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Originally Posted by Rainman901
Well that sucks. After reading a 1000 tire threads and filling my youtube feed up with tire reviews  I finally made my mind up for the Wildpeak's in the SL load rating. I also saw that they are now not listed in several locations, although they are still on Falkens website.
I have my wife is checking today when she goes to have a leak fixed on her car at the local tire shop. We'll see if they can get them locally. I came from a Ram Rebel with a hemi so I really don't want to make the 4Runner any more lethargic than it already is so E's are not something I'm looking for. I love it, it's just a bit sluggish.
My second choice was the Mickey Thompson Baja Blast but given some of the reviews that they are noisy above 50, I ended up leaning towards the Falkens.
I'll see what the wife says after she get's back from the tire shop this afternoon. |
I run 285/70-17 Wildpeaks in a Standard Load and I really like them. They weighed about 8 pounds per tire less than my previous KO2’s in 275/70-17 E load tires. In my case my mileage seemed to increase by .5 mpg over the KO2’s and the acceleration seems a tad bit better. Weight in tires are power and mileage killers on these trucks. I have put hundreds of miles on AT3W’s across the desert and many of the local mountains. Smooth ride and reasonably quiet. They don’t seem to wear as well as an E load though. I have full armor minus a aftermarket rear bumper. Wheel spacers and or large negative offsets will increase the mods to fit the front tires, and possibly require a BMC. I run a 17 x 8.5 x 0 wheel with 285’s and still have my mud flaps and no rubbing. Just pushed the front liners forward a tad. My fenders were already trimmed from the port. I will probably buy another set of SL Wildpeaks again.
