Thread: One of those Things I shouldn't Have Done!

I bought my Discovery 3 new in 2009.
It is an SE & should have come with 18" rims but for some reason it came with 19's.
So, after 4 flat tyres from hitting rocks (happens a bit out around Doomadgee) I decided I didn't want 19" rims because I didn't have enough tyre between myself & the road.
I wish I hadn't done that!
I bought 17" rims (should I name them?) which took forever to get, then the centre hole was the wrong size, forever to get that sorted.
Then within a year the 2 rims on the rear cracked!
Got them replaced & now I have found they are cracking again!!!!
So, now I'm in Doomadgee with 2 X cracked rims. I have to drive home in 3 weeks which is 887km on a mixture of good & bad roads.
Now, just to make matters more frustrating I still have the 19" rims at home, 887km away, but the tyres on them are very worn & no freight runs from home to here. SWMBO would have to put the 4 rims in her car, drive to town, get new tyres put on, get the tyres & rims to Townsville & onto the freight. This is not going to happen.
Oh, & just to top it off I can't remember where the original wheel nuts ended up? I would need these to get the wheels on.
What am I going to do about it?
Well, I may have found 5 X D3 18" rims with good Cooper tyres on Gumtree. If the bloke has wheel nuts? & if he will drop them to freight for me it might be a goer.
Not even close to cheap though.
If he doesn't have wheel nuts I will see how much LR in Townsville wants for a set$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ & might order them from there.
I really, really don't want to drive home on cracked rims.




So, I really shouldn't have ever bought those 17" rims.
I should have asked the dealer to swap the 19" for 17" or 18" on 1 of the D3's that were sitting in the yard.
Hind sight is wonderful thing.
Being stupid can cost a lot of money!
Jonesfam

Originally Posted by jonesfam

Probably not.
I have to work until my new off-siders get here then I have to train them. We trade 7 days.
Also the only car I have available (not counting the D3) is the work Hilux which currently has no spare tyre, new ones coming.
Jonesfam

I think I can help...


I spoke to my mate who owns Hawkins transport who runs a service from Normanton to Doomadgee every 10 days. He has a truck leaving Darwin next Thursday which will be in Normanton next weekend ( end of April) , I am unsure of when his next truck to Doomadgee is but I will check.


I have 5 x steel 17" rims with Cooper STT plus all the wheel nuts in my shed which I can put on Thursdays truck to Normanton then Bradley will get them on the next Doomadgee service, which should arrive before you need to leave.


All I ask is that


- when you get home and sort out your rims and tyres you contact me so we can get them sent back. He has yards in Cairns, Cloncurry and Normanton , plus a few other places.


I will be needing them in early july so I think we have time, and I am looking at putting A/T tyres on so am happy for them to get used as they are still at about 50% or more.


Send me a PM with your name and a contact number and I will sort it out.


Cheers Ean