier than a 6 or 4 ply tire, but not by much. I went with some 265/75R16's and they're only 11 pounds heavier per tire than the regular SL rated wildpeaks. Compared to the stock tires the truck came with, I can't really tell a difference in MPG's if you care about that 🤷🏾‍♂️. I was getting around 22-24 miles highway. Still the same. Now, I will say though, they are stiffer riding than the stock tires(nothing crazy), which I already knew before even buying them, being E rated and all. Acceleration feels good, the same as stock. I also have to mention that I run them at around 37 psi, so take it for what it's worth, if at all to you. The E rating really shines when I'm off roading. These little 32's are no joke and they can take a serious pounding, especially when I'm aired down to between 12-16 psi. Have not failed me yet and I am definitely happy. Will be throwing some 35s on her this year. Might go with something else, but not sure yet. I'll be swapping the stock suspension for a sick King setup with upper and lower CA's and the works. 🤘🏽

[@erniesmith2579]

I think Toyo AT3 is a fourth great tire right in the middle of this performance group, ne which offers another great and competitive “compromise point” based on your personal usage.

[@OutdoorAuto]

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[@jfox71]

I have been supe4 happy with the Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT.

[@cmawhz]

I have used Wildpeaks on my z71 for a few years and just got some Blizzaks last winter for a dedicated snow tire. While the Blizzaks are definitely better in snow and icy conditions, the performance is surprisingly close. The Wildpeaks really surprised me 2 winters ago when we had waist deep snow on the roads, I was the only truck on the block able to escape the driveway and make it down the road before the plows eventually showed up. Had to put my foot to the floor to even budge but it kept crawling even up a slight hill, and that's when they were about 5/32 of tread left. My neighbors were amazed that I just hopped in and went with the 5.3 screaming while they were stuck shoveling out their trucks!

[@wolfeadventures]

How close to Blizzaks would you say the WIldpeaks are? 80%

[@cmawhz]

@@wolfeadventures If Blizzaks are 100% I'd say the Wildpeaks are 90% and good all seasons are 20-30% if all are new. The Wildpeaks lost a lot of winter performance after the first quarter of tread wore down, I'd guess 70% at that point vs new Blizzaks. But even with 5/32 they would destroy a brand new all season easily in snow/ice.

[@OutdoorAuto]

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[@contemporaryprimitiveman3469]

I run 255/80r17 toyo open country AT3s on my wrangler unltd rubicon. Absolutely love the performance and ride on and off road. Almost identical to the wildpeak.

[@elli003]

255/80R ? Okay, I guess you get the height/clearance without the extra weight with that setup. That's worth consideration !

[@wynnfamilyfishing1519]

How did those tires perform in mud? I know it's an AT to stay there above, below or around the average?

[@contemporaryprimitiveman3469]

@@wynnfamilyfishing1519 almost as good as my old KMs, better than average iow, ride quality and noise levels very acceptable. I don’t intentionally get in a lot of mud but i have pulled my fishing boat up wet grassy hills and pull a trailer with ATV when hunting off road.

[@reginaldmclean8013]

Toyo wore out fast

[@malakisands8180]

I am in South Dakota. When I first got my 2010 Suburban Z71 it had K02’s on it. At 42,000 miles traction was none existent. Went with Cooper AW3 pretty good especially in our winters, Geolanders never left me stuck and worked well. Neighbor suggested BFG KM3 and those are amazing up to 65,000 miles. Went to a shop and bought Wildpeak AT3W was sure footed even when our town got flooded. I am in between getting Falken again or the KM3 again

[@crippleguy415]

Sharp rocks out in the desert eat up tires . Puncture wounds on the sidewall were a problem until I bought 4 BF Goodrich KO 2 tires . No more chunking . Thick sidewalks help .

[@zachdavis5394]

Finally somebody who actually knows something about tires. Great reviews. 👍🏻

[@OutdoorAuto]

Thanks 🙏 for watching

[@drodNY]

great comparison. Loving the Falken Wildpeaks on my 23 GMC Sierra 1500. Had them on my last truck too. Never failed me.. Also had the BF TAK02, which is another great tire. Both handled well in NY winters, and very capable as a daily all-season tire. Can't go wrong with either one. I have no experience with the Yokohama so can't say anything about them.

[@2003evodave]

I still have the original BFG KO2 that came stock on my 2017 Ford Raptor and have driven from Canada to Arizona in all weather conditions and terrain IE tarmac, snow, sand dunes, ice and mud. Over all I’ve had zero problems and would definitely buy them again, only weak place is sticky mud but then all all terrain tires are weak there. I have repeatedly tried Faulken tires on other 4x4 pickups (1/2, 3/4 and one tons) Due to the great reviews and good pricing but was never satisfied. Drove 5000 miles on my 1/2 ton mostly street driven company bidding pickup before I replaced them due to poor driving/handling characteristics. Had poor wear replaced them early on the 3/4 ton and had a high speed catastrophic failure on front right on the one ton. Maybe Falkens are better now than years ago but I am not wasting my time trying to find out.

[@ckm-mkc]

Should have also mentioned the Nokian AT - have a set of those and did a 300 mile off-road trip last October - they replaced a set of WildPeaks for two reasons - 1. they are significantly lighter (~10lbs per tire) 2. they have a full kevlar reinforcement, which was important as they there were lots of sharp rocks on this trip and no room for a spare.... Plus they are a lot cheaper and way better on highway.

[@dubious6718]

Out of Production.

[@wynnfamilyfishing1519]

Were these the Nokian Outposts? I'm looking hard at those for my next set because of the light weight, kevlar, and great price for a quality brand. I haven't seen a lot of people talking about them though. How is there off-road performance?

[@dubious6718]

@@wynnfamilyfishing1519 Cause they were made in Russia, so they stopped making them when the war started.

[@wynnfamilyfishing1519]

Tires Direct still has them and when I spoke to the rep he didn't say anything about limited stock or production issues. I was just trying to figure out how @ckm4535 felt they worked in muddy conditions.

[@dubious6718]

@@wynnfamilyfishing1519 and I wrote why you don't see people writing about them.

[@bradk859]

You forgot a couple of better tires on the market that I have owned, Toyo at 3 and kenda lever at2 which I think that are better then ko2

[@OutdoorAuto]

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[@dbascur2]

i own a set of the BFG KO2s on my 4runner and i can confirm they have balancing issues. I had to pay big bucks to force balance them due to their excessive steering vibration. I wished i would have known about this otherwise i would have bought something else.

[@icriou]

The production quality, info flow, methodology and reasoning are off the chart! OMG.

[@OutdoorAuto]

Thanks for watching... I am editing my review of the KO3 right now so watch for that this weekend.

[@roberttirado8072]

Great video Nathan! I'd be interested in a future video that involves the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T in your comparison of A/T tires.

[@tonyp156]

I run Baja on my ram and love'em very comparable to K02, which I run on my frontier

[@travisbeckett578]

Thanks for these videos, by light years the best tire reviews out there!! Almost all others are done by people who got the tires for free, and the review are basically free extended marketing by the company.. amazing how all of these reviews make every tire seem the best. The MT Baja Boss AT are almost certainly the top pick for my built Tundra with pop-up truck bed camper. Anyone who sees this comment have experience with the The MT Baja Boss AT? All the reviews I can find rave about them, with the exception of BIG issues with balancing. My local Discount tire (take it for what it is worth from them) has sold a few sets and all have had really bad balancing issues. A few tires had to be replaced by MT, one customer gave up and went with a different tire.

[@bobvedder2451]

I live in central Alaska and both of our jeeps wear BFG KO2s which work really well in our long winters.

[@slandshark]

Interesting about the Falken Wildpeaks. We run the A/T Trails on our Subaru Ascent. We've done numerous offroad trips (thousands of miles now?), including part of the BDR trails in Utah (through Moab as well) and Washington state. We've taken them through mud, dirt, rock, gravel, dry and wet, everything in between and they have been absolutely amazing. Performed far better than I ever expected, until..... last weekend, we took them with a group up into the fresh powder (about 18" fresh and actively snowing). A Toyota Tacoma was lead vehicle (we were first on the trail, so the Tacoma was plowing), we were 8th out of 9 vehicles and we were the only vehicle to get stuck (3 times!), had to get a pull out each time. Everyone else had zero issues. So in the snow, these were very underwhelming. However, I am about to buy the Wildpeak AT3W within a day or two for another deeper snow run (probably closer to 2ft deep). I'm expecting a lot (of snow performance) out of the AT3W, we are also going from 245/60R18 to 265/60R18, so more sidewall and about 1" taller overall (29.6" up to 30.5"). Not huge tires by any means, but much deeper tread, slightly wider and taller. I think this will allow us to air down a bit more than usual too and also help us float on top of the snow a bit better. We plan on continuing to put miles on our A/T Trails (spring/summer/fall) and use the AT3W for winters until the A/T Trails are used up, then just run the AT3W year-round.

[@stevenjaragosky4633]

Wild peak is all I run. Just had a new set installed on wife’s truck with new rims. Best tire I have ever used in snow. I’ve used bfg and the grabbers and I’ll go back to the wild peak every time now.

[@higherlifts420]

I went with toyo at3 and they are amazing. At the coal mine we put the falkens on all the pickup trucks and they are monsters in mud and snow.

[@OutdoorAuto]

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[@mikeattheimagebusiness6215]

Great test, one of few US tests that seem to concentrate on terrain other than rock and gravel, very helpful. I’ve tried most of the popular ATs and as I live in Scotland, #1 is I need wet performance and performance at freezing. I’ve found the Falkens to be best for my needs (except deep mud) and far better than the BFGs. Thanks for pointing out that it’s matching the users needs, not brand that’s most important.👍

[@OutdoorAuto]

People love to fall in love with brand names... and then they aren't objective. When you lose those attachments you can really start dialing in your gear for sure.

[@robertmisiuk7137]

First thing to do when a truck comes with BFGs is to replace them.

[@spikef3813]

I’ve had good experiences with Cooper Zeon LTZ (now discontinued) on my D4 and Discoverer AT3 sport on a Ford Ranger. Considering Maxxis Wormdrive or Cooper Evolution MT for my farm pick up (Navarro NP300) Also in Scotland

[@gonsungar9420]

@@spikef3813 Maxxis wormdrive or bravo at980 is pretty decent at mud in my case which is logging road that can have up to 15 inch of mud and clay after rain but the only downside is the tyre can have some small cracks at the sidewall. the sidewall cracks is probably caused by its only 8-ply rating but I think if you carry load under 800kg its probably good for you because I always carry 900kgs sometimes up to 1.2 tons of load which is probably the cause of the sidewall cracks.

[@jcengr5000]

Thanks! Great content and much appreciated!!!

[@OutdoorAuto]

thank you so much . I really Appreciate this.

[@DavidBrown-jt7yi]

Would love to hear info on the Toyo AT3's...

[@Petemitchell0341]

Yes I’d like to hear a good review like this on the Toyo’s. I have 33’s and have been very happy but I would love seeing them compared to the rest

[@dutch9357]

20k tire. They look cool, that’s about it. Cooper beats them in every metric. I sell a ton of both, a lot of the Toyo buyers get the Cooper’s on the next trip. Rarely does it go the other way.

[@magmomwise]

I have been running the Sumitomo Encounter all terrain tire for the last year and a half on my 08 Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4wd. In winter this tire is a winner. Overall it has been a good tire .

[@gibsonrocker17]

Nice video, dude! It was a little difficult to lose my ego and go away from the BFG's this time around when I needed new AT tires for my 2500 Cummins. I've always been a huge fan of the BFG's and when the KO2's came out, I went full-steam ahead and purchased them for my F150 at the time. I purchased them again for my Cummins when the stock tires wore out, because they're such a good tire. As much as I loved the tread design, performance, comfort and road noise of them when they were new, I wasn't as impressed with them as they approached the end of their life-cycle. They became quite loud and the snow and mud performance really fell off sharply with them. I only got about 40-45k out of them too on the Cummins, but I guess that's not awful on an 8,000lb truck with some occasional heavy towing. I ended up going with the Falken's, and I couldn't be happier with them! I've been so impressed with the snow performance, that it's almost like a dedicated set of winter tires. Of course, I only have about 15k on them now, but I haven't noticed any appreciable difference in the performance over that time. As far as road noise goes, off-roadability, comfort and treadwear, that's also been quite impressive. At 15k, you'd barely be able to tell there's any wear on them. I'm not sure where they rank for price now, but when I bought them, they were a little bit cheaper than the KO2's too. Overall, I couldn't be happier with them, and I'll most likely buy them again when it's time to replace them (hopefully around 60K or so). 🤣.. I've recommended them to a bunch of friends when they've been looking for tires too, and everyone that's purchased them has been very satisfied with their purchase. I know we all get caught up in our camps of our favorite tires and brand loyalty, but if you're on the fence with these tires, just go ahead and purchase them. I don't think you'll be disappointed at all!.. And truly, if you're doing hard off-roading/crawling anyway, an AT really isn't even a consideration. But for regular daily driving and occasional trips into the backcountry, people should really give this one a try! I can't attest to the Yoko's, but you really can't go wrong with the KO2 or the Wildpeaks. The Wildpeaks definitely do take the top spot in nearly every category though from real-world usage!

[@TheEleaticOne]

Howdy! May I ask your opinion on which tire (between the Falkens and the KO2’s) was better in the rain/snow on the road?

[@danhiggins5393]

I work in the Alberta oilpatch as a land surveyor. You rarely see KO2s on a work truck. They really aren’t good at anything, and they’re exceptionally bad in gravel and mud. Yokohamas also rare, but any I’ve ever owned were great on snow and ice. I’ve never driven on the M&S ones you tested. Falken seems to be a popular OEM tire, but I haven’t seen many that were bought on purpose. Out here where people depend on their tires for work, there are 2 brands that dominate. Toyo, including Open Country and M-55, and Goodyear Duratrac. The next most popular are a number of Chinese brands with weird names.

[@H.A..]

I run duratracs too here in B.C. but oh boy do those Toyos perform in the snowy conditions.

[@dextermcgrubbin]

I run 255/80r17 Wildpeaks on my 2018 Pro 4x in load E. . I like that they're taller & lighter than 285's. MPG & acceleration are great, and it's a true 33" tire. I looked at K02's in 285 load C, but their reputation for being horrible on wet pavement scared me away. the K02's are probably fine if you live in more arid western states.

[@markcollins5026]

Man, the KO2'S stink in snow and wet weather !

[@bryanbahling2877]

Thank you for this video. I went with the WildPeaks for our Gladiator. They are amazing so far, especially living in Michigan.

[@impalakev]

How do they perform on the highway compared to stock tires? I'm looking into replacing the stock tires on my 2018 JL Unlimited. Some say they are loud...others say they are quiet.

[@bryanbahling2877]

@@impalakev compared to the stock highway tires, it's night and day off road. And they are very quiet for an A/T on the highway.

[@jamierhysjones]

Be running Falken Wildpeaks for 3.5 years on mainly road with occasional off road. Had road focused tyres previously and amazed no change in road Tyre noise or fuel consumption. Will replace with the same when eventually wear out.

[@David-hn5ix]

I'm embarrassed to say but Goodyear assurance performed better in mud and snow that bfg a/t and Hankook A/t. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't experienced first hand

[@phillipjones3829]

from Australia, great vid thankyou, I've been using Yokohama GO12 then went to GO15 for almost 10 years and have put them on all sorts of cars from a ford falcon LTD, Holden rodeo, and currently on my BMW X5 (yes I do take the BMW off road) and I have never had any issue with traction, noise or durability. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED in my opinion

[@realbangau]

Awesome research and simple to understand. I am using Falkens simply because it provides me the best value for money (for my market, BGFs are so pricey and Geolandar is not commonly sold).

[@OutdoorAuto]

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[@earthling1984]

I've had Duratrac tires on 4 off road vehicles over the past 12 years. Great all around. BUT. I'd put different tires on a smaller suv or suv or suv. Depends on use case. Falken Wildoeak AT Trails are good for cuv/suv.

[@chuckmuellerleile8729]

I have had all three of these and currently run only Cooper AT3's. Best AT tire in my opinion. Great in snow, and any terrain I have come across living on northern Minnesota. Wear great as well.

[@rodriguez3939]

I have these on my car in Australia and have 110,000km on them with maybe another 10,00km left in them.

[@dutch9357]

I run the Cooper’s here in Utah. I don’t do anything wild, mostly pulling horses trailer on highway or gravel. It’s sold as a 60k tire, I’ve got 40k on them and I’m at 5/32. Great snow traction, I run them on a dually, and with the record snow last winter I hardly use the 4WD at all. Didn’t really get the miles, I abused them a little, but really liked them.

[@robertmisiuk7137]

I run Geolanders on my truck and is the only tire I purchase. Not the x version, but the regular AT are 3 peak and are amazing in the snow.

[@OutdoorAuto]

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[@bradleyphillips204]

Great video explaining these tires. I've had 3 sets of the older BF Goodrich all terrain T/A on my 97 k1500. They were good in snow and still had good manners on the highway and interstate. I tried some general grabber a/ts. Not as impressed with them on the highway but they do good in wet. When looking again I'll probably put the BFG up against a Mickey Thompson Baja boss A/T. The only thing is I don't think the siping on the Mickey Thompson goes as far down as the BFG.

[@but-ec4hb]

Old Ko was legend. 31 was 18/32 maybe 19/32. 30 was 15/32 so not good. I can report new Bfg Ko2 is quiet but not as grippy. Not cinfidemce inspiring in snow. Old Ko was maybe best tire ever produced now gone. 13 years out last set still had lots tread crazy.

[@kurtburkhardt5862]

Had the Grabbers, not bad. Have the Baja Boss now, huge improvement! Almost as good in Mud as my old Interco swamper STX, way better on road!

[@JohnMuise]

Wanted the wildpeaks but couldn’t find any at the time of purchase. Went with the K02s. No issues!

[@Erik_The_Dane]

This is good advice :-) I used to run KO2's on my pickup because of awesomeness off road, but I spend 80% of my time on the highway. The KO2 picked up a lot of rocks, costing me about 5 windshields. They were also pretty hard in the compound, causing me to broadside in and out of roundabouts when it rained. I had to face that I was not such a bad ass off roader as I wanted to be, and I mounted some Bridgestone A/T's. Not nearly as aggressive looking and long lasting, but much better on wet roads :-)

[@rippinlips1133]

The Cooper Rugged Trek on my Silverado 2500 HD. 3 Peak rated mileage 50k mileage warranty. I tow 12,000 pounds in my dump trailer and my 28’ camper. The tear it up hunting in the San Juan mountains in Southwest Colorado. 💪🏽

[@OutdoorAuto]

I always wanted to put a Star Wars Cameo in a video….

[@victorsaenz9452]

I run Pizza cutter wild peaks on my FJ and I’ve had nothing but great results and the tread is still looking extremely well after 1 and half years. I know the other tires are amazing but I’ll continue with falkens

[@unwrangler11]

Very complete and accurate AT tire report. I have KO-2’s and your review is spot on.

[@Custom_Tundra_XFire_Audio]

Mickey Thompson BAJA BOSS AT3, that’s by far the best tire I’ve used allround. Excellent in the snow, great on gravel/mud and outstanding on wet and dry asphalt!

[@architypeone8646]

I'm running Falken Wildpeaks on my 2000 4Runner and have about 30K miles on them. These things really wear well. Still lots of tread left. They are the best all terrain I've ever had in the snow and rain. ...they grip like crazy. Took them on the Alpine Loop in Colorado and they crawled over everything in our path without any drama...even in extremely wet conditions. I have not had them in extreme muddy trail conditions, buy I don't like mud anyway...too much effort to get it out of every crack and crevice on the vehicle.

[@bobdobalina8910]

Well, not gonna lie, was quite surprised that the GoodYear Wrangler Duratracs were not mentioned or tested. I used to sell Michelin, BFGs, Uniroyals, Toyos, Yokohamas and several others. Was a HUGE BFG guy. G-Force Comps yeah! Bought a early 2000s Tahoe, went looking for a Tire, did some research and bought my first set of Wranglers. WOW! Sold that and bought a Jeep Wrangler, wanted to go with the BFG KO2s, but couldn't justify it, so bought another set of GoodYear Wrangelers. Amazing Tire. Excellent all round, on and off road, a TRUE SNOW Tire and Juggernaut type treaad life, it just keeps going. Not knocking the other brands, but for the Money, imo, the GoddYear Wranglers just can't be beat.

[@OutdoorAuto]

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[@mattf6397]

Living in Moab, the Falken wildpeak at3w are my go to tire. 50K miles on my Tundra. My tires see sand, snow, mud, road, and towing.They are also on my jeep and and Tahoe.

[@OutdoorAuto]

Thats good to hear... I have actually never run the Falkens in Moab... I figured they would work well.

[@rugu6869]

I went with the Nitto Ridge Grappler for my Bronco based on a ton of reviews. Would love to see that tire involved in a test. They have been fantastic in all sorts of conditions.

[@MrArizona.33]

yee same goes for the toyo at3

[@JohnReyst]

They suck on ice. I swapped my Nittos for KO2s living in Michigan's upper peninsula I kinda need good grip in winter.

[@rugu6869]

@@JohnReyst That's odd. LiteBrite used the Nitto's on their artic expedition and had zero issues on ice and -20 degrees

[@FriendlyAdolfHitler]

​@rugu6869 hard to beleive. They are hard as a rock. They are terrible in anything but dry pavement. Ok for the trail. Had 80,000km on mine and they had 70% tread left.

[@Stanley-LP2000]

​@@FriendlyAdolfHitler heck I agree. Those tires are only good on dry pavement. Big disappointment for me and I see so many trucks running them.

[@wassermutt7805]

Like to have seen the Nitto's thrown in this mix. I ran the Falkens on my Tundra and the first thing I noticed was the drop in MPGs. The second thing I noticed was hardly the need to use that 4WD dial. I didn't do a lot of serious offroading, more winter driving and field use. I ran a different tire on my Armada, Geolander G015 which is a bit less of an aggressive all terrain. Great riding and driving tire, low noise, and great wet and snow traction. I never did any serious off roading with it either but given the design any heavy wet soil would definitely clog them I'm sure. But for most people, I think they would be a good tire, good looks with good all around performance especially for people that don't go much offroad.

[@OutdoorAuto]

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[@garretlewis4103]

Good video. I do run the Falken Wildpeaks on my Chevy Colorado and my wife's Gladiator. Falken also makes a Wildpeak very similar to the Wildpeak you reviewed on my Subaru Crosstrek. That allows me to run a stock size tire on my Crosstrek and have AT type tread and performance. For me the Falken Wildpeaks are a good all around choice for me. I have also run the BFGs on my truck many years ago (pre KO2). My complaint about the old BFGs was the treadwear was not that great. As you closed, there are many tires out there for your off road/overland rig. You have to pick what works for your overall driving situation.

[@millieatr]

In the mid 1980's our army unit at ft bragg got in a bunch of Chevy m1008 diesel pick-ups in with BFGoodrich All Terrains tires ,,..Ive been using them ever since.. The ones on my tacoma now are 8 years old ,,,,,,,and as of today 8-27-23 i just ordered 4 more from am@zon to replace them ,, about 5 years ago i gave my son my Jeep wrangler ,, he is still using the BFG all terrains i had on there, As you can tell im a big fan

[@OutdoorAuto]

Don't mess with what is working for you. I like it.

[@NasTimeAdventures]

Great chat. I've gone through a couple of sets of K02s and have not been happy with the performance. Not only did they not last as long as they should have, they had poor grip on the road, and I had a fault with the sidewall where bits started falling off. I'm looking at Falken Wildpeak's for my next tyres.

[@KODstorm21]

I wish I had this video when looking for tires for my avalanche. I may have gone with the Wildpeak. I had a KO2 on my Dakota previously and loved them and thought they were good in the snow, but I wanted something more snow oriented. I wound up going with the Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S. They are actually really good in the snow though and I’m not disappointed.

[@kurtburkhardt5862]

Great video! Actual tire performance test and not just listing factory specs. Had the General Grabber ATx on my 4Runner (similar tread to KO2's). Ok, decent performance. Replaced them with Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT's. (Sort of a more agressive version of Wildpeaks). They have been great! Good snow performance, way better in mud and reasonably quiet. Would be interested in your opinion, have you tried them?

[@OutdoorAuto]

They are going on my white Tundra as soon as I kill these Yokohamas… pretty excited to test them… Mickey Thompson always made stellar MTs…. Definitely a great looking tire.

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

I plan on 15,000 mile trips across the country in a full-size 1/2 ton pickup truck with some occasional backroads mixed in to get to photography locations. Lots of highway, but need some off-road capability. Probably will carry about 500-600lbs in the bed with my camper cap setup.

[@OldskoolHiFi]

In my younger years I sold tires for a living. Owning many trucks in my life I have also been able to experience dozens of different AT tires. The one tire that stands out as being WAY overrated and over priced is the BFG KO2. They have some sort of weird cult following that makes me wonder of their buyers have ever tried other brands. I have had trucks that came with the KO2's on them and they were about the worst tires I've ever experienced. Terrible in anything wet and especially snow. Don't even try to take them anywhere with mud... you will end up stuck. They are also heavier than virtually all of it's competition. I recently convinced a friend to try something different (Longtime KO2 buyer) and he has been absolutely blown away at the performance of his new tire that cost WAY less. He is just one example of someone that wishes they had switched earlier. Ready and waiting for incoming KO2 cult members 😂

[@OutdoorAuto]

What are some hidden gem AT tires? I know there are a ton of non name brand companies that are trying to get in on the market and I haven't been able to try all of them... any recommendations for ones to watch for?

[@jhcrc1050]

@@OutdoorAuto I put the Maxxis Razr A/T on my 2016 Ram 3500 Diesel two winters ago and they have been my favorite tire for year round use in Eastern Washington/ North-Central Idaho. They are the 5th set of tires on this pickup and I even prefer them over many of the tires I have put on our fleet at work. If you get a chance I highly recommend giving them a try!

[@OldskoolHiFi]

@@OutdoorAuto I haven't kept up with the latest on the tire game in a while now. My friend I mentioned picked out his new non-BFG tire and went with a set of NItto's. He seems to be quite happy with them. I have had them in the past as well and they were decent, but sometimes early wear was an issue. That said, I have also almost exclusively switched over to MT tires for the kind of wheeling I do. One hidden gem from that segment is the Milestar Patagonia MT and MT02. Amazing tires in practically every way, and priced well below their worth. Keep the comparisons going, it's good for folks to know what is out there!