I know the GG GTs haven't been out that long (1 year?), but those of you who've had them fitted for a while - what are they looking like for wear rates? I've had Wintracs and Scorpion ATRs previously on the D3, both of which did about 45K miles before wearing out, which I was really pleased with, but the GG GT price is tempting me! The D4, which I've had a couple of weeks, has Scorpions on at the moment but I'm not a fan of those.Previously:
2005 D3 2.7 TDV6 S
1984 90 2.25 Petrol CSW
1992 90 200TDi Hard Top
1995 Discovery ES 300TDi
2003 90 TD5 Truck Cab
9th Feb 2014 3:34 pm
Cellerdweller
Member Since: 05 Oct 2012
Location: Macclesfield
Posts: 1315
Ive had GT's on for about 8k and they dont look any different to when i fitted them . Ive not actually measured the tread depth though .They ride and drive well . I would deff have them again You're not afraid of the dark are you ?
Thanks Previously:
2005 D3 2.7 TDV6 S
1984 90 2.25 Petrol CSW
1992 90 200TDi Hard Top
1995 Discovery ES 300TDi
2003 90 TD5 Truck Cab
9th Feb 2014 6:45 pm
Beretta
Member Since: 11 Oct 2012
Location: Rochdale
Posts: 1180
What do you think of the road noise level with General Grabber GT?
Thats my main worry of making the change - I do 90% motorway 10% sand and beaches.
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19th Feb 2014 1:13 pm
jimbojay
Member Since: 01 Dec 2008
Location: Wet & Windy West Coast (Ayrshire)
Posts: 157
I've just this morning bitten the bullet and ordered 4 new GG GT's from Andy at AJS, had a good chat with him and he suggested that the GT's would be more suited to my driving, mainly road with the odd wet field with the caravan.
Jamie
19th Feb 2014 2:13 pm
Beretta
Member Since: 11 Oct 2012
Location: Rochdale
Posts: 1180
Ah yeah, I was looking at the Grabber AT, not GT's - like the look of the AT's.
I am running the Scorpions at the moment and hope for a few more months yet - but like to look at my options (so I know how much I need to save)
19th Feb 2014 2:19 pm
jimbojay
Member Since: 01 Dec 2008
Location: Wet & Windy West Coast (Ayrshire)
Posts: 157
I know what you mean, the AT is a cracking looking tyre on the discovery!!
19th Feb 2014 8:53 pm
Cellerdweller
Member Since: 05 Oct 2012
Location: Macclesfield
Posts: 1315
stevehall wrote:
What do you think of the road noise level with General Grabber GT?
Thats my main worry of making the change - I do 90% motorway 10% sand and beaches.
I had scorpions prior to the gt's and to be honest I would say the gt's are a little quieter than the pirelli's.
They ride very well and the tyres respond well to direction changes . I would recommend these tyres if your car spends most of its time on road . You're not afraid of the dark are you ?
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19th Feb 2014 9:05 pm
AndyGreen
Member Since: 18 Jul 2007
Location: Tramore
Posts: 97
After much research and hand wringing (!) I bit the bullet an replaced the 18" AT's for the newer GT's - and I'm not disappointed, they handle way better on the road, especially in the wet.
And since 90% of my driving is on tarmac, with perhaps the remaining 8% on forest tracks that usually have some amount of hardcore embedded in them, they make sense. I was slightly worried that that the forest tracks posed a danger to the sidewalls (The GT's sidewalls have reinforcements on the outer sidewall), but so far, after 6 months or so all is still well with them. Wear is not really noticeable on the tread.
Just fitted the fronts, look quite nice I think. 4 wheel alignment tomorrow. Will get a couple more once the rear Scorpions wear down a bit, which won't take long knowing what they were like on my D3!
Previously:
2005 D3 2.7 TDV6 S
1984 90 2.25 Petrol CSW
1992 90 200TDi Hard Top
1995 Discovery ES 300TDi
2003 90 TD5 Truck Cab
25th Feb 2014 12:06 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23816
They look good
I remember how well your D3, shod with low tread Zero's, performed on Salisbury Plain. Don't see why the GT's shouldn't cope just as well.
Keenly priced as well. Currently £124.19 delivered, but you'll have to get them fitted. For those who don't live near a General Tire dealer, here's the link:
Previously:
2005 D3 2.7 TDV6 S
1984 90 2.25 Petrol CSW
1992 90 200TDi Hard Top
1995 Discovery ES 300TDi
2003 90 TD5 Truck Cab
25th Feb 2014 6:53 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23816
It was a good day. Freaked myself out when my D3 floated for a second or two in a water filled trench and it went into super extended mode. Thought I'd flooded it
What was also memorable, was the fact that I had nearly new Goodyear MTR's on and you went everywhere that I did, despite you having knackered Pirelli Scorpion Zero's on. Shows just how superb these vehicles are off road. Plus the fact that an aggressive Mud Terrain tyre will clog up and turn into a slick just as quickly as a road tyre, if the mud is of a certain consistency.
I have increased road noise when I lift the accelerator, great wear but noisy... Starting to think its not the tyres Mark
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