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Lambley

Member Since: 20 Apr 2013
Location: Mid Devon
Posts: 1435

Modular wheels

Just a quick one, is there an advantage of 15 or 16 inch modulars over alloys other than price etc?

I'm thinking of buying 5 new wheels and tyres, mainly for road use but I like the 'chunky' look of 15's with 31 inch tyres, anyone using 15's?? Any pictures?

There are some good deals on 15's, it would save about a further £100 per set of 5 over 16's.

Also, what's the best modular to get for not going rusty quickly (if there is such a thing). A nice black/grey 8 inch rim and some 265's or 31/10.5/15's preferable.

6th Jun 2013 3:12pm

Andy Jeff

Member Since: 11 Nov 2012
Location: Suffolk, UK.
Posts: 143

Modulars will be an inch or so more offset (out) than alloys which means you can dial in more steering lock. Typically alloys are +33mm offset, and typically modulars (not extreme offset ones though) are either +8mm or 0mm depending on what you get.

Andy.

6th Jun 2013 3:17pm

Lambley

Member Since: 20 Apr 2013
Location: Mid Devon
Posts: 1435

Yes, forgot to ask that, thanks Andy, I use 30mm spacers at the moment, just to fill the arches a bit. I'd like to do away with them as I've heard that they increase bearing wear.

6th Jun 2013 3:21pm

camelman

Member Since: 27 Feb 2013
Location: Peak District
Posts: 3372

H There,
I've been getting my wheels and tyres recently from JCS Tyres in Nottingham J25 (at Bardills garden centre)
Has loads of stock in and competitive on price.

Speak to Charles on 0705105027, he's got a full range of modulars / alloys and most tyres.

6th Jun 2013 3:30pm

Lambley

Member Since: 20 Apr 2013
Location: Mid Devon
Posts: 1435

^^^ yes I've been there too, nice bloke and always a deal to be had, are his modulars any good?

6th Jun 2013 3:32pm

familymad

Member Since: 13 Dec 2011
Location: Bucks
Posts: 3481

2016 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Santorini Black

Lambley wrote:
Yes, forgot to ask that, thanks Andy, I use 30mm spacers at the moment, just to fill the arches a bit. I'd like to do away with them as I've heard that they increase bearing wear.

Not proved though 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI
1995 90 300TDI

6th Jun 2013 8:27pm

WelshGas

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Posts: 935

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

If spacers put the bearings under excess strain, then so should wheels with different offsets, True?

I have not read any evidence to substantiate this.

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6th Jun 2013 8:39pm

diesel_jim

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
Location: hiding
Posts: 6092

^^^ I nearly typed the same thing myself, then had a think about it.....

Imagine an hub, with a standard wheel and no spacer. the centre "face" of the wheel bolted straight onto the hub.

Now imagine the same setup but with, say, a 30mm spacer. the face is now 30mm further away from the bearings than before, so that's an extra 30mm of leverage the weight of the vehicle/G forces etc are having on the bearings.

now imagine a hub with no spacer, face bolted straight to the hub, but with a wider rim. So the rim is wider, gives the good mean stance look, but the extra leverage (and I'd assume there might be a bit) is still acting straight to the hub where the face is bolted on, not an extra 30mm out.

So in my slightly blurred (nice cold bottle of Henneys cider just drunk) mind, I figure that an offset rim will give less bearing wear than a standard rim with spacers.... but slightly more than a standard setup.

6th Jun 2013 8:53pm

ickle

Member Since: 22 Jul 2010
Location: South Vendee
Posts: 1780

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Alpine White

Hi Guys

Surely a 8" rim with 0 offset and a 8" rim with 33mm offset and 33mm spacers is the same beast?

BTW I'm running 8" rims with 0mm offset, better steering lock, no bearing probs, but swivel preload is critical & apparently it can start a harmonic flexing in the steering rods, Dan bars or similar are on my wish list....

Keith

6th Jun 2013 9:21pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Lambley,

I run 15" wheels albeit not modulars. I wished to keep the same rolling radius as my original wheels to prevent potential fouling and throwing the speedo out. Here's a handy calculator you can play with to see what suits you in the way of boots.....

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

6th Jun 2013 10:08pm

camelman

Member Since: 27 Feb 2013
Location: Peak District
Posts: 3372

Hi Lambley,
I had a set of black 16x8 0 offset modulars from JCS on my last 110 for 3 years with no probs, only just sold them on recently and they were still in good nick with no rust after 3 winters.

7th Jun 2013 6:11am

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