Nope nothing. All standard. Would love to see yours when on.
Steel wheels - decision time
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Oh that's very cool. So are they the Land Rover wheels 18"
Yes, banded to 9" fronts and 9.5" rears.
Always loads of sets of them on Facebook Marketplace for very little money.
Straight fit apart from needing a spigot ring
What size tyres are you running, they do look very smart
I think they were 245/45 18
Hi @cubcampgrumpy can you confirm whether yours is a T32 with the bigger brakes please? I have some similar ones from another brand that foul the callipers on my T6.1. Cheers.
It's a T28 I'm afraid
Oh and for the record the centres are still on - the superglue is holding fast. I had to have a tyre replaced while away over the last week and the garage were quite happy to crack the cap off to replace the wheel. I just superglued it back on again when I got home.
So do the Landrover wheels fit OK with large calipers?
Yep.
I'm about to join the defender steels club!
What size tyres do you find best? I been looking at 235/55R18 as need the load rating for T32 also
What size tyres do you find best? I been looking at 235/55R18 as need the load rating for T32 also
Perfect....that's what I have had for a few years now. General Grabber AT3 235 55 18. Last forever, quiet and brilliant whether in minus 20 or plus 40 degrees.
This was mine when I was running banded defenders on 235/55 18, just in case you were wondering how they would look.
I looked at the general grabbers but not great reviews on wet roads, so was looking at Goodyear Vectors instead
I've never had any issues. My main need is they're strong and last. I live rural and often end up on muddy verges, in pot holes etc. On the flip side I drive about 8k a year in Spain, Portugal, Greece and many other hot and cold countries...this set have done almost 50k, the last set did 58k and many sets before on Range Rovers did the same. That's the reasons I stick with them.
Having had pick ups, all of them are deadly on wet tarmac regardless of tyre choice. Its the combination of stiff leaf springs, 200hp and about 300kg of nothing sitting over the driven wheels....I wouldn't put the lack of traction solely to the tyre.
