Thread: New General Grabber AT

Originally Posted by kero

Well Iam still waiting for prices for on some Nitto tyres. It's only been a couple of weeks.

From who and what type and size?

NITTO 255/60R18 112S TERRA GRAPPLER | NITTO TERRA GRAPPLER Tyre - OzzyTyres

$324 each, make sure you write a review on them.....

Regards,
Tote

I have just got back from a trip from Melbourne to Dalhousie Springs on new GG AT tyres. I am very impressed.

The trip went from Melbourne, up the Oodnadatta track to Dalhousie Springs and then back through Coober Peedy. About 4,500k in all. I towed a Jayco camper the whole way.

I found the tyres really good across a range of surfaces. As I have the 55 profile 19" I was cautious about lowering the pressure too much and left them at 38 psi on all surfaces. They performed really well.

At one stage in deep sand near Mt Dare/ Dalhousie Springs I had to stop in a narrow track for an oncoming car. With the van on I thought that I was in trouble but the tyres lifted out of the deep sand really well.

They performed very well and heaps better than the wranglers that I had on my previous D3. I blew two of the wranglers on much lighter duty roads than this trip.

I certainly recommend them.

stealer is fitting a set of 255/60 R18 112V in AT tomorrow.

Was going to fit a set of the Scorpion Zeros again but tyre place can't get them for another week even though they told me they would be here tomorrow

stealer talked me into the General Grabbers AT so hope they work ok.


Edit: Now they say they do have them in stock so looks like the Zeros are going back on which is my preference.

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?

The noise is a occillating pitch similar to that on my RRc when I had worn Michelin Synchrome nearing the end of their useful lives, the concern it is crownwheel noise.

Anyone else have a similar noise and with only one set of tyres how can I check it it's tyre or rear diff noise?

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?

The noise is a occillating pitch similar to that on my RRc when I had worn Michelin Synchrome nearing the end of their useful lives, the concern it is crownwheel noise.

Anyone else have a similar noise and with only one set of tyres how can I check it it's tyre or rear diff noise?

My AT2's do the same, sounds a little like High mileage ford taxi if the stereo is off, I was worried at first, but have convinced myself that it is the tyres.

Diana, I have the same tyres and they have now done about 12k. I do notice a similar thing at very specific speed ranges ~40-50kph and ~95-105kph. it is almost like a whine most noticeable at the higher speeds. The noise is completely absent outside the ranges above. For me, it seems to come mostly from the front and I can feel some feed back through the steering wheel of similar vibration (not wheel balance or alignment type). Also, the noise is has that harmonic sort of sound you experience in twin engined aircraft where the engine are ever so slightly differing in RPM.

I have tried to ascertain if the noise is dependent on road surface or not (with out too much luck at this point). If it was then I would be more inclined to think the noise was more likely to be due to tyre noise than mechanical reasons.

I asked the dealer to investigate last week during the scheduled service but they refused on the basis that I have "knobby tyres" not the OEM ones.

I have resolved to try and pin it down before the next service.

Thanks Sean

I may ask my dealer about the issue as they arranged the tyres at initial purchase, so they should at least investigate! Maybe

I do get the noise more intense on certain surfaces and not at all on others, although it may be that I'm not focussed upon listening.

Diana