Truck Tire Time

[Name Redacted]

Still loving my Wildpeaks on the Tundra, great on snow, great in rain, great off road. A little loud on highway but that’s what the radio volume controls are for. Wearing great too. Sooooo much better than my previous Nittos. Those wore horribly compared to Falkens.

Which load rating? I'm about to put some on my 1st gen Sequoia I think.

[Buzzworthy]

Which load rating? I'm about to put some on my 1st gen Sequoia I think.

Just the normal tires, not the E rated.
They work well on my older 2010 Tundra.
I'd bet you'll love them on your Sequoia too.

[teleee]

Oh...if you want your local mechanic to stick around and but you at the front of the line when you need him, buy your tires there.

Those guys need the tire and oil change work to stay in business.

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Lots of info on here since I posted - this is a great reminder and is actually the reason I can get a smoking deal on a set of BFG’s some Texas hunter ordered them and then bailed and never came to get them at the local shop. The owner asked me if I wanted them when I was in getting an alignment. It’s good to make friends and utilize the local shop!


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[tgapp]

Still loving my Wildpeaks on the Tundra, great on snow, great in rain, great off road. A little loud on highway but that’s what the radio volume controls are for. Wearing great too. Sooooo much better than my previous Nittos. Those wore horribly compared to Falkens.

Does anyone of thoughts on Wild peaks vs toyo open countries? Looking for a new tire for my gay little truck and those are more or less what I've narrowed it down to.

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[3PinGrin]

Falken's def seem good. I almost bought a set recently, but they only do E for my ride, which is overkill for me. They also did terribly in the Tire Rack snow test (for what that's worth). I agree they'll likely have better sidewall protection. I'm not sure if frorider's Transit gets rowdy enough for that to matter? Of course, the Falkens win on looks. You gotta be ready to concede mall crawler vibes with the Defender.

All true, I guess my point was that they do actually wear well as per your prior mileage and go anywhere the other tires will comments on the Michelin.

I’m on my second set of E rated Wildpeaks, best all around tires I’ve ever had for hard mountain use. Im hard on tires and go where most don’t in a 1/2 ton truck though. I run studded Nokians in the winter now. The Falkens are actually better than the Nokians in deep, wet, slushy snow but the Falkens don’t even come close performance wise in other winter conditions. They aren’t bad but especially don’t do anywhere near as well under icy conditions.

[::: :::]

i have a very strange wear issue on my recent Hakka 8 tires - not truck tires tho- they're on the Subaru. Check this pic. The tread has cracked at the base where it meets the sidewall, all the way around the tire, on all four tires. It's not like the hakka 8 is a new tire. maybe bad batch of rubber?

I'm unsure if i want to put them back on this season and Discount tire tells me no warranty, no credit, nothing, even tho they're only 4 years old and still have 9/32+!!

I’d guess that’s a very unfortunate one-off
Def talk to Nokian on those

[John_B]

I feel like this has been discussed ad nauseam but I'm a Cooper guy. From our old plow/ranch truck to my F250 DD, I've been really impressed by their manners and performance. I run pretty aggressive tread (StMaxx) for spring mud/snow but my buddy runs the Trail AT and loves them.

I've got STMaxx on my work truck. They are only one year in but seem to be holding up pretty well for year round use. I did get them siped when they were installed.

[Norseman]

Looking for a new tire for my gay little truck

lol dude

[cat in january]

Best price on E rated winter tires is Nexen. Anyone have any experience with them?

[GBB]

I've put 40k on General Grabber ATX and they've been good on highway, low noise, great in snow, awesome on gravel and dirt, very durable sidewalls.

I’m also running ATXs and would buy again.

[jackattack]

Does anyone of thoughts on Wild peaks vs toyo open countries? Looking for a new tire for my gay little truck and those are more or less what I've narrowed it down to.

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Only experience is on big straight trucks but I hated the Toyo open country at2. Falken at3w has a good rep.

[MakersTeleMark]

Best price on E rated winter tires is Nexen. Anyone have any experience with them?

No, but I have E range Cooper M&S on my big rig. Last forever, good grip. My truck doesn't go very fast, it just goes anywhere. So can't help you with noise issues. I can't even hear my speaker on full blast inside the cab.

[Toadman]

Dude that looks pretty bad, seems too young to be rot? Plus your sidewalls look fine. That looks like it will separate at some point soon. Looks like a definite warranty issue to me.

https://www.nokiantires.com/consumer...ited-warranty/

I would go back to Discount with a copy of this warranty policy and demand to speak to the manager and ask why they aren’t following the Nokian warranty process on this.

If the manager gives you the runaround I would raise a stink with Nokian USA:
https://www.nokiantires.com/company/contact/

Note that Nokian says any dealer can process a warranty service.

That link doesn't apply to the Hakka's. AFAIK, most tire mfgs. don't offer mileage warranties and very limited warranties for workmanship that normally aren't more than 12 months or 2 years at best on dedicated winter tires.

If you bought a Discount Warranty Cert, they only cover 3 years.

I have seen that type of weather checking on UHP tires. Maybe some UV damage depending on the method of storage?

[Buzzworthy]

Does anyone of thoughts on Wild peaks vs toyo open countries? Looking for a new tire for my gay little truck and those are more or less what I've narrowed it down to.

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Your gay little truck will look so fucking butch with some Wildpeaks. How’s your stereo?

[SchralphMacchio]

That link doesn't apply to the Hakka's. AFAIK, most tire mfgs. don't offer mileage warranties and very limited warranties for workmanship that normally aren't more than 12 months or 2 years at best on dedicated winter tires.

If you bought a Discount Warranty Cert, they only cover 3 years.

I have seen that type of weather checking on UHP tires. Maybe some UV damage depending on the method of storage?

Where do you interpret that? The list of tires is for treadwear life only. The way I read it, all of their tires get a 5 year workmanship warranty to 2/32” of an inch, and jmed is at 4 and 9/32”. This could possibly be a workmanship issue.

Isn’t UV rot usually more uniform across the sidewall? I’m not an expert, but that sidewall looked pretty clean and free of cracks or other degradation. That said, if it’s a multi compound construction, then maybe the sidewall compound is more UV or heat resistant than the tread? Either way I feel it’s worth at least working the warranty process and having the manufacturer explain to the dealer whether the degradation covered or not, and why.

[SchralphMacchio]

Your gay little truck will look so fucking butch with some Wildpeaks. How’s your stereo?

My father in law put Wildpeak AT3Ws (not Wildpeak Trails) on my mother in law’s Forester. It’s already got the OSU Beaver sticker … all it needs is a Thorns FC flag and rainbow stickers to really represent our state?

In any event it gives me a half chub every time I go to their house [emoji6]

[shroom]

Does anyone of thoughts on Wild peaks vs toyo open countries? Looking for a new tire for my gay little truck and those are more or less what I've narrowed it down to.

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i landed on wildpeak twice prioritizing winter performance and 1 tire setup. but my car is a lot heavier. scary on true ice in a top heavy 4runner but otherwise I am going into winter season 3 on my second pair (5 tires rotating at 5k). they have done well in a lesser of evils scenario.

but i was also camping in the sticks every weekend at purchase time and driving a pass to ski in the winter. i think i have 40k on them and some solid miles on rocks that scared me, lots of dirt/gravel. and most of the last 10k on some sweet highways.

as mentioned upthread i am going to dedicated winters soonish cuz reasons. mostly cause i live on a N facing hill and notes above

in my quest for the best, walmart recently cancelled my order for 285 hakka’s. desperation shopping soon

or maybe you’ll get a review of season 3 winter performance come april, idk yet

[zion zig zag]

Does anyone of thoughts on Wild peaks vs toyo open countries? Looking for a new tire for my gay little truck and those are more or less what I've narrowed it down to.

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I went Toyo ATIII so I would be the only Tacoma in the known universe without Wildpeaks. Also, I have winter tires so I prioritized off-road performance and the Toyo’s had faired better in some of that testing. But I cannot A-B compare the tires.

[jmedslc]

I'd email Nokian with your date code/batch code and see if they've had any recalls. Where do you store them in the offseason? This is the type of dry rot you'd expect in a room with an electric motor like a furnace blower or other ozone-creating device.

Thanks for the replies guys. During summer they are stored under a N facing deck under a tarp - an extremely sheltered location. I stored my blizzaks for the truck right next to them with no ill effects. I’m gonna take the tires down to discount tire (I had only previously called and described the condition) and show them the tires and talk about the warranty as described above, even tho it appears that snow tires are not included. Will report back.

[SchralphMacchio]

show them the tires and talk about the warranty as described above, even tho it appears that snow tires are not included. Will report back.

They are included in warranty. Just not for treadwear and miles (I.e., tread will last until ____ miles). But they are under warranty for workmanship to 5 years and 2/32” of an inch tread, which you are both under. Properly stored tires that are cracking at the tread only and not the sidewalls looks like a workmanship issue to me.

[auvgeek]

The Nokian Hakka 8 SUV for my wife’s car had a similar issue, but not nearly as bad. They were like 4-5 years old and needed to be replaced anyway. The unused full size spare was NOT cracking like that so it’s not simply time/storage. Always garage stored.

In hindsight, I probably should have tried to warranty them instead of just replacing. Good luck jmed.

[t-the-east]

Just about to year 3 on my e rated KO2s on my tundra, they still have a ton of tread left ( I don’t drive a lot, 10-12k miles a year ), but we just got a few inches of snow and they were completely terrifying coming down a mountain pass.

Debating on either Blizzaks or studded Hakas. I’ve read quite a bit about how loud the studded tires are,I’ve never owned a pair ( or any dedicated winter tire , but can they really be louder than KO2s with 20k on them? Anyone run either of these 2 on a tundra? Thinking the studs might be overkill, but I do live on a steep road and would always have to use 4wd with the KO2s going up, and I would creep down the hill in first gear when it was snowy or icy.

The other option I was looking at was studding some general grabber AT…

I guess I’m all done white knuckling around with all terrain tires. Any input or experience would be appreciated

[Name Redacted]

I’m goin with E rated Wrangler Duratrac ATs on my Tundra with a camper on it. They do pretty well year round for me. I’ve had snow tires w/o studs a few times and honestly they weren't much better than my old KO2s. I really feel like studs are pretty unnecessary unless you dont have 4wd/awd. Of course I am in CO where the snow is much different than the east coast i assume.

[t-the-east]

Yeah I’m sure the weight of the camper helps a ton too. I put a few 70lb sand bags in the bed, but I don’t think they do shit. The ko2s were great the first two winters, not so much anymore.

We get the occasional big dump, but most of the winter is a few inches at a time which turns icy. Good ol east coast!

[skaredshtles]

Yeah I’m sure the weight of the camper helps a ton too. I put a few 70lb sand bags in the bed, but I don’t think they do shit. The ko2s were great the first two winters, not so much anymore.

We get the occasional big dump, but most of the winter is a few inches at a time which turns icy. Good ol east coast!

I think you'd be quite happy with some studless snows, seeing as you've been tolerating things with all-seasons for presumably a long time.