More siping is seen on these tires overall. This is because of the uniform blocks of the tire which maintain a good contact with the road. The Grabber ATx performed remarkably well in on road snowy tracks. One is the harder snow on roads/pavements and the other is the off road snow, which is softer. Now when it comes to snow, there are two types.
So they are both expected to perform great here. When it comes to snow, both tires are 3 Peak Mountain Snowflake rated. This combined with it’s bulkier sidewall lugs protects this tire from sharp rocks and clear the tire path more efficiently. And both of them have efficient stone ejectors as well.īut the sidewalls on the Falken Wildpeak are stronger with 2 extra plies of polyamide on the sides making it a 4 ply construction. On gravel with high speeds both tires have the same advantage of durability with chip/cut resistant compound tread. This give the tire adhesive properties and enhances friction. The more deeper tread also allows the tire blocks to move more independently in all directions. If the General had made this tire’s shoulders a little more aggressive, it might have been able to perform neck to neck with the Wildpeak.īut on Falken AT3w the lateral traction from the edged shoulder blocks combined with the biting notches in the middle allows this tire to have a better overall grip on rocky terrains. The deep siping further divides the blocks and they squeeze and squirm as the tire rolls over the rock causing a sticky effect where the friction is strong at all times. The central interlocking design of the tire combined with the cuts, which they call “traction notches” holds on to the surface of uneven rocks maintaining traction. Now the General Grabber ATx does not struggle too much while propagating through rocks as long as they are dry (Because they have the same lateral traction issue on wet rocks that we talked above). Side Note: All Terrain tires can’t out perform a mud terrain tires like the BFG Mud-Terrain or the Maxxis Bighorn MT for example. The tire also has more tread depth which allows more mud to evacuate from its channels.This allows the tire to maintain a stronger bite to the ground. The surrounding blocks are notched which are then facing the shoulder blocks which are also notched.The S shaped blocks have sharp edges and side steps which grabs the mud from the middle.The Wildpeak also have a little more advantage here with it’s central blocks and tread depth. This allows it to maintain it’s lateral traction. As this tire has more teeth/edges on its sides combined with a bulkier and sharper sidewall design. On the other side, this is not the problem with the Falken Wildpeak. (The following video also talks about this while reviewing the tire)
This can be explained with the less aggressive shoulders of this tire.Īs you can see here, the staggered shoulders and less aggressive sidewalls which don’t allow this tire to maintain a side-way grip. And because of this the tires (on slick mud) kept on swinging sideways instead of making the momentum forward. The reason behind it is the lack of lateral traction for this tire. But we still expected the ATX to perform better than before as the tire has now X3’s shoulder design (which is especially designed for mud).īut the tire’s performance was just satisfactory if not disappointing. Now generally, all terrain tires are pretty scared of mud.Īnd the Grabber line up was already notorious for not performing too well here. (avg) Available sizes 15 to 20″ 15 to 22″ Width 11″ 10.8″ Weight 28 to 75 lbs 35 to 84 lbs Load Rating Range C to E C to F Warranty 60k miles 55k milesĪs you can see the Wildpeak has more weight and tread depth in comparison. We also calculated the average weight and tread depth for the all the available sizes of these tires.
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