Thread: Little tips for Defender drivers

Originally Posted by 1nando

Could you please explain your offset reasing. What do you mean they use offset rims for a reason?

I run 2 sets of tyres. Standard 32s with terrafirma billet alloy spacers. These are strong, well engineered and hubcentric. Spacers are dangerous only when you use cheap knock offs. In fact some european cars have them from factory, japanese drifters use them in what would probably be the toughest testing ground and dont have issues.
My other set are 255/85/16 BFG km2s on king terra 16x8 x 0 offset rims. Whats the issue here with wheel bearings? There are a lot of misconceptions and myths one this site. This is one of them. You can run 0 offset with no issues whats so ever, as long as your wheels are hubcentric it isnt a isuue. An issue would be negative offset wheels, thats when the leverage becomes an issue. Defenders are not made of cheese, people have been runing offset wheels for years on all model defenders with no issues. Have you personally worn wheel bearing using offset rims? If you have you probably had other issues there.

You pretty much just answered your own question regarding wheels that are more negatively offset and I don't think it's a good idea to be suggesting to people to put wheel spacers on. Standard alloys are 33mm positive offset. Going to zero offset or anything in the negative range you will start to put leverage on wheel bearings as you said.

Originally Posted by El Rey

On new Defenders at least, the doors don't close with a 'normal' swing and release because the door seals are very thick.
But giving them a big swing isn't the ideal way either unless you like slamming doors for some reason. Just close with firm pressure all the way to closure so the seals don't act like a spring.

As a MY16 owner, I completely agree!