Woolmeister
Member Since: 26 Mar 2007
Location: Chandler's Ford
Posts: 3464
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| New Wheel Bearings & New Tyres |
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Hi,
Correctly diagnosed failed front wheel bearings (both sides) at ~73,000 miles earlier this week  . Wheels moved without even jacking the car up (grabbed the top of the tyre and rocked the wheel backwards and forwards  ) and when I did jack the car up, there was in excess of 5mm of lateral play there  . No particular warning signs apart from an intermittent, metallic, squeal when pulling away and tyres badly worn on the inside edges.
Anyway, that's now been fixed and I'm now £500 or so worse off . Would've done it myself if I had all the tools and a day to spare thanks to these excellent instructions written by disco_steve  over here:
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic72747.html
So, I've seen a lot of positive reviews on here for General tyres. I'm looking for something to replace my Pirelli Scorpions. Trouble is, I'll only be replacing the front ones for now as there are several mm of tread still left on the back.
These General Grabber UHP's look good:
http://www.generaltire.com/tires/Grabber-UHP
Is it OK to keep my Scorpions on the back (for now) and these on the front?
Most of my miles are ploughing up and down the M3 and I very rarely off road my Disco  so I am looking for a tyre that is primarily a highway tyre rather than an all terrain model.
AJS - what are your thoughts on this?
Cheers,
Steve 2021 BMW iX3 Premier Edition in Carbon Black ⚡️🔌
2019 Škoda Kodiaq 2.0 Tdi 190 DSG Sportline in Quartz Grey. Excellent vehicle. Gone.
2017 Discovery Sport HSE Auto in Carpathian Grey and Ebony Leather. Modern JLR Junk. Gone.
2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual in Zermatt Silver with Ebony Cloth (143k) Gone, but now patrolling the Asia section of the West Midlands Safari Park!
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 15th Feb 2012 7:55 pm |
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Woolmeister
Member Since: 26 Mar 2007
Location: Chandler's Ford
Posts: 3464
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Forgot to mention, the Pirelli Scorpions have done an excellent job of protecting my rims (when SWMBO drives it, of course). Will the sidewalls on the General Grabber UHPs hold-up just as well?
Steve 2021 BMW iX3 Premier Edition in Carbon Black ⚡️🔌
2019 Škoda Kodiaq 2.0 Tdi 190 DSG Sportline in Quartz Grey. Excellent vehicle. Gone.
2017 Discovery Sport HSE Auto in Carpathian Grey and Ebony Leather. Modern JLR Junk. Gone.
2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual in Zermatt Silver with Ebony Cloth (143k) Gone, but now patrolling the Asia section of the West Midlands Safari Park!
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