Gas Mileage on Falken Wildpeak Tires

[Boognish_Forever]

Can anyone chime in that has these tires and knows what their MPG’s are or decreased once put on? I currently have hankook dynapro at2 and get 16-17 city and 18-20 Hwy. Also curious how many miles has someone gotten out of the wildpeaks and tire noise?

 

[Devbot]

I'm running 33s and would get pretty similar numbers, slightly lower on both ends but I'm also high mileage and got a bunch of armor on. Last I checked I was averaging 17-18mpg a tank, can't remember exactly but one of those numbers. But there's more to consider than just tire size
I'm currently waiting for mine to burn out so I can get something different, I haven't been too blown away by these. I have problems with them staying round and balanced, which may or may not be contributing to the noisy ride I've been having. I'm hesitant to speak on road noise because I have a bunch of poly bushings, uniballs and steering knuckle gussets - all of which can attribute to more road noise itself - but I will say I very much feel like it's gotten more pronounced as the tires wore down (and I notice a massive change in the sound with how much air I run which is a pretty solid indicator it's the tires)
That brings me to my other gripe with them - they wear very strangely and kinda fast. They started out tough, then once they started to wear down they went fairly quickly to around 75-65% tread depth before settling out. To boot my neighbor was running the same exact tires on his Tacoma and at 3 years old of almost pure highway driving they had maybe 30-25% tread left - just totally bald. Mine are approaching the same age, and while they're worn they don't look as bad as his, so I would think it's something Falken has been working on. I would also suspect this same problem lead to the very common issue of these tires falling out of round, which I've heard isn't much of an issue anymore but you should get a second opinion directly from someone with a fresher set
Other than that I just wasn't too impressed with them. They're not very grippy (both on and off road), they're horrendous in snow, I had to get them rebalanced after about a year (currently due again), and they pick up rocks like crazy

 

[ROCKYMT]

Not specifically for tire but I would also like to know people's mileage and if they are running a manual or automatic transmission combined with tire size and gearing.

 

[hoppyjr]

It would be largely worthless to compile such data as there are simply too many variables to consider.

- tire size, load rating

- Geography of the area driven; hills, mountains, flat roads, etc.

- fuel used; grade, summer vs winter blends, area of the country

- other modifications to vehicle; weight, bumpers, wheel offset, amount of lift, etc

- driving style; mild, aggressive, heavy foot, etc

Unless you closely match all those areas, what someone else gets for MPG will not be an indicator of yours.

Owning an SUV like the 4Runner really shouldn’t be about gas mileage anyway.

 

[ROCKYMT]

You're my favorite kind of person to run into on forums

 

[Devbot]

Owning an SUV like the 4Runner really shouldn’t be about gas mileage anyway.

1000x this. You certainly wouldn't be shopping for A/T's either
The worst are people who come in and go "I have 1996 SR5 with 35in M/Ts, steel bumpers, roof top tent and 4.88 gearing, but it's not as fuel efficient as my 2022 Prius... why should I keep it?" :ranger:

 

[spartacus]

It would be largely worthless to compile such data as there are simply too many variables to consider.

- tire size, load rating

- Geography of the area driven; hills, mountains, flat roads, etc.

- fuel used; grade, summer vs winter blends, area of the country

- other modifications to vehicle; weight, bumpers, wheel offset, amount of lift, etc

- driving style; mild, aggressive, heavy foot, etc

Unless you closely match all those areas, what someone else gets for MPG will not be an indicator of yours.

Owning an SUV like the 4Runner really shouldn’t be about gas mileage anyway.

The OP is only asking for one variable. stock 3rd Gen with Falken wild peak owner experience with gas milage. I don't have em but if you do let him know your experience.

 

[NegroTundra]

Can't chime in with personal experience, but I do know from tire shopping recently that wildpeaks are unusually heavy, hence why I steered a different direction. Take a look Discount Tires site to compare, its significant!

 

[Boognish_Forever]

It would be largely worthless to compile such data as there are simply too many variables to consider.

- tire size, load rating

- Geography of the area driven; hills, mountains, flat roads, etc.

- fuel used; grade, summer vs winter blends, area of the country

- other modifications to vehicle; weight, bumpers, wheel offset, amount of lift, etc

- driving style; mild, aggressive, heavy foot, etc

Unless you closely match all those areas, what someone else gets for MPG will not be an indicator of yours.

Owning an SUV like the 4Runner really shouldn’t be about gas mileage anyway.

Ok let’s just eliminate everything you said by one member telling me there decrease in mileage when they switched to a different tire. I’m just curious here and you’re blowing this way out.

 

[Boognish_Forever]

1000x this. You certainly wouldn't be shopping for A/T's either
The worst are people who come in and go "I have 1996 SR5 with 35in M/Ts, steel bumpers, roof top tent and 4.88 gearing, but it's not as fuel efficient as my 2022 Prius... why should I keep it?" :ranger:

Dynapro at2 are a A/T tire.

 

[Boognish_Forever]

Can't chime in with personal experience, but I do know from tire shopping recently that wildpeaks are unusually heavy, hence why I steered a different direction. Take a look Discount Tires site to compare, its significant!

Discount tires is saying the dynapro at2’s are disconnected, which I’m kind of bummed. I still have another winter on them, so I got some time to decided.

 

[snydmax]

275/65-16 load range E’s

17-18mpg

I think they will dry rot before the 55k warranty runs out

Got about 65k out of the set on my F150
Quiet and wore evenly til the end

On the 4runner im getting some weird wear up front and they’re getting a bit noisy. I suspect something off with alignment


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[alexperrucci]

The OP is only asking for one variable. stock 3rd Gen with Falken wild peak owner experience with gas milage. I don't have em but if you do let him know your experience.

I had them on mine before I was lifted. 265/75/16 I really liked them, very quiet and did well in the snow. Didn't notice much difference in gas mileage, I've always gotten around 15-18 mpg.

 

[the_welfare_wagon]

I had 265/75s wildpeaks mostly highway, totally stock I got about 40k out of them before I switched tires and probably could have gone another 10-15k before needing replacement

Mpg was 15-19, 19 being on long highway only road trips


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[hoppyjr]

Disregard

 

[jsnppp]

Have 265/75/16s on my 2002 4WD SR5 automatic w/ 99 tall springs and poly bushings everywhere. I'm not unhappy with them, I feel they are quiet, by that I mean when the road surface isn't rough/etc. I can't say I hear them. Prob have 10-12K miles on them put them on about 3 years ago.

I'm mostly city driving, get probably 16-17. Highway multiple times I have gotten 20-21 mpg. I don't do a ton of offroad and so haven't had a problem with rocks in the tread.

I spent a lot of time searching for the right balance of tire and like what it brought to the table for the price. I'd happily switch to a different one especially if it was lighter but have yet to find one.