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Is it significant that no one seems to be reporting this wear on 20" wheels and that GG AT's on a 20" wheel would be 275 width.
Does extra width make a difference? MY2022 D5 HSE D300 - with extra nice bits added
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10th Dec 2014 1:28 pm
armalites
Member Since: 17 Aug 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 1918
DSL wrote:
Has this been seen with any tyres other than GG ATs? If not what's different between ATs and all the other tyres?
Mine didn't have GG ATs on when I got it but one of rims was completely worn away like in Mikey's picture.
That is on standard 18" % spoke.
I can't gaurantee it didn't have ATs on before though.IID PRO
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10th Dec 2014 1:29 pm
Biker Pete
Member Since: 23 Jan 2014
Location: Gateshead
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Well this is a shock, and here's me just about decided to put GG AT's on
Not sure what to do now
10th Jan 2015 6:55 pm
hc76
Member Since: 02 Sep 2009
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 105
Personally I wouldn't put GG on again but there are a lot of them out there and relativley few people seem to be reporting problems, although it obviously takes some time to show up.2016 D4 Landmark - Waitomo/Ebony
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11th Jan 2015 7:08 pm
busdog
Member Since: 12 Jan 2015
Location: Bristol
Posts: 2
Alloy wheel rim wear
I can confirm I had a rear alloy wheel ( 18 inch SE wheel non GT Grabbers) which also suffered from a very thin split rim edge.
After just getting the car I thought I would refurbish the wheels due to the powder coating starting to flake off. When we broke the tyre bead to our horror we found the metal was split and thin all the way round. You could snap pieces off with your fingers. The Mechanic said he has never seen an Alloy that bad, DANGEROUS.
Managed to get another good wheel from a breaker for £150 including a new GT Grabber lol.
The stealers wanted £400 for one, should be F O C Land Rover.
14th Jan 2015 11:36 pm
drout
Member Since: 10 Dec 2014
Location: hexham
Posts: 87
I can honestly say I've never, ever, seen this and this is from a previous owner of a hometyre tyre fitting business and an alloy wheel repair business!
Irrespective of the tyres fitted an alloy wheel thats fit for purpose should not deteriorate to the point that the rim fails
15th Jan 2015 6:07 pm
AJS4X4
Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 3224
As a company involved in 4x4 vehicles for over 35 years this is something I
have seen occasionally.
Wear to the inside rim of some alloy wheels, although not common, can occur
in some applications under certain conditions. The condition does not
appear to be related to any single tyre brand or pattern and can occur with
any tyre rim combination.
The primary cause of this is the ingression of abrasive material between
the tyre and rim that, due to the natural movement between the tyre and rim,
acts like a grinding paste on the alloy.
This condition can be minimised by ensuring good tyre maintenance,
including correct tyre pressure, removal of excessive fitting lubricant
and, particularly in applications where the tyre may come into contact with
high levels of dust and debris combined with higher than normal lateral
forces, regular cleaning of the rim and bead area.
Obviously I have not physically seen this specific case but I am only going
by what I have seen and experienced in the past.
If you have a concern regarding this I would visit your local tyre retailer
and get him to check it over for you.
We have seen this with Volvo, Suzuki and a few others so it’s not just unique to L/Rover wheels or
what make of tyre fitted.
16th Jan 2015 5:16 pm
euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
My Grabber-shod 19's came off yesterday,and on the back of this thread I carefully checked the rear of them....no sign of any rim wear whatsoever...
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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13th Mar 2015 5:56 pm
Danni
Member Since: 10 Aug 2014
Location: Worksop Notts
Posts: 30
Well for someone who's never came across this before. its shocked to see..
19th Mar 2015 1:26 pm
chris2abel
Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: Norfolk UK
Posts: 5
I've replaced 4x 19" rims due to GT AT's after 70k (1x set of standard tyres and 2x sets of GT AT's.
Basically worn away the alloy until it's so the alloy cracks on the inside!
15th Jun 2015 9:33 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23358
What style 19" rims? I've got two sets of the original D3 HSE 19" rims and they're not showing any wear on the inner edges whatsoever, after 9 years of use.
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15th Jun 2015 10:20 pm
caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
What tyre pressures were you running?
I can't see salted roads over there helping much either. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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16th Jun 2015 12:13 am
chris2abel
Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: Norfolk UK
Posts: 5
They were the SE spec rims on a 2011 D4.
You will probably find that most typical D4 owners with GT AT's wont have any issues, but if you spend allot of your time offroad in sandy soil, frequent towing of heavy trailers, aggressive driving style etc, will almost certainly wear our the rims at a faster rate.
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