I see the Wildpeaks discussed a lot, but not the Rubitreks, so I thought I'd give you some very early thoughts on these. They're a tire to consider I think due to the price difference.
I replaced my OE Michelin LTX AT2's on my 2020 Tundra a few weeks ago at 48,500 with some Falken Rubitreks. I wanted something a tad bit better suited for low maintenance gravel and rock roads, logging roads and pastures that I drive better than half the time. The LTX's performed admirably, but they were starting to get pretty cut up and I was at the wear bars on the fronts and a 32nd away on the rears, They were getting louder on road seams, I was loosing traction in situations that I had not in the past, etc.
I considered Wildpeaks and its equivilent from other brands like Cooper, etc. but they were just a little too aggressive for what I felt I needed and I wanted to keep them as quiet as possible. I had it narrowed down to Michelin LTX M/S2's or these, but at $220 ea for the Falken's, I thought I'd try them. So far I hear a little more noise than the OE's, but not much. Enough to notice a difference, but not annoying. I drive the truck every day and notice every new squeek, shake, noise, etc.; my passengers do not. I'm sure you all are the same way. The LTX M/S2's would have been quieter for sure, but they were about $70 more; so I saved $280. I'd still put these in the quiet category; we'll see how that goes the more they wear and if the savings made sense.
So yesterday we finally got some much needed snow here (about 5-7 inches). Nothing terrible (by my standards; not by the standards of the general public in my area however), and I was very happy with their performance. Didn't need 4 high at all, even on the hardpacked mixed with ice. Now I am realistic as well and I suspected it would probably be a bit of an easy task for them since they have less than a 500 miles on them. However, I took my wife's recently aquired 4Runner out for a comparison with it's OE Nitto Terragraplers. They have a little over 5,000 miles on them. I was less than impressed in comparison. Even though they are two very different vehicles with regard to weight, weight distribution, tire size, etc, they are still rear-wheel-drive trucks and there was a snow performance gap that shouldn't have been that noticeable IMO. Worth noting - the Nittos are M/S rated; the Falkens 3 peak. If the performance stays good with the Falkens, I definitely will consider them for replacements of the Nittos when the time comes.
I replaced my OE Michelin LTX AT2's on my 2020 Tundra a few weeks ago at 48,500 with some Falken Rubitreks. I wanted something a tad bit better suited for low maintenance gravel and rock roads, logging roads and pastures that I drive better than half the time. The LTX's performed admirably, but they were starting to get pretty cut up and I was at the wear bars on the fronts and a 32nd away on the rears, They were getting louder on road seams, I was loosing traction in situations that I had not in the past, etc.
I considered Wildpeaks and its equivilent from other brands like Cooper, etc. but they were just a little too aggressive for what I felt I needed and I wanted to keep them as quiet as possible. I had it narrowed down to Michelin LTX M/S2's or these, but at $220 ea for the Falken's, I thought I'd try them. So far I hear a little more noise than the OE's, but not much. Enough to notice a difference, but not annoying. I drive the truck every day and notice every new squeek, shake, noise, etc.; my passengers do not. I'm sure you all are the same way. The LTX M/S2's would have been quieter for sure, but they were about $70 more; so I saved $280. I'd still put these in the quiet category; we'll see how that goes the more they wear and if the savings made sense.
So yesterday we finally got some much needed snow here (about 5-7 inches). Nothing terrible (by my standards; not by the standards of the general public in my area however), and I was very happy with their performance. Didn't need 4 high at all, even on the hardpacked mixed with ice. Now I am realistic as well and I suspected it would probably be a bit of an easy task for them since they have less than a 500 miles on them. However, I took my wife's recently aquired 4Runner out for a comparison with it's OE Nitto Terragraplers. They have a little over 5,000 miles on them. I was less than impressed in comparison. Even though they are two very different vehicles with regard to weight, weight distribution, tire size, etc, they are still rear-wheel-drive trucks and there was a snow performance gap that shouldn't have been that noticeable IMO. Worth noting - the Nittos are M/S rated; the Falkens 3 peak. If the performance stays good with the Falkens, I definitely will consider them for replacements of the Nittos when the time comes.
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