Any tire reviews you will find on this forum will be highly subjective unless the person had lots of time and resources. Any valid testing would extremely expensive and time consuming.

I suggest you check out Tire Rack and Consumer Reports. Neither are perfect but I have yet to find better.

 

Any tire reviews you will find on this forum will be highly subjective unless the person had lots of time and resources. Any valid testing would extremely expensive and time consuming.

I suggest you check out Tire Rack and Consumer Reports. Neither are perfect but I have yet to find better.

Exactly that. I'd imagine relatively few G2 owners have replaced their OEM tires yet, and if they have, they are only on their first replacement set. Not to mention the huge array of driving conditions across the community. The suggested generic sites will be far more useful.

 

I’ve used tirerack .com and discount tire.com. Good research and order sites.

 

Do we have anything here that breaks down tire experience for replacement tires ? Looking for manufacturer, size, model, performance, wear to date, total miles on tires and owner location. Looking for that real world G2 Ridgeline experience in an easily searchable format.


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Try Consumer Reports…..they test tires but do not sell tires.👌 It’s always best to stay at, or very close to, the original tire height/diameter.

 

Try Consumer Reports…..they test tires but do not sell tires.[emoji108] It’s always best to stay at, or very close to, the original tire height/diameter.

Looking for specific real world Ridgeline experience. Out of 300 reviews on Tire rack only one was Ridgeline. Consumer Reports is subscription and only specific tires. May miss what our community is doing and focus on Accord or Camry


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Try your local library......they still exist. Just trying to help with unbiased test results vs forum opinions on an item that will "wear" differently from one driver to the next.🤷‍♂️

 

Need to see when my local rural library is open and if they have computers to use. I may need to drive in to town in these Rona days


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I think that I have found a tire that I can whole heartily brag about, and it is the Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail with it's 3PMSF rating. We installed this tire recently before heading for Montana for a Christmas vacation. Starting out we were on dry roads where we found the tire to be comfortable riding and quiet, thinking slightly better than the stock Firestone tires they replaced. Nothing changed when we started to encounter wet roads. Then came slush where they still were doing well with little to no tendency to hydro-plane. Encountering packed snow they confidently cut right through it like a hot knife slicing through butter. Then came ice, where I naturally became much more cautious, though the tires retained their traction confidently well. While in Montana the temps dipped into the minus 20s with apparently had no effect on the tires. Where others were spinning, digging and chewing to get around, we were having fun showing off how well our Ridgeline was barely bothered while being partnered with it's Falken tires.

Now, there was still one area in which we had need to explore and that was off-pavement, checking out the All-Terrain side of the Falken tire. We got to do this yesterday, heading for the higher terrain, poking our nose in to some back country roads, even encountering some snow, where this tire tackled this terrain with the same self-assuring confidence.

So, if an owner wants a tire that practically does it all, from dry city streets to winter conditions to off-pavement exploration, I believe that the Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail tire is a tire that you can depend upon. We had previously purchased an extra set of wheels for dedicated snow tires for when we move back to Montana next year, but I am thinkingthose wheels are going to be put up for sale now for it appears there will be no need for them. The Falkens also come with a 65,000 mile warranty.

Can you tell that we are impressed and very happy with this purchase?

Bill

 

I think that I have found a tire that I can whole heartily brag about, and it is the Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail with its 3PMSF rating.

Good report, I wonder how the stock Firestones would have performed under the same conditions.

 

Is a specific vehicle really that much of a factor in tire comparison/performance? "These tires are great on midsize trucks/suvs, but they suck on the ridgeline. But THESE tires are generally pretty mediocre, but are great on the ridgeline." Does it work like this? I wouldn't think so.

I don't think this community is large enough to come up with anything more than random people "rating" a certain model of tire. Having nothing to compare it to other than oem. Probably be lucky to have more than one review of any particular model, and the big variable (as others have stated) is that each review is subjectively being done by a different (competent?) person, in different climates, and with different driving conditions. Good luck with that.

With all that being said, if I was in the market for some snow-rated A/T tires, Bill has me sold on some Falken Wildpeak A/T Trails.

 

Glad to hear it Bill! I was going to respond to your previous post to see how they were doing. You had me sold already...unless BFG decides to make the Trail Terrain TA in 245/60/18. Then I would have a decision to make. I would only consider a 265 if I could find a shop to mount them and prove to me there is no rub.

 

Something else to consider when going up in tire size is that a larger tread "footprint" can result in less snow and ice traction because there's less pounds/inch pressure on the road surface. That's why many people run a narrower tire in the winter to cut through snow and get a better grip on hardpack and ice. I've been running 255/65R17 Cooper AT3-4S (tread width 8.4") with the 3PMS rating, and the traction on packed snow and ice is disappointing. I'm glad I kept the stock wheels to mount 245/60R18 Michelin X-ice X12 tires (tread width 7.9") for Montana winters -- softer rubber and smaller footprint make a difference.

 

I plan to try the Michelin CrossClimate 2 to avoid having to switch back/forth to winter tires. I'd be curious if others have tried these.

 

For me it's become a 3-horse race to decide what to do in my PNW region. I've been watching the Falken WP Trail but with NItto recently coming out with the Nomad Grappler and stupid gas prices leaning me towards the Michelin CC2 for its better fuel economy (it's a highway tire after all) - I don't know what I'm going to do.

JQ

 

21 RTL-E, stock height, no lift. Looking to change out my rims to 17's, and want to find a slightly taller tire that fits without rubbing. Considering Coopers, 245/70/17. Any thoughts or advice? Thanks.

 

Other than the sidewall and width it's the same as putting on a 265/60/18. But I would think the narrower tire would help with not rubbing. And for off-road purposes you would benefit from the taller sidewall.

 

Other than the sidewall and width it's the same as putting on a 265/60/18. But I would think the narrower tire would help with not rubbing. And for off-road purposes you would benefit from the taller sidewall.
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My thoughts exactly. And as far as esthetics go, I like the look of more rubber in the sidewall. Thanks.

 

sorry wrong thread (stricken)

 

I just discovered that there may be a possible down side to these tires where they are appearing not to be wearing as well as they should be? They are rated for 60,000 miles, where currently ours have about 35,000 miles on them, and we're down to approximately 4/32 of tread left. I don't like running on "skimp" tires, especially with winter coming on, so we will be most likely replacing them here soon. I am hoping that Discount Tire will work a little with us?
Bill

We will be happy to assist with the wear issues you are experiencing. Hope you don't mind us sending you a DM.

 

Yes, we are staying with the A/T Trail tires.
Bill

 

To elaborate a bit further, we did discuss other tires but the roads ultimately led back to keeping with the Falken A/T Trail tires. With that said, Discount Tire’s excellent assistance and support was also greatly appreciated! They stepped right up backing up the warranty on these tires with no quibbling!
Bill

 

To elaborate a bit further, we did discuss other tires but the roads ultimately led back to keeping with the Falken A/T Trail tires. With that said, Discount Tire’s excellent assistance and support was also greatly appreciated! They stepped right up backing up the warranty on these tires with no quibbling!
Bill

Than you for your continued support and patronage. Appreciate the nod!