New General Grabber AT

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Have now done 16K on the 19" GG AT and am very happy with the performance and wear so far. One question is about the noise, while not obtrusive I am having thoughts whether I have tyre noise or of concern is it diff noise?

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Hi Diana,

I've done 20,000 kms on my set of 19" GG AT and noticed a similar whine at high speed. Tread depth when new was 10mm (measured tyre centre) and is currently 7.5mm on a 5 tyre rotation. I wouldn't call the noise excessive. In fact the noise from my snorkel is worse. Tyre performance has been excellent and unless something new and spectacular hits the market in 19 inch l'll be purchasing a new set when then time comes. I suspect your differential is fine.

Regards Trif.

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Originally Posted by Duke4

Ditto, except I only get it at the 95 - 105 range not too annoying but is worse on one stretch of the M4

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Duke, I agree it's not that annoying. It's just that it is there and and not knowing the cause makes you wonder for the worst.

Which part of the M4 and do you have the GG ATs also? If not then maybe there is something mechanical going on.

I had my GG ATs (not AT2s) fitted today - the tread is a bit more aggressive than it looks in the pics as are the side biters.

I had D3 OEM Wranglers previously and these used to hum a bit - the GG ATs only make a low hum at 80kph (not as loud as the Wranglers) on smooth bitumen but on normal stuff I cannot hear them.

Price is good so I hope that they also perform well on and offroad.

When I arrived to get the tyres there was silver D3 with Vic plates getting a wheel alignment. I asked the tyre guy if the owner had TTM set and he indicated that it hadn't as it was not needed. I asked how they select the correct height for the alignment and how did they stop movement - they indicated they set the car at access height and lock it and do the alignment - hmmm not good.

As my tyres had been wearing well and evenly I decided not to get an alignment done and will watch wear carefully.

Garry

I have the GG At's on my D4 & find them extremely quite.

They are much quieter than the MT ATZ's I had on the Prado & silent in comparison to the MTZ's on the D3.

Good grip on wet & dry bitumen.

They seem to clear mud well, because it all seems to end up on the side of my car after exiting our site access tracks during inclement weather.

Cheers

Chuck

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Originally Posted by SBD4

Duke, I agree it's not that annoying. It's just that it is there and and not knowing the cause makes you wonder for the worst.

Which part of the M4 and do you have the GG ATs also? If not then maybe there is something mechanical going on.

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I have the GG's it's not mechanical in my opinion because it alters with road surface I think it's just the tread pattern.
The stretch of the M4 is going west between Homebush and Silverwater right hand lane, produces noise and vibration, same speed going in the opposite direction is smooth and quiet. I now go outside that speed range on that stretch of road to avoid it.

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Originally Posted by Duke4

I have the GG's it's not mechanical in my opinion because it alters with road surface I think it's just the tread pattern.
The stretch of the M4 is going west between Homebush and Silverwater right hand lane, produces noise and vibration, same speed going in the opposite direction is smooth and quiet. I now go outside that speed range on that stretch of road to avoid it.

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Sounds like it's just the surface roughness of the road that changes……maybe the type of concrete they used, might have more metal in it than on the other sections you don't get noise. Any AT tyre is going to have some difference to standard road tyres, that's a given. i have GG AT2's on for a couple of years now. Getting noisier as they get older….done 65000km. Changed 2 this week, so much better.

Hi Im new to the forum and have just purchased a HSE. Can anyone advise of the best price in Perth for the GG AT tyres in 19 inch?

If you are after an AT type of tyre I suggest you have a look at the Cooper Zeon LTZ.
I have so far put 25,000km on them and I have been to the Bungles and Chambers Pillar which are very bad roads and others and have had no problems.
There are people who have had problems with the GG.
The other tyre which gets a good wrap here is the Pirelli Scorpion AT.
Yes there are people who have strong opinions on tyres regardless, but for 19" wheels there is not much choice around in Oz yet, but I expect that will start to change rapidly soon.

I also am noticing increasing noise from front end at 90-100km on GG AT which were fitted from new. Had car in for 24000km service at MLR yesterday and they could not find any issues with front driveline and I suspect it's just wear but very little wear is evident on the tyres. I find it increasingly annoying, as the car started out so quiet and they are begining to sound (from the interior at least) like my old BFG MT's after 60000km! So I'm going to rotate them and see what effect it has on the noise. 90% of my driving is at or around 100kph so it's an issue!:(