Tire model · Mud-terrain
Falken Wildpeak M/T
Falken’s mud-terrain, and the one that publishes the most about how its casing is actually built. It is also sold in two genuinely different load ranges under the same nominal size.
By Bill Belcamino · Last verified 17 September 2026
In short
What it is
A mud-terrain offered in both Load Range C and Load Range E in the same nominal size — a distinction worth checking before you buy.
What Falken publishes
Three-ply DURASPEC sidewall construction with two high ply turn-ups. That is a construction specification a buyer can hold the manufacturer to, rather than a percentage improvement over an earlier tire.
What it does not publish
No noise figure with a stated baseline. No warranty term we could locate. No 3PMSF certification.
Tracked price
$400.00 per tire in LT285/70R17, read 11 September 2026.
Last verified
17 September 2026.
Published specifications
Figures below are either stated by the manufacturer or carried by specification listings, with the source named on each row. Where nothing is published the row says so, rather than being left blank or filled from a neighbouring size. Matched-size figures for all six tracked tires are in the specification database.
Specification
Value
Source
Tread depth (LT285/70R17 Load E)
20/32″
Falken
Weight (LT285/70R17 Load E)
63.3 lb
Falken
Load index / speed (Load E)
121/118Q
Falken
Load at pressure (Load E)
3,195 lb at 80 psi
Falken
Tread depth (LT285/70R17 Load C)
18/32″
Falken
Weight (Load C)
61.3 lb
Falken
Load index / speed (Load C)
116/113Q
Falken
Load at pressure (Load C)
2,755 lb at 50 psi
Falken
Sidewall construction
Three-ply DURASPEC, two high ply turn-ups
Falken
Tread depth (33×12.50R17)
21/32″
tiresize.com
Weight (37×12.50R17)
81.8 lb
tiresize.com
Measured diameter (37×12.50R17)
36.7″
tiresize.com
Measured diameter (LT315/70R17)
34.6″
tiresize.com
3PMSF certification
Not stated
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Warranty
None found in the data reviewed
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Composite retailer rating
8.4 overall
SimpleTire SimpleScore
The load range trap in this size
Falken offers LT285/70R17 in Load Range C as well as E, and the two are genuinely different tires: 116/113Q against 121/118Q, 18/32″ against 20/32″, 61.3 lb against 63.3 lb, and 2,755 lb at 50 psi against 3,195 lb at 80 psi.
A buyer who wanted the E casing and bought from a listing showing only the size will be short 440 lb per corner. Check the part number, not the size. Load range explained covers what the letters actually commit a manufacturer to.
What is not published
Falken states that the tread pattern reduces road hum compared with older mud-terrain designs, but publishes no baseline and no measured figure, so it cannot be placed on a scale against Nitto’s percentages. How loud are mud tires sets out why none of these numbers are comparable.
A retailer weight discrepancy is documented: one database lists the Wildpeak at 51.6 lb where Falken and tiresize both say 63.3 lb. See what the spec sheets get wrong.
What it costs
Readings from the price tracker, re-checked monthly against the same retailer and the same sizes.
Size
Price per tire
Read
LT285/70R17
$400.00
11 Sep 2026
Across retailers on 10 September 2026 the same tire ranged from $303.96 to $400.00 on the same day. Stepping from 35×12.50R17 to 37×12.50R17 adds 2.2 lb per tire on the tiresize figures (79.6 lb to 81.8 lb) — the smallest jump of the five tires listed in both sizes.
Compared with
Falken Wildpeak M/T vs BFGoodrich KM3 · Nitto Trail Grappler vs Wildpeak M/T · Wildpeak M/T vs Toyo Open Country M/T · Wildpeak M/T vs Maxxis RAZR MT
Where it appears on this site
sidewall plies and ply rating · load range explained · daily driving · mud tires in snow · 37-inch · budget mud tires · Tacoma fitment · specification database
Sources
Falken Tire, Wildpeak M/T (falkentire.com) · Tire Size, Falken Wildpeak M/T model specification pages (tiresize.com), read 17 September 2026 · SimpleTire, Falken Wildpeak MT01 (simpletire.com) · Tire Rack, Falken Wildpeak M/T specifications (tirerack.com).
How these figures are gathered and what we refuse to estimate: our method.