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LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

Hmm, interesting about those ratings. Do you have a more official source than vendor websites?

I'm not sure about the Snatch but the WMIK was definitely a 'Wolf' variant and so the standard HD wheel would have been available. Perhaps it was the width that influenced the choice of Blindo's rather than the rating? Darren

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15th Oct 2019 7:50am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17501

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

My info is from my own data files not from vendor sources. You're right about the WMIK of course, but Snatch I believe originally used the the standard early 130 rim, also used on Rapier 130 variants, which was ANR1534. There is some uncertainty about the load rating I quoted for this rim and the figure of 1372kg is from unverified sources. It is, I suppose, possible that WMIK used Blindos because they are lighter than ANR4583.

To a great extent anything above around 1500kg per wheel and the load rating becomes immaterial, since I don't think there has ever been a standard LR axle rated above 2500kg. The standard Defender steel rim (ANR4636) is rated only at 1241kg per rim, which means that any Defender with 3500kg suspension (110 or 130) could potentially be right on the limit when laden to GVW, hence the use of ANR4583 on these vehicles.

I think the whole preoccupation with wheel load ratings has only really come about as a result of the approvals process and is to an extent a bit of a nonsense. Has anyone ever heard of a traditional Landrover steel rim failing as a result of being overloaded? I certainly haven't. I don't think that there were ever load rating figures produced for the original riveted steel rims used on series vehicles, but I bet that the rating would have been less than the 1241kg figure for bog standard Defender rims and there must have been thousands of occasions when they've been massively overloaded!

15th Oct 2019 8:13am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

I think the interest in load ratings is generally more relevant to alloy wheels, given the plethora of aftermarket types available in recent years, and concerns about invalidating insurance. Knowing what the rating of LR wheels are gives an easy guide to what might be acceptable from elsewhere. Darren

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15th Oct 2019 10:56am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17501

Agree, important with aftermarket alloys, especially budget wheels made of Chinesium or Indium alloys.

I have seen failed alloys, and not a few, especially in competition or max GVW situations.

15th Oct 2019 11:02am

Ramsay

Member Since: 30 Sep 2015
Location: Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway
Posts: 630

1995 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Auto Keswick Green

WMIK used Blindo wheels because of their safer behaviour on hitting a land mine. The wheel would be destroyed but was much less likely to become a projectile which was yet another problem with the Snatch vehicles with the steel wheels. 1995 Defender 110 CSW
1971 SIIA Lightweight

15th Oct 2019 8:19pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17501

Makes sense, thanks for the insight.

15th Oct 2019 9:15pm

stark

Member Since: 09 Mar 2021
Location: UK
Posts: 27

Has anyone used 4x4tyres.co.uk's zero offset Wolf copies offroad to a reasonable extent?

8th Jan 2025 11:04pm

34064

Member Since: 12 Dec 2023
Location: South Central
Posts: 203

I have a set from 4x4 tyres haven't abused them yet but they seem well made 110 Td5 Ex Utilities slowly converting into a pop top camper one day

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9th Jan 2025 12:13pm

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