Rims and tyres

[rust]

I'm thinking of getting a more mainstream set of all terrain rims and tyres for highway/beach use and to preserve the proper nobby michelins and perentie rims for special trips away.

What rim type and tyre sizing match is recommended to maintain similar vehicle height but maybe get a slightly smoother highway feel and a reasonable traction on generally hard sand?

Just a no-nonsense day to day mixed use setup that's good on the budget and practical for beach launching.

[Judo]

Second hand Disco1/Defender steel rims 16"x7" with some 235/85/16 all terrain tyres. :thumbsup:

[Judo]

Try looking here:

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/wheels-tyres-suspension-sale/

Or placing a wanted ad.

[DirtyDog]

Mine is getting a set of these shortly in 16x8 about the only half decent looking rims I could find in Australia in that stud pattern and only $200 each lots of good stuff available in the UK but freight gets pretty pricy... these will do me for the time being...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/951.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/952.jpg

[303gunner]

I have seen those advertised on E-bay:


NEW USA Made 16 X 7 PCD 5 X 165 1 Thick Alloy RIM Defender County Series 2A 2 | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-USA-made-16-x-7-pcd-5-x-165-1-Thick-Alloy-Rim-Defender-County-series-2a-2-/191047666209?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c7b540a21)


Of interest is the line that they suit "Defender, County, Series 2, 2A" and more, but no mention what thread the supplied wheel nuts are. Could be 9/16BSF, 14mm, 16mm. What nuts did you get? Were you given the option to specify a thread?

[RC110]

Nice

[DirtyDog]

I haven't brought them yet, but I assume they would. Not really an issue can get aftermarket wheel nuts from hundreds of suppliers...

[Dervish]

For $200 each you could get Wolfs from Graeme Cooper; proper Land Rover wheels. 235/85r16 are definitely the way to go.

[DirtyDog]

For $200 each you could get Wolfs from Graeme Cooper; proper Land Rover wheels. 235/85r16 are definitely the way to go.

Can you post a link or picture of these rims. Are they steelies or actual alloy rims? The only wolf wheels I know of are just "wolf steelies" if this is the case a set of 4x4 steelies can be picked up for around $65 each locally which are excactly the same just not called wolf. The other wolf wheels I know about are a uk company which makes aftermarket alloys in a 5x165.1 stud pattern but they are a bit blingy for a perentie in my opinion.

[Dervish]

Wolf Rims, used on the British military "Wolf" Land Rovers - are a steel rim rated to 2200kg each, made in Spain and an official Land Rover product. They are not exactly the same as the generic wolf wannabes, which I understand are mostly not rated or stamped at all.

[DirtyDog]

I hate to say it buddy but a steel rim is a steel rim (unless its a split rim) there are plenty of local manufacturers who have ADR approval and rated rims, guys have been using local manufactured steelies for decades on there 4x4's, there is no point paying twice as much because its called a "wolf" its the same thing just a steel rim. It's a bit like the perentie rims on eBay for $420 each, you could buy a nice set of alloys for that just because its got perentie or military in the title doesn't make it worth 10x as much...

[Dervish]

Well let's agree to disagree :) I won't repeat the same argument I've had with my brother, who is at Supercheap Auto every other week buying a cheap tool to replace one he just broke. Steel isn't all the same; you buy the cheap stuff and it breaks when abused. Military in the title doesn't add value, but it means that it has been extensively tested in extreme conditions and not been found wanting.

I would like to see the alloys on your Perentie though, they look good :)

[DirtyDog]

I agree with that for most things especially tools, but when people are just buying things for nothing in the UK and jacking up the prices to crazy amounts once they get to Australia its a different story... Brand new wolf wheels only cost $60 each in the UK so if your paying much more than that for a steel rim, your getting ripped off... :)

[rust]

Great tips - I've been told that steelies are more practical than alloys in saltwater because it's easier to get the rims off when you need to do the brakes or a tyre change. Alloy rims were a massive source of misery on my RRC because of the salt/alloy corrosion was like supa-glue after 2 months. I've been told that surface rust from steel might be a bit easier to deal with when the salt beds into the bits that cant be reached with a hose.