Among the collection of "Wolf" rims I have, of which a dozen have been galvanised by Furphys at Shepparton are five tubeless ones which look as they were made in the same factory as "genuine" ones except do not have a Land Rover part number stamped on them. Apparently they were originally imported into Western Australia from an aftermarket supplier. Possibly Paddock Spares.Quote:
Originally Posted by roverrescue
Incisor especially could note what I have found, with a '97 Defender 130, 1961 Series 2 LWB and a dead '94 V8 Disco 1 around. Have put a set Wolfs with good 7.50 XZL's on S2. Would never want standard 5.5 inch 272309's back on again. Wolfs as well as being 6.5 inches wide and seeming to suit these tyres better than original rims have their offset with the inside of the rim sitting out about an inch further out from the chassis. Steering stops on swivel housings are normally set to limit turning lock to just before tyre rubs on chassis. With Wolf rims, can screw them right back. Lock is then limited by maximum travel in steering box, which seems about as far as it advisable to go anyway.
Original wheels from Series 2, fitted with worn cross ply tyres with tubes in them are now on dead Disco to keep it a rolling chassis. At least they do not go flat 'when they feel like it - largely by leaking around the bead as older tubeless tyres often did. I note that the inside offset on the Disco rims is about the same as the Series rims. About equally useless re turning lock if used on Counties and Defenders. The extra 1.5 inches extra width is all on the outside.
