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At 36000 miles I'm at 5/32" with my stock SRA tires so 've got a few months before I need to buy new tires but figured I should start looking now before northern Minnesota snow comes. Im set on a Sever Snow Service tire as I pull around a 4500lb fish house out on the snowy lakes without a plow. In the past I've ran Goodyear Duratrac tires and have had 3 sets total now, they are fantastic on ice and deep snow but they keep raising the price on them and to be honest they're loud.

 

I had the vibration issue with my 14 Silverado and Because of that traded for a 14 Sierra that is pretty smooth so I'm always concerned about vibration issues. At one point I thought I would go with a Michelin tire because I've heard they're more round than others but Michelin doesn't make anything that gets my interest. One thing I've read over and over is how well the Kumho at51 balance out.

 

One concern too is reduced mpg. Right now I'm averaging 19.6 for the past 1100 miles and I know switching to a heavier AT tire is going to bring it down some but I really don't want to see more than about 1 mpg. I think the SRA's are 38 or 39 pounds for my size and the kumho are 47 and Falcons are 48lbs.

 

From what I've read both the Kumho and Falcon are quiet and my buddy just put a set of the Falcon at3w on his 04 Silverado and said the noise is the same as the Firestone destinations he replaced.

 

Just by looking at each tire I would give the Kumho the edge for snow traction. I know the Falcons just came out this spring so there's no snow reviews on them yet.

 

So I guess what I'm asking is anyone running these tires that can tell me what they like or dislike about them. Also I'm really interested in knowing what kind of mpg loss you got from switching from the SRA and did you run into any vibration issues after.

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I am running the Falken AT3W in a 265/70/18. I went with this tire for the severe weather rating. Has a raised side wall, and is not an LT tire. I was able to keep the weight down significantly. I have about 5k on them and absolutely love them. They ride great and hand deep standing water as if it wasn't there. I would not hesitate to buy them again. For comparison, I've also owned BFG AT's and The GY Duratracs on other vehicles. I love these.

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I am running the Falken AT3W in a 265/70/18. I went with this tire for the severe weather rating. Has a raised side wall, and is not an LT tire. I was able to keep the weight down significantly. I have about 5k on them and absolutely love them. They ride great and hand deep standing water as if it wasn't there. I would not hesitate to buy them again. For comparison, I've also owned BFG AT's and The GY Duratracs on other vehicles. I love these.

Did you lose much gas mileage? When I had the Duratracs on my 14 Silverado that I traded in, it seemed to only go in 4 cyl mode when going down hill. I did however have the heavier LT duratrac.

 

When my buddy told me he was buying a Falcon atw3 I was sceptical, he just walks into the local tire shop and says he wants an AT tire with no research at all. After that I did a bunch of research and found them to be rated good enough to be in my top 2 choices! I really like the sidewall of the Falcon much better than the Kumho.

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I installed a set of Falken AT3w 275/70r18 this past Labor Day, these are 10 ply LT tires. They are really quiet, not much difference between stock and these tires. Ride is good, at first it was a little bumpier than my stock 255/70r17 Bridgestone Dueler, it was inflated to 35 psi. I increase air pressure to 50psi, now the ride is about the same as stock, maybe a tiny bit bumpier. The biggest difference is MPG, my stock tires are 31", my new tires are 33.4" and weight 58 lbs. I used to be able to do 21 MPG highway @ 75mph (round trip LA to Phoenix), it was dropped to 17MPG on my last trip to Phoenix. Overall, I am still really happy with it, during my trip to Phoenix, my wife did not complaint once about the ride, she was surprised it rode like stock.

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