ReadySalted
Member Since: 03 Oct 2018
Location: Hereford
Posts: 53
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Falken Wildpeak A/T3W tyres |
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I’ve poured over the tyre threads for weeks and weeks as my disco on 18s has been in need of some new tyres for a little while. It had 2 x general grabbers on the rear (both with slow punctures!) and a nearly new hifly vigorous (cheapo) and a nearly new cooper zeon xsta on the front.
I recently got them replaced with the Falkens and I’m really impressed. Very sure footed in the wet, tread looks reasonably aggressive for a mostly road tyre (plenty enough for the once a week I drive round grass fields), and the insane vibration I had above 50mph has totally disappeared. I’ve done 260miles since fitting and mostly motorway, they were brilliant and much much smoother and quieter than my previous odd tyres. Quite happy to sit at 85mph on the motorway. I’m not sure if the reason they feel SO impressive is because the mixture of tyres I had fitted before were really really bad. I suspect that’s the case to some extent but I’m not taking anything from the Falkens. Really pleased with them!
For £110 pound a corner a fitted I think they are very well priced and a good alternative to the usual favourites (grabber at3, discoverer at etc). I made my decision based on the limited mentions they’ve had on this forum, and what I’ve read on other forums - mainly abroad where they seem more popular. Anyway just thought it worth a post on here to share my good experience for anybody who finds them self in the position I was recently. Discovery 3 XS - sold
L322 Range Rover Vogue - sold
TD5 Defender 90 - sold
200tdi Defender 110 - sold
300tdi disco ES - died
Series 3 88" Petrol - sold
300tdi disco XS - sold
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23rd Nov 2019 9:51 pm |
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GarageSteve
Member Since: 11 Aug 2019
Location: Peterborough
Posts: 28
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Appreciate the review, I’m currently running around on a nearly new set of nexens which are a great summer tyre but a bit like ballet shoes in a muddy field with winter fast approaching lol Current fleet
BMW X1
Kangoo van
Pug 108
MGF
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23rd Nov 2019 10:42 pm |
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gofish
Member Since: 28 Feb 2015
Location: Australia
Posts: 24
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I've just had these tyres fitted & am so far quite happy. I got 5 fitted, balanced & a wheel alignment for AU $1245 which I think is good. They are not too noisy (for an AT) & are reasonably confident in the wet. Have yet to use them in anger. I went for 265/60 18.
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1st Dec 2019 5:59 am |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23649
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Any updates from user of this tyre would be appreciated.
They are one of only a very few AT tyres available in the 255-55-20 standard size for the L405 FFRR. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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27th Oct 2021 3:19 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23649
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A good review from the US.
https://www.off-road.com/blog/falken-wildp...re-review/ 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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27th Oct 2021 4:02 pm |
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