Thread: Series wheels

All Series wheels are interchangeable. Except for rare FC, NAS and very early 80" wheels, they are all 16" and come in two widths, 5" and 5.5". Offsets vary a little, but owners have been happily mixing them on the same vehicle for at least fifty years without any dire results. Probably not good to use the swb 5" wheels on lwb, as they are made out of lighter material.

As long as the width is the same, 6mm difference in offset will not be noticeable in any way except for the need to adjust steering stops if set to almost allow tyres to hit springs.

Series 3 wheels can be an issue on earlier Landrovers for those wheels with a circular rib joining the stud holes as they need a slightly longer stud.

John

This has been touched on many times , but "technically" (according to tyre manufacturers) 235/85/16's should be fitted to a rim of 6" or wider. ie not suitable for 5.5"

Originally Posted by numpty

This has been touched on many times , but "technically" (according to tyre manufacturers) 235/85/16's should be fitted to a rim of 6" or wider. ie not suitable for 5.5"

Some manufacturers seem to think 5.5" is OK for 235/85R16.

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Maxxis MT-753 BRAVO - Offroad & Extreme

Originally Posted by JDNSW

All Series wheels are interchangeable. Except for rare FC, NAS and very early 80" wheels, they are all 16" and come in two widths, 5" and 5.5". Offsets vary a little, but owners have been happily mixing them on the same vehicle for at least fifty years without any dire results. Probably not good to use the swb 5" wheels on lwb, as they are made out of lighter material.

As long as the width is the same, 6mm difference in offset will not be noticeable in any way except for the need to adjust steering stops if set to almost allow tyres to hit springs.

Series 3 wheels can be an issue on earlier Landrovers for those wheels with a circular rib joining the stud holes as they need a slightly longer stud.

John

Or just use single sided nuts, part no.561254, that's what I did. .W.

Thanks For all the replies.
will go and pick up a couple of series 2 ones then, or 4 ????
What about the Gal ones ????

whitehillbilly

Originally Posted by whitehillbilly64

Thanks For all the replies.
will go and pick up a couple of series 2 ones then, or 4 ????
What about the Gal ones ????

whitehillbilly

Ya need four round ones with that black rubbery stuff so the paint on the rims doesn't wear off on the ground

Dunno about you, but I'm finding this whole conversation confusing... but I don't actually have to make a decision so I'm probably not concentrating properly... that and being lousy at comprehending numbers (but good at maths, go figure).