Something off with Toyota’s Wildpeak tire’s

[Ross LC250]

I was about to buy Falken Wildpeak tires from Toyota dealership, I went outside to see if I could find some on a dealer vehicle, when I did they looked suspiciously none aggressive almost the same as my Michelin TRX that came on my LC Premium, to be clear we are talking about; Falken Wildpeak 265 70 r18 A/T 3W , the price was 4 installed for $1050, a good price, but apparently to good. See the article below.

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2023-toyota-tundra-trd-pro-yearlong-review-update-6-tire-test

 

[uraniumrich]

I was about to buy Falken Wildpeak tires from Toyota dealership, I went outside to see if I could find some on a dealer vehicle, when I did they looked suspiciously none aggressive almost the same as my Michelin TRX that came on my LC Premium, to be clear we are talking about; Falken Wildpeak 265 70 r18 A/T 3W , the price was 4 installed for $1050, a good price, but apparently to good. See the article below.

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2023-toyota-tundra-trd-pro-yearlong-review-update-6-tire-test

Falken makes a WildPeak AT that is much less off-road capable than the WildPeak AT 4w (or 3w). A friend of mine who wanted something better looking for his Range Rover put the AT version on the Rover. Up until I saw the WildPeaks on the Range Rover, I had no idea that Falken made an alternate version that is more road oriented than off-road focused.

I think the tire he used is the WildPeak AT Trail.

 

[ricochet]

The OEM Toyota version is called the AT3WA and it's not good. Makes a whining noise after 1,000 miles and the tread is basically all-season territory. They came on my TRD Off-Road and they're getting replaced soon. Toyota puts the AT3WA on a number of their off-road truck and crossover trims.

 

[jbtaco2002]

i have the OE wilpeaks on my TRD Pro wheels and after only 4000 miles, i'm noticing the tread is not wearing good and they are louder on the freeway. these are crap tires

 

[ricochet]

Falken makes a WildPeak AT that is much less off-road capable than the WildPeak AT 4w (or 3w). A friend of mine who wanted something better looking for his Range Rover put the AT version on the Rover. Up until I saw the WildPeaks on the Range Rover, I had no idea that Falken made an alternate version that is more road oriented than off-road focused.

I think the tire he used is the WildPeak AT Trail.

The AT Trail is a decent tire. Less aggressive but still good for gravel roads and some snow. We have them on my wife's Subaru Crosstrek Sport.

 

[Markarian421]

Tire manufacturers often make special versions for car companies. Sometimes they are slightly modified, often they are just really cheap and don't last long.

 

[AlexGates]

There are OE tires and consumer tires, they have different specs, and you have to get a hold of the sku/product numbers. They can have the same name and model.

Most notable is with Ford and the Hankook Dynapro AT2. The OEM ones are complete #@$%, the tread is noticeably less deep than store bought, and they last about 15k-20k (I wore mine out in 12k). My buddy put the store bought on his p/u and they looked noticeably different. I did some research, there were two different part numbers, and two drastically different wear numbers (the OE # was 50% lower). Some manufacturers do this because the test drive, they want the ride to be comfortable, good handling, and quiet. The aforementioned tires are terrible by the way, in either iteration. My '25 F150 came with them, they are getting replaced today, with/ 200mi on them, horrible tire.