Thread: Offset rims

Ive got 7.5x16 tyres on defender rims with 1 inch wheel spacers on my discovery. A lot less hastle to fit than getting rims cut and rewelded.
Rich

Originally Posted by kie4

Ive got 7.5x16 tyres on defender rims with 1 inch wheel spacers on my discovery. A lot less hastle to fit than getting rims cut and rewelded.
Rich

I'd keep the spacer bit quiet, Rich. They're not legal at this end of the globe. They might be safe, effective, etc, but they're verboten!

Originally Posted by scrambler

I'd keep the spacer bit quiet, Rich. They're not legal at this end of the globe. They might be safe, effective, etc, but they're verboten!

All depends on who your engineer is!!!

LRH

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

Sooooooo... Why do people spend time, effort and $$$ to reverse disco rims when the sunraysia's are already offsetted (they LOOK good - yes they do)? quote]
the problem with sunraysias is that they are hard to get in 16" with a land rover stud pattern with a suitable off set. and most of all, they don't look like standard kit on a land rover, unless you have a game, but they had something closer to pekoe stars.

Add to that - disco rims are a lot heavier construction than a sunraysia or similar. And in my case - the rims were (almost) free, and mods were only $45 per rim. I got mine offset an extra 30mm on the IIA (which means reversing). I will be doing the 110 rims 15mm soon - anyone reccommend somewhere in Perth?

Originally Posted by LRHybrid100

All depends on who your engineer is!!!

LRH

Not really - this document states that wheel spacers are illegal in all states, unless they were OE fitment:

http://www.toyo.com.au/TechInfoPDFs/...egulations.pdf

If anyones interested...

Morton & May will alter the offset for $60 per wheel or flip the centres for $90 each. This is correct as of last week when i dropped my disco rims off for a 10mm nudge.

Graham or Jayden Tel/Fax. 02 9601 7000
2b El Toro Estate, Homepride Avenue, Warwick Farm NSW 2170.

These blokes did wheels for me when i had evil 2wd things and do a good job - friendly too. Turn around time is a week or two, depends on how many and how busy they are.

RE: engineers - if you have a prang (at least in NSW) and the engineer has signed off on a dodgy mod or it isn't included in the report, YOU are in the pooh! I have had 3rd party experience in that sort of legal battle. It's not worth it.

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Originally Posted by barney

Add to that - disco rims are a lot heavier construction than a sunraysia or similar. And in my case - the rims were (almost) free, and mods were only $45 per rim. I got mine offset an extra 30mm on the IIA (which means reversing). I will be doing the 110 rims 15mm soon - anyone reccommend somewhere in Perth?

Got to agree about the strength issue, a mate of mine is running 37" on some flimsy looking Dynamica rims.

geez, morton and may have come down. mine were only the second set they did (back in early 2002) and it cost me $110 including powdercoating per wheel