Thread: Standard Rim Sizes

Hi,
The alloys are 16X7
110 steels are 16X5.5
Range Rover steels are 16X6 you will need to open up the centre hole to fit a Defender
130 steels are 16X6.5
Disco I steels are 16X7
Disco II are a different stud pattern
I don't know how the offsets compare.
You will need different wheel nuts for the steel wheels.
Many of these wheels should have tubes fitted.

Have you considered carrying a casing and learning to change a tyre? That said I believe breaking the bead on a Defender alloy is quite a challenge.

Tony

Originally Posted by TonyC

Hi,
The alloys are 16X7
110 steels are 16X5.5
Range Rover steels are 16X6 you will need to open up the centre hole to fit a Defender
130 steels are 16X6.5
Disco I steels are 16X7
Disco II are a different stud pattern
I don't know how the offsets compare.
You will need different wheel nuts for the steel wheels.
Many of these wheels should have tubes fitted.

Have you considered carrying a casing and learning to change a tyre? That said I believe breaking the bead on a Defender alloy is quite a challenge.

Tony

Thanks for that Tony.

What I have done, after some consideration is bought a 16 x 7 Disco steel rim, which should fit fine. I believe I can still use the alloy wheel nuts but they will just stick out a fair bit, is this correct? If I really have to get around to using the second spare then I have some real other issues as opposed to wheel nuts sticking out!

I have considered carrying a casing, but as you say could be easier said than done actually changing the tyre...

Thanks for your help mate.

Originally Posted by gconran

Thanks for that Tony.

What I have done, after some consideration is bought a 16 x 7 Disco steel rim, which should fit fine. I believe I can still use the alloy wheel nuts but they will just stick out a fair bit, is this correct? If I really have to get around to using the second spare then I have some real other issues as opposed to wheel nuts sticking out!

I have considered carrying a casing, but as you say could be easier said than done actually changing the tyre...

Thanks for your help mate.

Hi,
I thought that most alloys were located on the shank of the wheel nut and held tight on a square shoulder, and steels are located and held on a taper on the wheel nut that has to match the taper of the wheel nut hole.
I guess the wheel nuts for the alloys may have the taper to match the steels.

I have never owned a car with alloys so you are getting my assumptions here.

If you are not sure I would get someone to check it out. If you try and mount the steel wheel with wheel nuts that don't have the taper to locate the wheel it will flog around on the studs till they break.

If you look here
Speedy Wheels Australia alloy wheels, steel wheels & accessories
Of the four pictures down the bottom, the two on the left are tapered for steel wheels and the one on the top right has the shank and square shoulder for alloys.
These aren't Land Rover wheel nuts, but my understanding of "normal" nuts for steel and alloy wheels.

Tony

The alloy wheel nuts fitted to the Xtremes can be used on steel wheels too. They have a taper at the bottom.
It's not a good look but they are designed to be used this way.

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