Originally Posted by jcalvert86

Most reviews mentioned the AT3W being quieter than the KO2 - opposite experience for you?

I'll be picking up something in 285/70/17 soon and was leaning toward AT3W P rated for 90% normal commuting.

Which load rating were you running?

Originally Posted by mckennar

Wanted to follow up, we put 15,000 miles on the Falkens since I posted above & had nothing but problems.



I've sent 5 tires back to Falken after the above post (9 in total if you count the first 4), all with manufacturing defects that weren't apparent upon initial install. Sidewall bulges, broken belts, defective molding, going out of round between 5k mi rotations, uneven wear etc.



This most recent rotation was the last straw. The tech said one of the tires was out of round, and another had 4 bubbles on the sidewall. Both were recent replacements with 5k miles on them that we'd received during the previous rotation in exchange for 2 tires that wouldn't take a balance after 5k.



For background, this is the daily driver highway commuter and school run car. I've put MAYBE 100 miles off pavement on it since the Falkens were installed, 99.5 of those miles in 4x2, and mostly on forest service roads in the Ozarks.



Anyway, I just replaced the AT3W's with a set of Duratracs ~200 mi ago. Couldn't be happier to be rid of the Falkens. Discount tire let me keep the 2 good ones (gave me a full refund on the set of 4, so shout out to them), I figure I'll put them on my off-road trailer once the BFG KO's age-out next year.



Pros:

better wet traction than stock AT-20's

better dry traction than stock AT-20's

better off-road traction than stock AT-20's

looks

price

understanding / patient customer service reps



Cons:

inconsistent quality control

noise

tread wear



Glad they work for some people, but they didn't work for us.

Originally Posted by TexasTJ

Got the 265s installed today. Obviously too early to tell.anything about them, but they look better than the Nittos. 05/27/19

Originally Posted by Decipher

Wow. That’s awful and, quite frankly, I’m shocked given the piles of great reviews here. Sorry you went through all that. I wish you luck with the Goodyear’s. I almost went the Duratrac route but the complaints about noise (especially with wear) and the notoriously weak sidewalls kept me away. I hope you have a better experience. You’ve been through it.


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Originally Posted by mckennar

Wanted to follow up, we put 15,000 miles on the Falkens since I posted above & had nothing but problems.



I've sent 5 tires back to Falken after the above post (9 in total if you count the first 4), all with manufacturing defects that weren't apparent upon initial install. Sidewall bulges, broken belts, defective molding, going out of round between 5k mi rotations, uneven wear etc.



This most recent rotation was the last straw. The tech said one of the tires was out of round, and another had 4 bubbles on the sidewall. Both were recent replacements with 5k miles on them that we'd received during the previous rotation in exchange for 2 tires that wouldn't take a balance after 5k.



For background, this is the daily driver highway commuter and school run car. I've put MAYBE 100 miles off pavement on it since the Falkens were installed, 99.5 of those miles in 4x2, and mostly on forest service roads in the Ozarks.



Anyway, I just replaced the AT3W's with a set of Duratracs ~200 mi ago. Couldn't be happier to be rid of the Falkens. Discount tire let me keep the 2 good ones (gave me a full refund on the set of 4, so shout out to them), I figure I'll put them on my off-road trailer once the BFG KO's age-out next year.



Pros:

better wet traction than stock AT-20's

better dry traction than stock AT-20's

better off-road traction than stock AT-20's

looks

price

understanding / patient customer service reps



Cons:

inconsistent quality control

noise

tread wear



Glad they work for some people, but they didn't work for us.

Originally Posted by TexasTJ

Didn't air down in Moab and they did pretty well.

Originally Posted by MAST4R

So you did do like I do

Originally Posted by Decipher

^Always great info!

Originally Posted by TexasTJ

Since these are the SL load I decided not to air down and it worked well. My TJ with MTR/Ks and beadlocks gets aired down to ~6psi.

Originally Posted by SpeedyKevin

Thinking about doing the same and putting 285s on my orp wheels. Any trimming needed?

Originally Posted by denim

You'll need to do the front bumper trim and move the fender liner froward. It is very easy to do (and I didn't want to cut my plastic bumper and mess it up) but it turned out looking good.

I recommend that you do those 2 things before putting the tires on. I had no rub on stock suspension after doing them, but didn't like the look as the tires were stuffed in the fenders. I added the Bilstein 5100 all around (set to .85 up front) and I think it looks stock again. The added bendfit is that it rides better.

Originally Posted by 4creeper

I've been following this thread and thought I'd chime in. I threw some C rated LT275/70r17's on my 17x7 TRD wheels. They look great to me. There was a tiny rub, more like a slight hum, in reverse at full lock, but the inner fender moved forward easily and that took care of it. I feel like I'm not running the right air pressure because the fine folks that installed them used the values on the door sticker (just before snapping a stud with an air gun) and the steering feels a little sluggish now. Anyone care to share their air pressures? Or a good way to come across the proper PSI?

Thanks!
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