Thread: wheels for a 95 130

I have been running Discovery 1 steel wheels on my dads Defender 130 for years, considering the weight of it, the loads we have put on it and towed with it, there has never been an issue.

In another post recently I asked if anyone was running tubeless tyres on the Defender 130 "tubed" wheels, which supposedly dont have the extra bead.
I see there are quite a few that do it and as already mentioned I remember back in the series land Rover days, we all ran "fancy" modern tubeless tyres on our old series wheels without an issue.

Hi,
I run BFG KO2 aize 265/75/R16 on my 130 Crew cab as they are almost identical in circumference and revs /km so can still use my 235/85/R16 as spares until I need to buy some more. They are on 7inch Peformance alloys and fit nicely in the guards, just and of course are wider than the original tyres.
Maybe an option to consider.
Alan

Thanks Dazza, Yes I've also seen a few posts of people going tubeless on the tubed rims. I'm going to be conservative and stay away from that one, but good to know if I ever get stuck.

Thanks Alan. The 265/75/R16 seems to be the other preferred tyre choice of many.
I think I'm going to sit on the fence a bit longer on this one and wait for a sign.

I was reading a post in members rides a while ago and the post said that changing from skinnies to 265/85 was the most rewarding improvement he'd made, ahead of a remap I think. I need to dig that out again, and ask him what he meant. It sounded like a big call.

Cheers
Mark

I can vouch for the difference in the ride from the standard wolf rims with 235 wide tyres to an offset rim and wider tyres. The ride and handling improved dramatically. It just feels nicer to drive.

On my 1998 130 300Tdi, I'm running dynamic 16 x 8 and a zero offset wheels with Mickey Thompson MTZ in a 285/75. I had 70,000km from the previous set and I only recently replaced them as they were starting to crack with age.

The dynamic wheels sit out about 25mm further then the standard wolf rims.

I still have the standard landrover flares on the front guards and I fitted some flexible garden edging to the rear tub. I have had this set up for over 5 years. The tyres sit flush with flares.

I don't tow a caravan (and never plan on it) but I do tow either a dirt bike trailer or an offroad box trailer a lot. I have tweaked the 300TDi fuel pump, bigger intercooler and piping plus straight through exhasut (no mufflers) and I get 105hp at the wheels with over 500NM of torque. Am happy with that on the 285/75 tyres

Cheers

And another vote for the wider tyres. I ordered my 130 with MTRs on wolf rims and swapped to Zu rims and Hankook Muddies. Made a remarkable difference in ride and off road ability, more than I would have thought. I went 265/75-16 as the Zu wheel is only a 7"rim and is +11mm offset

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Regards,
Tote

I must be the odd one out. I took my 285/75R16 off after 3k and sold them. Too floaty and vague. 235/85 felt much better to me. I would like to try 255/85 though for the height.

IS ANYONE SELLING THERE 130???

Originally Posted by uninformed

I must be the odd one out. I took my 285/75R16 off after 3k and sold them. Too floaty and vague. 235/85 felt much better to me. I would like to try 255/85 though for the height.

Nope, I agree.

Put the 285/75's from my D1 on a friends Defender and we both hated it!

255's float a tiny bit, but quite bearable for the height and footprint gain.