All Terrain Four: Falken WildPeak A/T4-W Tires

It’s funny how one repair leads to an upgrade – case in point: a couple of months ago my TPMS light in the dash came on. I figured it was low pressure (maybe I had a puncture and a slow leak) so I checked all four tires but they were all within +/- 2-psi from the 35-psi recommendation. Normally the TPMS light won’t go on with that small of a variation, but I evened out the cold pressures back to 35-psi on all four corners to make sure. I reset the TPMS light using my UltraGauge, but the next day when I started the truck the TPMS light came on again. I checked the tire pressures immediately and they were all… at 35-psi. That’s when I knew that one of the 3 remaining OEM TPMS sensors (I already replaced the fourth one a couple of years ago) was dead.

One would assume that I would just order up a new set of fresh TPMS sensors and have them swapped in, right? Well, I thought about my current tires – the Falken Wildpeak A/T-3Ws had been serving me well over the last 4 years (and approx. 28,000 miles by my calculations) but they were starting to pick up some road noise. Since I had to pull the tires to install new TPMS sensors, I decided to go beyond that and ditch the current A/T-3Ws for a new set of shoes, too! I looked at what was available now, abd coincidentally Falken recently released their new for 2025 WildPeak A/T-4W All-Terrain Tires. I ordered up a set right away, and picked them up locally from the Falken warehouse (it’s good to be in SoCal). I stayed with the same 265/75-16″ size I was currently running, and I also stayed with the Load E rated version. As soon as I had a chance, I brought them to my buddy at VMR so he can do the TPMS and tire swap:

First up was to remove the “old” A/T3-Ws from my wheels:

Below is a photo showing two of the three original 2014 OEM Nissan TPMS sensors (the third one broke during the tire dismount, but it was dead anyways) as well as one aftermarket TPMS sensor that was installed 4 years ago:

On the left is the new for 2025 A/T-4Ws, next to my previous A/T-3Ws. The tread pattern has evolved, but the biggest difference visually is the more aggressive sidewalls (with flush branding on one side and mega-chunky block letters on the other side), and tread blocks on the edges:

A/T-4W’s being installed now; you can (kinda) see the chunky block letters on the sidewalls, definitely an eye catcher:

I also got rid of the old, faded Gorilla lug nuts in favor of a new set of Stancemagic lug nuts. I chose all black this time for a different look:

After installation I was pleasantly surprised at how quiet the new A/T-4Ws were on the freeway driving home from the shop. Also, they felt pretty plush on expansion joints and freeway grooves – something I recall was similar with when I put on the previous A/T3-Ws. Yes, they are brand new tires so that means fresh rubber and full tread, but my previous A/T-3Ws ran nice and quiet for about 4 years, and after the initial drive I am confident that I can zexpect the same – if not longer – from these new A/T-4Ws.

Here’s what the look like on my Level 8 wheels – you can see the very prominent branding – and you know what? I like it!

Thanks again to forum member runstuartrun for keeping me on Falkens!