Thread: A/T Tyres for a D3

Hi guys, thanks for the advice..... I should have done a more detailed search on the forum before asking the question, I have since found a few threads, all full of very good advice, but some questions still remain. It would appear that general grabbers are the way to go…… it would also appear that my well dressed service manager was talking out of his proverbial and one does get these in the correct size (interestingly this was at Alto in Artarmon)……

Rocmic I am flabbergasted that the dealer was the cheapest option…. Goes against all my experience elsewhere in the world…… but good news none the less, as they are by far the most convenient for me.

Scouse, with respect to servicing a D3 myself...... I used to do this with my RRC, Flandy and Disco II, but the prospect of servicing a computer on wheels myself scares the hell out of me..... but I guess at the end of the day there can’t be too much that I can’t do……. But what about simple things like resetting the service counter on the carputer etc etc?…….

You can get General Grabber AT2s in exactly the right size, but I think they have a 2-ply sidewall as opposed to the 3 ply Cooper LTZs and a few others that only come in slightly larger sizes, but fit ok.

So to summarise the responses to this thread, and others I have found..... General Grabbers are the ones to go for if I want to keep the size as standard, but assuming I want the extra side wall strenghth, I need to go to something else that is slightly larger.

The question that still remains is, under normal driving conditions what is the effect of larger tyres on things like the DSC, traction control, ABS etc? I am not worried about an inaccurate speedo, I use GPS on long trips for speed, but the other systems are designed and calibrated around a certain tyre size, in changing this tyre size, are these systems affected?

Cheers

B

and one more, perhaps silly. question....... what is the largest tyre size that will fit in the spare wheel well?

My 265/60 18 Wrangler Silent Armours just fit the spare wheel well.

Originally Posted by DiscoSaffa

So to summarise the responses to this thread, and others I have found..... General Grabbers are the ones to go for if I want to keep the size as standard, but assuming I want the extra side wall strenghth, I need to go to something else that is slightly larger.

The question that still remains is, under normal driving conditions what is the effect of larger tyres on things like the DSC, traction control, ABS etc? I am not worried about an inaccurate speedo, I use GPS on long trips for speed, but the other systems are designed and calibrated around a certain tyre size, in changing this tyre size, are these systems affected?

Cheers

B

I've heard very good things about the General Grabber AT2's and as said they come in exactly the right size and correct load rating for the (heavyweight) D3. I'd stick to the standard size if it was me, that way your insurance isn't affected as otherwise you will have modified the vehicle by fitting non standard size tyres (which you'd be best to tell them about if you want them to actually pay up in the event of a claim).

Jon

I got General Grabbers as well, have really only done highway and some dirt road, no real offroad. I am very happy they handle well, a tiny bit of noise but not bad they stop well in the wet, they are the same size as original so no hassles with computer or spare wheel well etc.

Have heard they can be a bit weak in the sidewalls in teh really rough stuff so I am yet to test that out. hopefully soon.

Pirelli Scorpion ATR (which I have) are the standard size (255/60R18) as are the Conti cross contact I think.