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SGH

Member Since: 27 Sep 2010
Location: Hellingly-Sussex
Posts: 1527

Wolf rims

I have on order a new 130 that comes with wolf rims and one of my first mods will be to change these for alloys. Will I have to replace all the wheel studs as the Wolf one are 60mm long ??

Simon

29th Oct 2011 4:52pm

kingofthesparks

Member Since: 06 Jan 2011
Location: Very close to Watford gap services , northants
Posts: 987

are you sellings wolfs ?

and tyres

29th Oct 2011 5:14pm

SGH

Member Since: 27 Sep 2010
Location: Hellingly-Sussex
Posts: 1527

Yes selling all 5 but I have moved delivery date now to 1/3/12 993 Varioram - Guards Red
Defender 2.5 300TDI 110 HCP - Keswick Green
Defender 2.2 TDCI 130 HCP - Orkney Grey - GONE
Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Corris Grey/Black Pack - GONE
Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Montaciano Red/Black Pack - GONE

29th Oct 2011 5:18pm

kingofthesparks

Member Since: 06 Jan 2011
Location: Very close to Watford gap services , northants
Posts: 987

1st dibs if the price is right please

29th Oct 2011 5:19pm

22900013A

Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3149

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Keswick Green

Didn't think there were any alloys capable of taking the weight of a 130, hence why you can't order them with them on? 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"

29th Oct 2011 5:23pm

kingofthesparks

Member Since: 06 Jan 2011
Location: Very close to Watford gap services , northants
Posts: 987

think zu are fine tuv rated

29th Oct 2011 5:24pm

SGH

Member Since: 27 Sep 2010
Location: Hellingly-Sussex
Posts: 1527

Zu-rim, Terrafirma rims are... 993 Varioram - Guards Red
Defender 2.5 300TDI 110 HCP - Keswick Green
Defender 2.2 TDCI 130 HCP - Orkney Grey - GONE
Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Corris Grey/Black Pack - GONE
Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Montaciano Red/Black Pack - GONE

29th Oct 2011 5:40pm

K9F

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

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Re: Wolf rims

SGH wrote:
Will I have to replace all the wheel studs as the Wolf one are 60mm long ?? Simon

Nuts too probably. I went the opposite way to you going from alloys to steel. Here is the advice I got....Hope this helps...Just read it backwards...

AndrewS wrote:
Looking there

However you may have an issue with your nuts I was told to use standard steel wheel nuts not the Ally type nut with Mach5s. This is nothing to do with dissimilar metals causing electrolyses. Its the design of the nut.
The steel nut is designed to pull up into the chamfer of the wheel, whereas the nut for the ally wheel is designed to pull up on the shoulder or washer. I also think that the chamfer of the ally type nut is different to the the chamfer in the steel wheels. The only reason for the chamfer on the ally type nut is to aid the fitting of the nut.

Please dont think I'm being a stick in the mud with this, just want you to be safe

You can get galvanised steel wheel nuts cheap as chips

Steel wheel nut

Alloy wheel nut

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!!

29th Oct 2011 8:14pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17417

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

22900013A wrote:
Didn't think there were any alloys capable of taking the weight of a 130, hence why you can't order them with them on?

Blindos?

29th Oct 2011 9:17pm

22900013A

Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3149

blackwolf wrote:
22900013A wrote:
Didn't think there were any alloys capable of taking the weight of a 130, hence why you can't order them with them on?

Blindos?

I take it thats an aftermarket rim? I'm not familiar with them as I have no wish to fit alloys to any of my vehicles, but I suppose some OM ones might be suitable, I just know Landrover ones aren't (in fact some won't even take a 110, eg Freestyles which were only ever on a 90)

My factory fit Wolf rims do not have the extended studs, I queried this and was told its perfectly fine and, as I say, thats how the factory fit them...will be interesting come MOT time in a couple of years. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"

30th Oct 2011 9:50am

SGH

Member Since: 27 Sep 2010
Location: Hellingly-Sussex
Posts: 1527

Any idea what offset the Wolf rim is ?? 993 Varioram - Guards Red
Defender 2.5 300TDI 110 HCP - Keswick Green
Defender 2.2 TDCI 130 HCP - Orkney Grey - GONE
Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Corris Grey/Black Pack - GONE
Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Montaciano Red/Black Pack - GONE

30th Oct 2011 10:06am

K9F

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

SGH wrote:
Any idea what offset the Wolf rim is ??

Just Googled it for you - 20.5mm! Both links seem to agree:

http://forum.landrovernet.com/archive/index.php/t-166529.html

http://www.d-90.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22938 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!!

30th Oct 2011 10:18am

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8581

Zu Rims are rated at 1400kg, TUV approved.

If anyone is interested in them give one of your friendly site sponsors a bell/pm

Brendan

30th Oct 2011 10:39am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17417

22900013A wrote:
blackwolf wrote:
22900013A wrote:
Didn't think there were any alloys capable of taking the weight of a 130, hence why you can't order them with them on?

Blindos?

I take it thats an aftermarket rim?

Well, yes and no.

Fitted as standard to E-WMIK, R-WMIK, some Snatch, and some Wolf Defenders, so they are original factory fit. However only available to civvy buyers as aftermarket.

Fitted to the military vehicles above since they are actually the strongest Defender wheels currently available, stronger than the Wolf steel rims.

Quality comes at a price, as usual, and they are very expensive.

31st Oct 2011 10:53am

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