Goodyear Territory MT or Falken Wildpeak A/T4W

HkP7M8

I just got a '24 Badlands SAS 2dr. manual. I have the Roush wheels from my last Bronco that I'm going to put on the Badlands. Debating whether I should take the Goodyears off of the Bead Lock capable wheels or just buy the Falkens and keep the stock SAS wheels/tires as a back up.

Looking for options or suggestions.
TIA

I would go with the Falkens, had terrible luck with the Goodyears on my 23 BL Sas. Ruined a tire with less than 1000 miles on it discovered they are only six ply rated. Plus the tread pattern makes them rock throwing sobs.

Falkens are great tires but they weigh in at 76lbs each compared to the Goodyears at 55lbs each. Trust me, that’s a big difference when you’re lifting the tire off a spare tire carrier! In addition to being heavy they negatively affected fuel mileage on my F-150 from the additional rolling mass, they were quiet though! Not a fan of the Goodyear MT’s but they’re like half the price of all the other major tire brands and Falkens now cost as much as the other major brands. After having Falkens on a rig I’ve haven’t considered purchasing again, I’ve stayed with Toyo or BF Goodrich Which are still heavier than the Goodyears at around 63lbs each. Decisions, decisions!

This totally depends where you put your priorities. Street or dirt.
The Goodyear’s only weigh 52 pounds. For street performance they are impossible to beat. Especially important on a 2.3 Sasquatch Badlands.

I run the Goodyear Duratrac's on my 21 2.3 sas and love them. Recently in Moab and they performed great. Quiet on the hwy as well. No issues at all.

Congrats on your new Bronco!! All good points above. We have snow tires mounted on the stock SAS wheels, and Method bead grip rims for the Territories. Those A/T4Ws look like great meats for heavy say 3/4 & 1ton trucks &/or SUVs with big tows. As mentioned, probably not a good tire for your BL.

My plan for our WildTrak is to wear out the OEM Goodyears and replace with Goodrich, Goodyear, Fauken, Nitto or Thompson AT or MT tires. All of these replacements are gonna be heavier than Ford's Goodyears, but we wheel Colorado's very rocky trails aired down to upper teen PSI, and durable tread & sidewall tires gotta be a priority. Tire weight will be a consideration, but can't be a top priority.

Cheers

Kenneth

Congrats on your new Bronco!! All good points above. We have snow tires mounted on the stock SAS wheels, and Method bead grip rims for the Territories. Those A/T4Ws look like great meats for heavy say 3/4 & 1ton trucks &/or SUVs with big tows. As mentioned, probably not a good tire for your BL.

My plan for our WildTrak is to wear out the OEM Goodyears and replace with Goodrich, Goodyear, Fauken, Nitto or Thompson AT or MT tires. All of these replacements are gonna be heavier than Ford's Goodyears, but we wheel Colorado's very rocky trails aired down to upper teen PSI, and durable tread & sidewall tires gotta be a priority. Tire weight will be a consideration, but can't be a top priority.

Cheers

Great points. I upgraded our Territory MT's early due to a tire puncture on our first offroad trip. I went with the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss tires, and love them. They do great in the snow, and did well on our trip to Moab, but they are very heavy D rated tires.

I currently have the stock SAS Goodyears on my personal Badlands. I like them for daily driving, but they are a pain on gravel and dirt because of the number of stones they throw. I have also used the Falken Wildpeaks on our work Bronco for two different road trips to Moab, and they are fantastic on and off-road. When my Goodyears run their course, I will put on a set of Wildpeaks without question. I don't trust the sidewalls of the Goodyears from seeing so many punctures from seemingly mild trail runs.

Thanks for the replies. I was so into looking at other brands that I forgot about the General Grabber X3s already on the wheels. They're only 33s but served me pretty well for almost 40K miles on a '22 OBX. I'm going to get the Grabbers in 35s.

I commute 350 miles round trip ~ 3 times a month but need the off road ability as I live on a mountainside which requires 4WD to get to the house plus the many roads in the area to go 4 wheeling for fun.

extra toasty

This totally depends where you put your priorities. Street or dirt.
The Goodyear’s only weigh 52 pounds. For street performance they are impossible to beat. Especially important on a 2.3 Sasquatch Badlands.

Both. The reason I do so many highway miles is because of my work commute. 350 miles round trip ~3 times a month. Otherwise I'm off road around the house. Not 4 wheeling on those roads but I do like to get muddy on occasion for fun.

HkP7M8

Both. The reason I do so many highway miles is because of my work commute. 350 miles round trip ~3 times a month. Otherwise I'm off road around the house. Not 4 wheeling on those roads but I do like to get muddy on occasion for

extra toasty

This totally depends where you put your priorities. Street or dirt.
The Goodyear’s only weigh 52 pounds. For street performance they are impossible to beat. Especially important on a 2.3 Sasquatch Badlands.

I have the Falkens (thought the 3s not the 4s) and they weigh roughly 50 lbs. (Yes I had them weighed) my son is a manager at the nation's top tire distributer and though he's young I bent the ears of all the experts he worked with and every single expert stated street use is exactly why I wouldn't want the goodies. They also get alot of return on the goodies, although they say Wrangler so maybe that's why 😉 . If weight is the only concern then the stock non SAS duelers are the way to go despite looking like car tires. I drove on ice,snow,rain, through flooding did trail drives, dunes and rock crawling without lockers and zero issues at all, I just didn't like how they threw off the whole look of the Bronco. -2.3 NonSas OBX.

23Wyo

Great points. I upgraded our Territory MT's early due to a tire puncture on our first offroad trip. I went with the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss tires, and love them. They do great in the snow, and did well on our trip to Moab, but they are very heavy D rated tires.

I'm looking to get better tires within a year, let these wear out a little more. Narrowed down to the Mickey Baja or a Nitto Ridge Grappler (had the Nittos on my F-150 and liked them a lot). Both seem to have good reviews on the Broncos, so can't go wrong with either. :-)

EriktheCabonizedGray

I currently have the stock SAS Goodyears on my personal Badlands. I like them for daily driving, but they are a pain on gravel and dirt because of the number of stones they throw. I have also used the Falken Wildpeaks on our work Bronco for two different road trips to Moab, and they are fantastic on and off-road. When my Goodyears run their course, I will put on a set of Wildpeaks without question. I don't trust the sidewalls of the Goodyears from seeing so many punctures from seemingly mild trail runs.

Yeah, Falken's Wildpeak A/T3Ws are much loved wheeling AT tires. Just a heads up for ya, their A/T4Ws are different though. Am sur the 4s are still great tires, but they're much heavier build with a little less wet/snow features. Falken seems to be going after the big truck/heavy load vehicles with their A/T4Ws. It's not clear, but I expect them to continue A/T3's marketing too.

Cheers

RobWTx

I'm looking to get better tires within a year, let these wear out a little more. Narrowed down to the Mickey Baja or a Nitto Ridge Grappler (had the Nittos on my F-150 and liked them a lot). Both seem to have good reviews on the Broncos, so can't go wrong with either. :)

Gotcha, same here! Thompson, Nitto & Goodrich are top tear on our screen too. Since we run snow tires in winter and don't really need 3 peak rated tires, am also considering MT meats - Luv their BA looks!

Cheers

I originally was going to order the Falken's but they were 6-8 weeks out and I wanted tires for the Moab trip. Duratrac's were in stock and I run them on my work truck and my 67 Bronco.