Lighter wheels for 130?

I have a set of military rims they are 16x6 which is stamped on them

i will be running 7.50 16 olympic steel treks on them for my Defender

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

I seriously douby it. A 110 and a S1 disco are pretty similar in weight, and the disco wheels are much heavier construction than a 110 wheel. I have run D1 rims on my 110 for years, and know plenty of others who use them on 110s and 130s. I will see if I can see a load rating stamped on them when I get home.

rar110 - I owned some perentie (4x4) rims for a while and they were definitely no wider than 6x16 (they always had tyres on them so never measured. They looked like normal 110 rims. You also cannot fit a 7.50x16 to a 7x16 rim.

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you will find they are around about the same kerb weight :D

but a 110 has a bigger payload than a S1 disco;)

and the 130 even more


you can run the S1 rims on them but dont ask your insurance to cover you:twisted: :twisted:

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Originally Posted by hiline

you can run the S1 rims on them but dont ask your insurance to cover you:twisted: :twisted:

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Why not? The S1 disco steel wheel must be the most overbuilt wheel ever made by LR. I know a number of people who have been through the canning (and most other tracks in OZ) with D1 steel rims and a land-rover that was about 700kg over the max payload - without any problems.

no problems maybe - but did they try to make an insurance claim? ;)

I'd rather be safe in the knowlege my insurance is valid than saving a bit of weight...

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Originally Posted by EchiDna

no problems maybe - but did they try to make an insurance claim? ;)

I'd rather be safe in the knowlege my insurance is valid than saving a bit of weight...

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What are you talking about??? The D1 steel wheel is THE HEAVIEST genuine LR steel wheel - so you are ADDING WEIGHT, not saving weight.

And do you really think an insurance company would know one wheel from another?

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

What are you talking about??? The D1 steel wheel is THE HEAVIEST genuine LR steel wheel - so you are ADDING WEIGHT, not saving weight.

And do you really think an insurance company would know one wheel from another?

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too many wheels in this thread - got my wires crossed!:blush:

true about the insurance company not knowing.... however I can imagine some scarey moments with an assessor taking a good look with a measuring tape etc

As I understand it the attraction of Disco wheels for the 110/130 is that they are readily available and are wider than the standard 110 (and also intended for tubeless tyres) - so I would expect them to be heavier. Whether they are stronger I don't know, but the question is whether they are rated at a sufficient mass to be legally useable on a 110 or 130 which have higher GVM and much higher axle loading, as all the extra mass is on the rear axle. Even if the wheels are strong enough, would Landrover have ever tested them to the loads imposed by the 110/130? As far as I know they have never fitted these wheels to any Defenders. A separate question is whether they are actually strong enough!

It is unlikely that an insurance company would notice wheels - unless the claim was caused by a wheel or tyre failure. But do you want to risk it? Up to you

John