Thread: General Grabbers destroyed!

Originally Posted by ozscott

First I have heard of a GG being weak. I have THE At2 on my D2 and they are fantastic as they are after 60k on my mates d2a- both in LT's though. My brother has been selling them for years with great success on all vehicles. So yours were passenger rated?

Cheers

i do not think the GG bigger rim sizes are LT which is the issue, that and smaller sidewall profile.

The airbag jacks are quite useful (I have a cheap Chinese copy, which is still going strong 2 years later), as are the powered scissor jacks I mentioned some time ago. But remember to keep your LR jack with you. If your car drops to the bump stops, it's the ONLY jack I know that will still fit under the chassis rails.

The GG AT2 in PT construction has a history of being a weak tyre. But it's cheap. That's the trade-off. Seems to be the same for the GG AT

Cheers,

Gordon

Hi Doc J if you still have any of tyres could you drop one off or i can pick one up to have a look at and show the rep.

Gotcha. This explains why my brother only sells LT in the AT2 - Discos, Deefer, prados and cruisers etc but all tall profile tyres.

Cheers

I have been watching the 'which tyre' discussion for past few months as I intend to buy a new set in Feb/Mar.

Seems to me that the tribe has spoken in favour of the new Bridgestones D697. Good pricing also.

ARB have a dual exhaust jack. About $300

I have only used it once on air in the back yard changing a tyre, is easily controlled, needs to be well positioned but very easy to use.

A few said they would be slow on air compared to exhaust but it went up in no time. I also carry a soft ball covered in foil, not sure how it will work as a plug.

Originally Posted by PerthDisco

I have been watching the 'which tyre' discussion for past few months as I intend to buy a new set in Feb/Mar.

Seems to me that the tribe has spoken in favour of the new Bridgestones D697. Good pricing also.

If they're an improvement on my 694s then you won't go wrong. After shopping around extensively 2 years ago I got mine from the Bridgestone specialist guy in North Perth (just near the Thomas St/Polly's Pipe freeway on ramp). Now a cautionary tale. I pointed out the positioning of the compressor when I took the car in and warned the workshop operative not to jack there. Guess what .... BANG went the bracket as I sat in the waiting room. To his great credit, the owner immediately phoned Barbagallos, got them to order the part, and had them bill him direct when they fitted it the next day. I still could hear him chewing out the workshop hand as I drove away ...

Originally Posted by boofdtl

Hi Doc J if you still have any of tyres could you drop one off or i can pick one up to have a look at and show the rep.

No worries Boof I was planning on dropping by once I work out what tyres to get as i also want to get a wheel alignment.

Cheers
Julian