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cradgebank

Member Since: 30 Dec 2008
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 308

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Michelin XZL - Boost Alloys

Anyone advise if I can fit Michelin XZL 7.50 R16 onto Boost Alloys or do they have to have inner tubes and can only be fitted to steel wheels.

Thanks

Richard Richard

Either a 90, 110 or 130.
Discovery 5

5th Aug 2011 11:20am

LESVOSD110

Member Since: 19 Aug 2009
Location: South Africa
Posts: 241

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Fuji White

I think they need tubes,and I would not fit 7.50x16 to rims wider than 5.5J which most aloys are.My opinion I based on my farm days with working Landys and is not the Law.

Puma 110 SW
90 V8 SOFT TOP

5th Aug 2011 12:02pm

diesel_jim

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

IF the tyre says "tubeless" (which i think XZL's are) then you're OK on that one.

the only other thing, like LESVOSD110 says, is rim width. Although the steel HD aka wolf/130 rims are 6.5" wide, so it's only a half inch.

I've seen 7.50's fitted to various rangie alloys (the old 3 spoke and freestyles) and they never came off the rims... whether it's legal is another question, but physically it worked.

5th Aug 2011 4:36pm

shingwell

Member Since: 13 Mar 2009
Location: herefordshire
Posts: 45

If it's any help my 130 (Wolf steels) has had XZLs from new. The tyres say tubeless on them but the wheels have "tubed" stamped on them. They have tubes!

5th Aug 2011 6:27pm

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