Thread: Perentie - Tubeless Tyres

Originally Posted by mattmac

I've seen others fit tubeless tyres on perentie rims without issue which I'm about to do myself as sick of constantly leaking tubes- the tyres that were on mine from the army are actually stamped tubeless but "can be fitted with tubes".

I have the standard 6" steel wheels on the perentie. I'm looking to replace the tyres soon, is it safe to install tubeless tyres on these rims? Google has given me an array of answers in general, all contradictory. I'd like to chuck some 235/85's on and call it a day. Anyone done this?

Cheers,

Matt

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Been doing this for over 20 years Matt without any problems. Lots of discussion on the legal implications from an insurance point of view but in my case I have never had to face this problem as nothing has been a problem!! 235/83R16 fit pretty well on 6 0r 6.5 rims.

Originally Posted by Bearman

The "Wolf" 130 rims (6.5") came in either tubed or tubeless. I have a set of the tubeless ones. Part number is ANR4583. They do come up for sale occasionally.

Among my collection of Wolf rims are five that I originally bought with Goodrich mud terrain tyres on that are tubeless type. However, do not have Land Rover part number on them. Appear identical to genuine ones though. Seems they were made in same factory but sold on aftermarket and imported to Western Australia. Had a half inch hole for teat rather than five eighth like others. I have fitted tubes as tubeless tyres started intermittently leaking as they got older. First one before I bored the small holes out. ( Remove tyre from rim to do this as all it takes is one sliver of metal to cause slow leak in tube.) The then hopeless management of local tyre service fitted a tube with the larger teat through smaller hole and balanced it. Subsequently had a vibration problem above about 80kph that took ages to find. This tube with teat not poking out properly was balanced at low speeds but obviously moved under centrifugal force.