The rocky mountain is exclusive to discounttire... Dont know why.

 

I was just in Discount tire today and asked that question. He was saying something about the RM ats being a 10 ply and the Wild Peaks not. I'm guessing he didn't know **** and was just tryin to make up an answer.

 

Give discounttiredirect and see what they say.

A few vendors referred the Wild Peak AT

When I called discounttiredirect they recommended Rocky Mountains

 

I saw the Wild Peaks today and was surprised at such a deep tread and fairly wide spacing between tread blocks. They where on a Chevy truck w/z71 offroad package. It got me thinking of going with them instead of a mt!

 

I got the wildpeaks and they have defiantly surprised me each time I take them out. They are not loud and I've had on rocks, dirt and mud. They have done very well in each. Second and third pick were in 2wd with limited slip diff.

Came up with that on my own.

 

Its a sad fact that the 15" sizes don't come with 3 ply sidewall!!

 

The Rocky Mountain doesn't show up on Falken's site so I called them and was told that other than the sidewall lettering, they're exactly the same tire as the Wild Peak. The RM is exclusive to Discount and America's Tire and likely renamed to avoid their 'price matching' claims...hard to have to match a price when no one else has that tire! lol

 

Stopped at the local America's Tire to take a look at the RM's up close and personal...and was disappointed. Falken's site shows the tread depth at 17/32" and using the salesman's depth gauge, that's about what I saw...in the middle of the tire. The depth between the shoulder lugs is only about 6/32" to 7/32"!!

That's probably what stabilizes the lugs to reduce the road noise but it also means that when the shoulder lugs wear down and get 'bald' you'll still have about 10/32" of good tread in the middle. That might not be the end of the world on dry pavement but it's not what I'd want when it gets wet or when the pavement ends.

It's too bad because I've got the Falken ZIEX S/TZ01's on my Suburban and absolutely love them! So I guess it's back to the drawing board (aka BFG AT's ) for the Jeep.

 

My stock SRA's have finally worn out and have done me well, i do a lot of highway driving and was looking for a little bit more of an aggressive A/T tire and saw the wildpeaks....does anyone know how they compare to others as far as street noice and handling and New England winters

 

I live in the Twin Cities (MN) metro and I've put been on my falkens for just over a week and I honestly can't tell of any more road noise than my GY Fortera HL's. But that's partly because I get so much interstate traffic noise that all I hear are the other vehicles.

 

My stock SRA's have finally worn out and have done me well, i do a lot of highway driving and was looking for a little bit more of an aggressive A/T tire and saw the wildpeaks....does anyone know how they compare to others as far as street noice and handling and New England winters

Mine have been great on the street.
I drive mine every day. Last winter they did well in the snow and ice we know how that goes. Noise wise I think they are pretty quiet maybe not as quiet as the SRA.

 

just ordered the rocky mountains for my KK

 

I was wondering this myself to be honest. They both have a better price than the General Grabber, but I don't really see any difference whatsoever.

 

Well I ended up ordering the Rocky Mountain ATS version because it was a few bucks cheaper. Ended up getting 3 good tires, and 1 bad tire. The one is out-of-round I believe...because two different shops have attempted to balance it and have even spun the tire on the wheel to try and help the situation and they can't get it balanced.

So, I get to call DTD up today and see what they'll do for me. Sigh..

Otherwise I like the tires so far. They are quiet but they do pick up small rocks a lot. The tread is a little squirmy, but that's probably because they are a softer compound for offroad use. The fact that they are so quiet means there is lower rolling resistence and my gas mileage hasn't taken a giant hit like it would with a MT tire.


UPDATE: SO.. I called up DTD on the phone and these guys continue to amaze me. After explaining how I tried my best with two different shops to get the 4th tire balanced with no luck, the tech immediately had a new tire put in the system to be shipped to me. All I have to do is get my new tire mounted, slap the provided shipping label onto the bad tire, and drop it off at UPS. Piece of cake. DTD is one of those rare companies that goes above and beyond to provide great customer service.

As long as I'm treated this way, I will always be a DTD customer and will recommend them to everyone.

 

Save money on tires!cracked discount tires secret!

i know its a long post but its funny and it WILL SAVE YOU LOTS OF MONEY!get this!i was looking for a cheap at tire for my van because the ones on it where toast.so i saw the falken rocky mountain ats 2.well im getting rid of van so i wanted to save as much as i could without killing myself by buying a set from a road side tire shop.you know the ones im talking about.the $399 for four rims and tires and english is not really understood.THATS WHEN I DID IT,I UNCOVERED THE SECRET OF BEATING DISCOUNT TIRE.I FOUND OUT THEIR DIRTY BIG SECRET THEY DIDNT THINK WE WOULD EVER FIND OUT:droolk caps off.they wanted $149 for my falken rocky mountain ats 2.so i looked around and found out they are for most part made just for discount tires.well when i looked at what they wanted for them in THEIR stores in other states i fell out of my chair!their prices on wheels as well as tires where all over the place.in phx az like i said they want $149 but if you look at their price for the same tire it was $110 in Florida and more in other states and with the words special price in a yellow banner for same tire.when i pointed this out to the salesman get got all nasty and defensive.saying that we price competitors pricing only.i said each one of your store compete with each other all the time.like most tire sales,best customer satisfaction and many other ways therefore your competitors and im sure the department of weight and measurements along with the attorney general will too.so after he had his say i sad i would do one or more of these three things.1 call everyone i just said including the main office for discount 2buy them online from the Florida store for $110 and have them shipped here for free 3 call my lawyer and have the court make you pay all court cost,give me a free set and might even walk away with some good folding money.i then told him i just recorded this call and to send my employee home and hung up.he called me back 4 or 5 times but i didnt answer.then called my employee and told him to come back.he was walking out when the salesman asked where he was going,he said my boss said if your not going to match your other store to just come back.then salesman started in on him wiith you cant drive on them tires or your going to crash and get hurt.my employee said its ok im right down the road and my boss has four other vehicles i can drive then went out the door just then i called him to see where he was at and he said he was still there and smoking a cig before he left.just as he tells me he is getting in the van now the salesman came running out and i could tell by the sound of his voice over the cell he wasnt happy about it but he said,ok your right i'll match the price of $110:rofl: they will try like hell to not do it but their meet or beat any installed price says they have to and thats by law.i hope this saves lots of you money:wave:

 

i know its a long post but its funny and it WILL SAVE YOU LOTS OF MONEY!get this!i was looking for a cheap at tire for my van because the ones on it where toast.so i saw the falken rocky mountain ats 2.well im getting rid of van so i wanted to save as much as i could without killing myself by buying a set from a road side tire shop.you know the ones im talking about.the $399 for four rims and tires and english is not really understood.THATS WHEN I DID IT,I UNCOVERED THE SECRET OF BEATING DISCOUNT TIRE.I FOUND OUT THEIR DIRTY BIG SECRET THEY DIDNT THINK WE WOULD EVER FIND OUT:droolk caps off.they wanted $149 for my falken rocky mountain ats 2.so i looked around and found out they are for most part made just for discount tires.well when i looked at what they wanted for them in THEIR stores in other states i fell out of my chair!their prices on wheels as well as tires where all over the place.in phx az like i said they want $149 but if you look at their price for the same tire it was $110 in Florida and more in other states and with the words special price in a yellow banner for same tire.when i pointed this out to the salesman get got all nasty and defensive.saying that we price competitors pricing only.i said each one of your store compete with each other all the time.like most tire sales,best customer satisfaction and many other ways therefore your competitors and im sure the department of weight and measurements along with the attorney general will too.so after he had his say i sad i would do one or more of these three things.1 call everyone i just said including the main office for discount 2buy them online from the Florida store for $110 and have them shipped here for free 3 call my lawyer and have the court make you pay all court cost,give me a free set and might even walk away with some good folding money.i then told him i just recorded this call and to send my employee home and hung up.he called me back 4 or 5 times but i didnt answer.then called my employee and told him to come back.he was walking out when the salesman asked where he was going,he said my boss said if your not going to match your other store to just come back.then salesman started in on him wiith you cant drive on them tires or your going to crash and get hurt.my employee said its ok im right down the road and my boss has four other vehicles i can drive then went out the door just then i called him to see where he was at and he said he was still there and smoking a cig before he left.just as he tells me he is getting in the van now the salesman came running out and i could tell by the sound of his voice over the cell he wasnt happy about it but he said,ok your right i'll match the price of $110:rofl: they will try like hell to not do it but their meet or beat any installed price says they have to and thats by law.i hope this saves lots of you money:wave:

Who taught you how to write?! I had to put way too much effort into reading that mess, and I'm still not sure I got it all.

P.S. Falken ATSs are decent tires, so if you really love them for some reason, more power to you.... But there are better tires for the same or less money and way less work(depending on size of course).

 

I have seen AT 2 listed on some tire websites but no pictures. I wonder if they are going to come out with a different (hopefully more aggressive version) tire?

 

Rumor is they're working on a hybrid/mud category tire.

 

Cool!!