Thread: I'd decided on Hankook 19s when a mate said Grabbers. ?

I have GG on, they have only been around town and the freeway, noticed they were a touch noisier than what the D4 came with but unnoticeable with the windows up, and coming from M/Ts in a Td5 they are buet! I am heading onto the beach this weekend so will report how they go...

Originally Posted by rar110

Has anyone used the RF10s on stoney desert tracks?

Not on stoney desert tracks but after visiting Galore Hill reserve near Lockhart I noticed lots of scuff marks on the sidewalls because of the narrow tread and bulging sidewalls. The tyres were at road pressures and the rocks weren't sharp.

Originally Posted by rar110

Has anyone used the RF10s on stoney desert tracks?

Done Alice, Dalhousie, Finke, William Creek, Maree and some other places in between that i cant remember. The Hankooks had alread had about 25000km on them from towing a van around Australia. They handled all the rocky stuff well but coming into Maree i had both back tyres get punctures within about 50ks of each other. No major rocks there so still cant figure it out..maybe just bad luck.

You could see that the tyres had done some rough roads and they were chiped. The local tyre guy (who prefers Perelli) said he was surprised how well they had stood up to the trip.

I think if i had new tyres on I wouldnt have any flats. I replaced the tyres with a new set of Hankooks. So far the best tyre as far as I can tell.

Originally Posted by rar110

Has anyone used the RF10s on stoney desert tracks?

We followed the green line below in April:


Aliens Great SA Trip ....

A real mix of road surfaces and the Hankooks handled them all well. There were some rocky sections across the Woomera protected area and again heading out to Halligan Bay. The area with the most sharp rock was getting in and out of the Nuccaleena mine ruins in the Flinders Ranges.

I've been very happy with the Hankooks and will replace them with the same when the time comes.

I replaced the OEM's with Hankooks (19") for a recent trip to the Big Red Bash near Birdsville, going up via Cameron corner, Heddon corner and down on the Birdsville track.

Not much noisier than OEM's and - more importantly - handled all terrain well (with a camper in tow). I just took them off again (to wear out the OEMs first) and had a look, no chipping, profile still looking good.

Still managed toget bogged, though...

I had the GG in 18" on my D3, no issues there either. I originally wanted to get the GGs on 19, but they were not available in Australia at the time so ended up with the Hankooks.

Hope this helps...

Originally Posted by Bytemrk

... There were some rocky sections across the Woomera protected area and again heading out to Halligan Bay. The area with the most sharp rock was getting in and out of the Nuccaleena mine ruins in the Flinders Ranges.
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How do you get to drive in the Woomera Protected area? When I accessed that area, signs warned of $2,000 fines for driving there ...

Doug