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fredblondieau
 


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Belgium 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Tonga GreenDiscovery 3
Recommended pressures for 18” Grabber AT2? / AT2 on the we

Dear all, what pressures would you recommend for 18” Grabber AT2, off road, but above all on road? Do you yourself apply LR recommended pressures?

I am not quite satisfied with my new AT2 on the wet: when cornering I have the feeling they tend to keep going straight ahead if you don’t reduce pace… Confused
I am using LR standard pressures, could this behaviour change with some higher (or lower) pressure?

Any other suggestions? (Apart from reducing pace Rolling Eyes !! )

Thanks!

Fred
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NoDo$h
 


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I did play around with the pressures but ended up back at 33psi front, 36psi rear as per LR recommended. They don't grip the tarmac quite as well as a Scorpion in the wet, so adjusting your pace may be the answer.

Offroad, I've found dropping them to 23-25psi gives decent results in really muddy conditions as the tyres flex a lot more and clear mud better as a result. Wouldn't want to go lower than that as you risk sidewall damage. Unless I'm expecting to be in wet mud most of the day I tend to leave them at their normal pressure.
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Post #19651729th Aug 2007 1:31 pm
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I've got mine at a slightly higher pressure than LR recommend, 2.7 bar front and 3.0 bar at the back (not sure what that is in psi). At these pressures they are less wallowy, but are still not as good at cornering as the Wranglers/Scorpions. As NoDosh said adjusting your pace is the answer.
  
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An AT tyre is just that an ALL TERRAIN tyre to achieve this a compromise has to be given, in the case of the AT2 its it on road stability the bias I believe is somewhere in the region of 60% off road and 40 % on road, so of course the perceived stability is compromised, that said I tried mine out yesterday and the felt no different in terms of stability to my MTR’s but I missed the noise so I swapped back and I’ll save them until Morocco
  
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fredblondieau
 


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thank you all,
this is obviously not what I wanted to read, but at least you confirm what I feared
Well... I guess I can live with that... Rolling Eyes
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Post #19695530th Aug 2007 11:15 am
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simon
  


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The wet and icy roads are a tad more fun on the AT2's Wink

I've just adjusted my road speed slightly. DSC nor TC have ever kicked in but the feeling is not quite the same as on the Wrangler or Scorpion. Not that I expect them to be as they are as Ken says an all terrain tyre not tarmac biased tyre.

Also assume that braking distances will be extended too as there is less rubber on the road and the compound is far less sticky.

In the dry they are as grippy but slightly bouncier than the road biased tyre... so feel less secure, but I'm sure just as safe Thumbs Up
  
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