Standard Rim Sizes

[gconran]

Quick question, apologies if it is already listed somewhere else....

I have a 2000 110 Td5 Defender Xtreme (so it has alloys as standard)

Im looking to buy a second spare for it, just steel rim. Whats the standard size on this? i.e. 16 x 6/6.5/7?

Any help would be appreciated!

[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

[gconran]

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.

[TonyC]

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 (http://www.speedywheels.com.au/wheel-nuts.htm)
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

[Scouse]

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.

See:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/04/473.jpg

[Lotz-A-Landies]

A set of 16mm Land Rover wheel nuts are not that expensive. They have been around for 40 years and are on everything from early classic RR, Disco 1, Defenders and even the old series III.

As Scouse said the nuts for OEM alloys are designed to be used on steel rims, because the Disco 1 usually had a steel wheel as the spare on a vehicle with alloy wheels.