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Thread: 255/55/r19 general grabbers AT, anyone tried them.

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    255/55/r19 general grabbers AT, anyone tried them.

    obviously with the 19" rims it is a pain trying to find good tyres at a reasonable price. Went to the Tyre shop today and they suggested a Continental General Grabber AT for my D4. It was under $400 per tyre so they are attractive but I was wondering if anyone has tried them on a D4 and how they went off road. Any takers????

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    No, but I have the GG AT on my D3 18's. And I like them overall, they are good on and off road,and I have had no punctures over my two sets (AT2s and now ATs).

    My only complaint is that I have a few small cuts on the sidewalls which I never hot with the previous, might just be back luck but also might be a little soft there.

    Some others have complained of noise with theirs but I don't have a problem with it, being AT they will have a bit more noise than the HT tyres but in my opinion it isn't intrusive and with the stereo on there is zero.

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    I've had them for about 25000km on my d3 and I don't like them (noise). I will concede that they are a good tyre from a grip point of view (handle well on road in any conditions) and are good off-road for what I do.

    I paid $300 for mine so $400 is exxy - you can get Pirelli atr (which is what I wish I'd bought) for around the $350 mark or less if you shop around.

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    Thanks for that. What sort of off roading have you been doing with them? I did look at the pirelli ATRs but at $470 and the Coopers at $430, the GG were quoted at $375 come up trumphs. Don't forget these are the rare beast called 19". If the GGs are just as good off road as the Coopers or the Pirellis, I might as well save my money and get the GGs. The OEM Goodyears have disappeared before my eyes and I've heard the others all ware a lot better. Mind you, I do like the look of the Goodyear ATs. Any more thoughts or answers? Especially the off road question. Once again, Thanks for the info.

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    My off-road is varied but not hardcore. They are a perfectly fine tyre in the conditions I've encountered (dirt gravel mud sand snow rocks) but i am very conservative. No punctures but am missing a few chunks here and there and they have not worn evenly (suspension issues). The noise at 80-100kmh is annoying and they are rough (bad wear). Maybe I am not being entirely fair to them ... But I regret not buying Pirelli atr.

    Try your nearest tyrepower as those prices are very high - in a 19" I was quoted 320 for gg, 355 for Pirelli and 375 for cooper earlier this week.

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    wow! I got those prices from a tyre power here in Adelaide. That's interesting, same company, different franchise, different price. Might have to let my fingers do the walking this time. Thanks for the feedback.

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    I have the GG AT's on my SDV6SE.

    My only criticism is noise I have an annoying vibration noise at 90 - 100 km/h.

    Other than that they are great.

    I have done over 46,000 km & still have heaps of tread left.

    I was quoted $310.00 F&B to replace them recently.
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    I'll admit I am being very harsh on them ... but I will never forgive the wheel bearing incident (failing bearing could not be diagnosed over the roar of the tyres).

    Apart from the noise (to which I am hypersensitive) and as yet unresolved harshness and vibration ... I should admit, in fairness, that they've been good tyres ... that hurt ... a lot ... haha

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    At $375 you are being ripped off, I paid $295 shop around you can do better.

    Mine have done 30,000km and as others have said generally a good tyre but will get noisy as they wear, mine are the 255-55-19.

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    Purchased 6 as new for the Cape York trip. So far I have clocked 28,000km and I cannot fault them on the 2014 HSE with 19" rims.

    I think the roof rack's noise is about 3dB more then tyre noise, so I am not worried about any road noise coming through.

    With the right tyre pressure, I towed a TVAN up the OT with no issues or punctures. I did get bogged in soft sand on a rise due to lack of momentum with a trailer.

    There is nothing wrong with the tyres, however I am seriously looking at 18" rims with a bit more profile for the longer term and the CSR/Kimberley in 2015.

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