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| CarMan Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 1862  
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So, finally got around the getting it fitted a whole year after Dan supplied and there appears to be a puzzle
If I fit the Wolf's straight onto the studs then the back of the wheel does not fully locate onto the unthreaded part of the studs, so if I fit a nut on the back to keep the tyre off the carrier then the threaded studs are too short to fit the nuts on even half way. I know the HD wheels are thicker but it's more then that. So, what am I doing wrong and/or what is the solution. Part number is VPLDR0130 and these were ordered for steel wheels so assume that is what I got. I'm thinking this would solve, but is it necessary 
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VPLDR0130-Alloy...:rk:9:pf:0 Any help much appreciated  Rob
1993 200tdi 90 hard-top 1998 300tdi 90 soft-top 2016 2.2 XS 90 hard-top (sold) |
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3rd Nov 2018 3:24pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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What tyres do you have fitted? It's possible that it only works as designed if the tyres are 7.50's, which were the standard fitment on the Wolf wheel. If you've 235/85's or even wider then they won't sit in the same place.
Having said that, if the tyre is clamped tightly to the carrier and all other clearances are ok (rear wiper?), then I wouldn't worry about it. Land Rover wheels sit quite happily on the threaded studs on just about every standard wheel carrier bracket they've ever made. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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3rd Nov 2018 3:55pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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I haven't tried it with my Wolfs, but it doesn't work properly with 7.50s on a standard steel wheel either. I've put nuts on backwards to hold the wheel out a bit and accepted that the main nuts on the outside doesn't fully engage.
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3rd Nov 2018 6:50pm |
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| NickMc Member Since: 01 Oct 2014 Location: Norn Iron Posts: 1628  
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Just wondering - Could you put the wheel on back to front?
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3rd Nov 2018 9:59pm |
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| PaulMc Member Since: 17 Jan 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 502 
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You need the thin spacer nuts - KTD500100
https://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/173...ention_def 
Callout 7 here - Click image to enlarge http://new.lrcat.com/#!/1235/6103/6109/533 . Paul. 1989 Arles Blue 2.5TD 110 Hardtop 1999 Epsom Green Discovery II 4.0 V8i 'XS' |
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4th Nov 2018 12:56am |
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| CarMan Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 1862
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Nick, I tried that and it does solve the problem but leaves the wheel a long way away from the back door which doesn't feel right and I'd need a spare wheel cover which has never been my preference.
Thanks Paul, I'll give those a go, though it does seem there may be no happy compromise between the tyre not touching the carrier and leaving enough stud to get the nuts properly on.  |
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4th Nov 2018 8:56am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Yes, exactly. In fact, given what Cupboard says about the fit with 7.50's, it's almost certainly designed to be like that. The dimensions of these things have remained unchanged for decades, so if there was a problem it would have become apparent long before now. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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4th Nov 2018 9:12am |
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| UtilityTruck Member Since: 09 Jan 2014 Location: Oxford Posts: 463
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I have the same carrier, although supplied by Mantec it isn’t the same as the commercially available mantec carrier- this appears to be one of the limitations.
I have my HD steel wheel (with 235/85r16) on the door backwards to solve it, it’s not an issue for me - although I do need to get the inside of the wheel painted! 2014 Keswick Utility 2.2 |
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7th Nov 2018 7:04am |
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| Mike_E Member Since: 13 Apr 2017 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 161 
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I had a similar problem, the 235/85 on boosts would clash with the frame before the wheel studs went tight.
i bought the £30 adapters you linked too on Ebay, works a treat although the tyre could be a little tighter on the carrier. there is about a 1" gap as it sits now. Mike |
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7th Nov 2018 12:45pm |
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