Reply With QuoteYep, the rims are located by the studs with tapered nuts. Alloys are located by the spigot. There are plenty of rims setup like this.
Went to tyre shop on Monday to get some new AT's fitted to my TD5.
After about 2 hours I asked what the hold up was and they said they were struggling to get the tyres on the rims. Apparently Jeep and Land Rover rims are always problematic, they said. As we spoke a loud bang came from the workshop which later turned out to be one of the tyres blew up. After another hour another blow up! I needed to get my car back home so I asked him what they were going to do and the only suggestion he had was to put them on black steel rims. (In fairness I was going to do this in the near future anyway, but when i wanted to not when I was forced too!). So i left there pretty frustrated, but loving the new look (didn't tell them that!).
Back to work next day and keen to show off the new treads and a couple of guys (including a fellow Disco driver) pointed out that there was a gap between the rim and the hub and that they were supposed to have put spacers in there as all the weight and forces are now going through the nuts. Is this the case?
Swaggie
Yep, the rims are located by the studs with tapered nuts. Alloys are located by the spigot. There are plenty of rims setup like this.
Cheers
Slunnie
~ Discovery II Td5 ~ Discovery 3dr V8 ~ Series IIa 6cyl ute ~ Series II V8 ute ~
Swaggie
x2 what he saidOriginally Posted by Slunnie
Nugget stuff has a ring which fixes that see thread in the verandah section or his Web page I got some for the same reason worked well
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Swaggie
This is for a Disco2 though.
Cheers
Slunnie
~ Discovery II Td5 ~ Discovery 3dr V8 ~ Series IIa 6cyl ute ~ Series II V8 ute ~
He might make them for you if u ask
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YarnMaster
SupporterPersonally I wouldn't be happy with that. Whilst I realise that most/many say that only the alloys require locating on the spigot it would definitely be something that I would still want for the steel wheels. My steel wheels have a close fit over the spigot.
Are the wheels they supplied you the right off set for your application too?
By the way, the term would likely be spigot spacer as wheel spacer generally refers to that which goes between the wheel mating face and hub face.
Sorry guys but bit confused by your answers. Does it mean it's normal? Or should I do something about it?
LordRover
SubscriberIts perfectly normal, nothing required.
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Fossicker
SubscriberJust got 6 tyres AT's on Alloy rims no problem. Tyrepower
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