Thread: Finally arrived - new Puma 110 Zermatt Silver

Originally Posted by Gav110

However, I have fitted a set of 30mm aluminium spacers (bought from UK). The spacers are aircraft grade billet alum - at least as strong as wheel & hub - widen the track slightly and prevent rubbing when fitting larger tyres.

Gav, just curious, will you have to remove the spacers before going into the dealer for service or warranty work?

Would like to get some, apart from the legalities I don't think I could be bothered removing them each time it went in.

cheers
Patrick

Pat I won't be bothering. They are not very visible, and if asked, I can just put the extra width down to the 285s !

Wouldn't the spacers be fairly obvious if the dealer took a wheel off? I would image your problem if the dealer becomes aware of them is you may well have done your warranty on a large part of the drive train, especially wheels, axles and associated bearings, etc. Also possibly brakes and diffs. and even the gear box. This warranty situation may then be made worse by having wider tyres. Whether the tyre size is road legal or not (in Australia) is irrelevant if the size of the fitted tyres are not recommended for fitment by Land Rover. The insurance issue would be an even bigger nightmare if you are in a prang. Not only for you but also any other poor bugger involved. After all, you are knowingly driving an unroadworthy vehicle. I would suspect the onus would be on you to show that the spacers did not adversely contribute to the handling of the vehicle at the time of the accident. You are a braver man than me Gav. Good luck.

Originally Posted by Gav110

Yes Juddy that's true about the spacers and turning circles - although Mal (another member) was telling me yesterday that you can also manually adjust the steering stops to get more turn. Apparently the factory settings are not great. I have to say, I'm so far very impressed with the spacers

Hey mate, do you have any info on what adjustments can be made on the steering for a better turning circle?
I like the idea of spacers, but im scared of getting pinned for them in the event of a crash etc

Originally Posted by nayto

Hey mate, do you have any info on what adjustments can be made on the steering for a better turning circle?
I like the idea of spacers, but im scared of getting pinned for them in the event of a crash etc

I found these instructions online, think they are the right ones, will have a look at mine at the weekend.

http://www.bellautoservices.co.uk/De...adjustment.pdf

Originally Posted by Gav110

Pat I won't be bothering. They are not very visible, and if asked, I can just put the extra width down to the 285s !

Be careful what you say here. Land Rover do visit here from time to time.
If you wish to change anything you've typed, get in touch with the relevent mod for this section.

I think it's just about being sensible with the mods we make - but then again we buy a Defender to mod it ! Frankly I think fitting dif locks is a greater risk of warranty issues than the tyres/spacers.

A lot also comes down to the relationship you cultivate with your dealer and the way you deal with them - and I've dealt with mine for 10 years with never an issue which couldn't be resolved with a bit of common sense. No plans on editing comments - I've nothing to hide.

Originally Posted by Gav110

I think it's just about being sensible with the mods we make - but then again we buy a Defender to mod it ! Frankly I think fitting dif locks is a greater risk of warranty issues than the tyres/spacers.

A lot also comes down to the relationship you cultivate with your dealer and the way you deal with them - and I've dealt with mine for 10 years with never an issue which couldn't be resolved with a bit of common sense. No plans on editing comments - I've nothing to hide.

As regards the 2 comments above, I have had a Defender customer who had warranty work performed quite happily even though he had a Rear ARB locker installed, as it was pinion and crownwheel wear that was the issue, not the locker or the installation. You just need to talk to people at LR or the Dealer with common sense.(Although after the diff failed Again a year later he opted for a Salisbury conversion....)

JC