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county1985
6th September 2014, 08:47 AM
So I have a 1985 110 County that is new to me....Trying to make some sense of the rims that I have!!.....4 on the car and one spare.
I can see the stamps on 3 of them...the others I will have to find with some paint stripper :cool:!!
Here is what i have so far:
1x AYG8038
1x 272309
1x NRC7578 (5.5x16 33).

From google i can figure out that #1 is a ROH series 3.
#2 is series 2A or series 3
and #3 is a defender rim and is probably what all 5 should be!!!
First issue is: is there any real problems with having all these different rims on the car??
And secondly: Some idiot has put 265/75R16 tyres on them!!...Crapola :o!! They are 5.5" rims, so this size is scarily to big!!!!!
Any advice or help much appreciated!....

wrinklearthur
6th September 2014, 11:37 PM
Grab yourself a set of Disco D1 steel rims, they are a better width and the 265 75 16 will sit on them nice as well.
That mismatch of rims wouldn't be too easy on the mind if they were on my bus.
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JDNSW
7th September 2014, 05:14 AM
The tyres are, as you point out, too wide for the rims, but many have used these on the rims without incident, although it will shorten their life.

The wheels you have are effectively interchangeable except for slight differences in offset, and are unlikely to cause any problems because of this. The correct tyre size for the vehicle is 7.50x16, as you are probably aware.

As you suggest, the NRC7578, introduced during Series 3 production, but not, as far as I know, sold here until the 110, is the correct wheel.

John

county1985
7th September 2014, 06:47 AM
Thanks for the replies.
I am glad to hear the different rims shouldnt give any problems :)
I will be getting some 7.5x16 tyres asap!
Disco rims sound interesting...I am a big believer in having to many rims, so probably will grab a set of them anyway!!
When i had my Lada Niva's, I had rims/tyres for every occasion!....18 at one stage for 2 cars Lol :D