So here we go...
The Falken Wild peak A/t and rocky mountain ATS are virtually the same tire. same tread, specs, evrything except different sidewall. I decided to spend the extra few bucks and go with the 32x11.50R15 wild peaks, cus the sidewall looked pretty sick. i orders them from Discount Tire Direct for $750 for all 4 tires, warranty certificate and new stems. Free shipping too. The wild peaks from them are $164 each while the Rocky mountains are $159. Like i said though they are the same tire just different sidewalls. keep in mind that is cheaper than the BFG a/t by about 20 bucks and Bridgestone dueler A/T's in 31''s by about 50 bucks. Just at first glance the tread pattern is very similar. because they seem to be the most similar in design The dueler will be my base of comparison to the falken, plus many are familiar with it. Plus my dad runs them on his taco so i have first hand experience.
heres the Falken (wildpeak in pic but same tread as Rocky mountain ats)...
and heres the dueler...
I am comparing 31x10.50R 15'' for a common size comparison. at first glance they are both very similar. In fact though the siping n the falken is wider and deeper. The tread is very similar too although the falken's is deeper at 17/32 vs the duelers 16/32 inch depth. Both have C load ratings as well as a 109s speedrating which is much better than you'll ever need driving a jeep. Both are real strong too. in fact the falken is made with thier 6-ply.
before I get into some terrain ill answer some common tire questions...
Are they loud? NO. these tires are very quite, yes they are an AT so they do have some sound but unless you kill the enigine on a smooth quite road with the windows open and radio off you aint hearing anything. The duelers i can hear humming from the truck cab.
Hows the value? Excellent value. Much cheaper than the duelers and BFG at's both very comparable to the falken and in some ways the falken is much better.
How are they as an offroad/ onroad tire? thats what they are made for so frankly they rock, below i will go into detail about each terrain. i wated to ahve some pics here but cant get em on, so ill add them later.
Street: these thigs are sweet on road. No problem on dryroads, wet roads, or i would assume snowy roads. (havent seen snow since i bought em). no slipping and just grab the road like a magnet. I drive it agresvily too.
Dirt (easy offroad); No problems here either they grab grass and soil easily as well as gravel just like on pavement.
Mud: i was real surprised the first time i sent through some deep water puddles and thick mud. never got stck once and better yet very little clogging of tethe tread and i never aired down. my friend on duratraks got stuck.
Sand: right at home on sand. I air down from the regualr psi of 36 to about 14 depending on how soft the beach but yet to be stuck. they float as well as you will see with an at, very much like the old bridgestone dueler at, which my dad has ran for 10 years f beach driving w.o getting stuck.
Rocks: ok rocks ae fine, but big boulders and sheet rocks are okay too, i did almost get stuck but only becasue i was slipping on one side, at a low seed, went faster and i got out no problem the tires grabbed fine. also with lockers i wouldve had no problem.
Thats all for now. any questions just ask. ill add more to it as i can plus pics