RichardK
Series IV Matrix Offroad Camper following our Discovery 3 with E Diff, BAS Remap, Mitch Hitch, Uniden UHF, Codan NGT HF, Masten TPMS, Proquip Compressor Guard, ARB Winch Bar, Milemarker Hydraulic Winch, 4x4 Intelligence Rear Wheel Carrier, VMS GPS with Rear Camera,
I went looking for an approved alloy rim for the fender 130 and in the end went and bought a second set of OEM steel rims.
The steel rims on a 130 are thicker, heavier, and wider than those on a 110 or 90! Not interchangeable.
They also have a different offset on the 130 that is meant to improve the turning circle!
I could find plenty of places that assured me their brand would be OK until I asked for a statement for the insurance company and they checked the loads and then they just ran for cover.
I believe the Aussie army ones are even heavier than 130 ones and Perentie ones maybe even heavier again !
Stuck with steel but insured no probs
James
I just love real world examples of my theories.Glad you found the fault before something went leg up on you.
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Over 25 yrs ago, I had a nasty race track accident, because of an unkown crack in a mag wheel. Sliding through a corner at nearly 100 MPH when the rim on my front wheel just broke apart.![]()
I have NEVER fitted a mag wheel to any of my road vehicles since.![]()
Learn to hate and distrust mag wheels people, they can let you down badly.
Is a bit of flash and bling really worth yours or some body else's life?
Shorty.
Regards to you too Frank.
I did some research after that crash. Will not even contemplate mag wheels now.
Steel wheels was good enough for grand pappy, good enough for me.
And, I have never had a steel wheel break underneath me, under any circumstance.
Bent a few, but never broken any.![]()
Shorty.
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