Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 3224
Nearly as big a following as the General AT
I have to say that the ATR is getting to be more popular, as we have sold four sets already this week and seven sets of General AT's.
8th Nov 2011 3:07 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23815
You must be losing your touch Andy
8th Nov 2011 3:46 pm
jum649
Member Since: 21 Feb 2010
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 331
Love my ATR's. No extra noise, great in the wet too. Better than I expected in the mud (goes at least everywhere my mud tyred 90 goes), and snow gets a too. Done 20K so far and look around half worn.
8th Nov 2011 5:25 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23815
I'm sure the D3/4 TR system makes a big difference, but I'm always surprised by how capable the Pirelli ATR's are in the mud. Not what you'd expect from the relatively tame looking tread pattern.
8th Nov 2011 5:32 pm
Aurin
Member Since: 25 Apr 2011
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 21
Another vote here for ATRs - been on mine for 500 miles - amazing so far
8th Nov 2011 7:18 pm
AJS4X4
Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 3224
Well come on you General AT boys it's about time to attack.
Member Since: 16 Mar 2009
Location: Sydney
Posts: 628
Just got the GG AT 255 / 55 R19
Too early to tell but feel much better than the standard Wranglers.
I do have an issue with the balance on one tyre though:
It has about 200g of weights affixed to balance it! One of the others has only 30.
I'm going back and asking for them to rotate the tyre 180 degrees on the rim to see if this helps.
Is this a normal issue with either the tyres or alloys?
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8th Nov 2011 11:49 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23815
I recall reading or hearing about that style of 19" rim being tricky to balance. Iirc, it was thought to be due to the off set hole on the "spokes".
No idea if the GG AT is any harder, or easier, to balance than other tyre.
9th Nov 2011 6:16 pm
Ianross69
Member Since: 14 Oct 2011
Location: Hønefoss
Posts: 92
Discovery 3 winter tyres
Scotsman in Norway here so. I've learned a bit about winter tyres. We have 2 sets of wheels/tyres here. Summer size is 19 or 20 " and winter is 17 or 18" on a thinner and higher profile winter tyre. A proper winter tyre will degenerate pretty fast in temps above 0 but the grip on snow and ice is amazing. I would recommend going down the 2 sets of wheels option although cost can be an issue. I buy my tyres from dekkonline.com. I'm pretty sure they deliver in the uk and they are very fast. They have a huge selection of tyres.
If you do the 2 sets choice and change them as soon as winter is done, you will get many seasons out of them ( although the rubber hardens a little through time) they will still be very good after 3/4 years.
I hope this helps. Cheers
9th Nov 2011 6:34 pm
~Rich~
Member Since: 16 Mar 2009
Location: Sydney
Posts: 628
I got them to rotate the tyre 180 degrees and this has helped it's now down to 130g of weights.
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10th Nov 2011 5:37 am
AJS4X4
Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 3224
AJS4X4 wrote:
Nearly as big a following as the General AT
I have to say that the ATR is getting to be more popular, as we have sold four sets already this week and seven sets of General AT's.
Getting a bit one sided now, latest score; General 13 Pirelli 5.
10th Nov 2011 1:39 pm
dsd1036
Member Since: 27 Feb 2010
Location: Surrey
Posts: 2692
Another for ATR's here,sorry Andy
Although i may be in to see you for something that suits the 20's that went on today,potentially got 8 part worn standard zero's to get through 1st tho
rgds
Darrell
10th Nov 2011 3:12 pm
AJS4X4
Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 3224
Darrell,
We all know you have no taste
10th Nov 2011 4:35 pm
StaticMotion
Member Since: 16 Jan 2010
Location: Hoose
Posts: 714
My issue is I'm running AT2's at the moment and I love them but from the folks I've spoken to the new AT can be a bit slippy on damp corners. Like I said earlier I even had a complete stranger inspecting my tyres outside my house and he had AT's on his FFRR and said he did a lot of driving on them and in the rain they were awful and they slip and slid on the rutted track to his house.
Even a few on here who have the AT's and like them do say they let the car slide on damp corners. The roads round me are all corners and being in the north of Scotland there's a fair chance the road will be wet quite a bit By comparison nobody with ATR's has said they are anything less than great on and off road ... hence am am beginning to lean toward the dark side.
Aesthetically I prefer the look of the Grabber AT though over the Pirelli ATR
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