Landy Wheels???

[Buckshot]

I'm fed up with puncutres in my Landy It's a 1986 110 (just before they stuck the 'Defender' badge on the front)
Or rather I'm fed up with flat tyres caused by the wheel rusting around the valve hole and cutting through the side of the valve.
I'm looking for another set of wheels (and tyres to go on them). Nothing special - it's an old working vehicle so any trendy ally ones will be hidden by the mud within a week ! The standard steel ones will be fine with some all terain (rather than Mud terrain) rubber as well. The pattern doesn't need to be more than 50/50 road/ mud. Virtually all the off road work is green lane or hard track so I don't need the tractor tyre pattern of the more aggresive styles.

Any ideas what/ where I can get a set of five please - at non ripoff prices?

Cheers

Mark

 

[Povarian]

I have a set of wheels... of course, you'd have to buy the B reg landy they're attached to. Oh, and you'd need to bring a trailer cos the steering box has shuffled of it's mortal.

 

[Buckshot]

How did I know there would be replis like this.....
Thanks for the offer but unless you're going to except £50 I think I'll decline...

Cheers

Mark

 

[AJB]

These people any use?

http://www.mytyres.co.uk/

 

[Slimey]

Hi,

The best bet is to pick up some modulars. Somewhere around 30 quid each new. If you look through the Landy comics you'll see loads of them.

I got some tyres and wheels last year from Tyres Direct and they were OK on price. You might even find some on evilbay.

HTH

Simon.

 

[charliefox]

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Any ideas what/ where I can get a set of five please - at non ripoff prices?/QUOTE]
Hi Mark

I've used these people for the past 12 years, always very competitive, excellent advice and they price match: Paddock Spares

They're a very helpful bunch and will chat for ages, particularly Carol, if she's still there! I'd definitely give them a call,

HTH

 

[Buckshot]

Thanks for the links everyone.

Hi,

The best bet is to pick up some modulars. Somewhere around 30 quid each new. If you look through the Landy comics you'll see loads of them.

I got some tyres and wheels last year from Tyres Direct and they were OK on price. You might even find some on evilbay.

HTH

Simon.

Simon, what is a modular? Is it a remould?

Cheers

Mark

 

[Slimey]

Hi,

Modulars are a type of wheel. I think they have the name because the inner part looks as if it is held to the main cylinder by Allen bolts, hence modular. In fact mine are welded but still have the ring of Allen bolts.

Follow the link below, on this page there is a picture of silver/grey modulars, someone I know just got some in black, don't know where from though. I wish I'd known before I got my silver ones, my 110 is yellow and I reckon they'd look quite good.

http://www.paddockspares.com/shop/pages/wheels_tyres/wheels.htm

Cheers,

Simon.

 

[ESpy]

Wolf wheels are modulars, aren't they?

 

[Slimey]

I don't think so, but I'm not 100% certain, not exactly sure where the name (modular) comes from.

I have some Wolfs on at the moment with my AT type tyres ( my modulars have muds on) and they just have heavier gauge metal used in their construction as far as I know. You can recognise them because they have a ring of holes around the circumference.

You can see some pictures of Wolf wheels on my 110 before I brought it.

http://www.sbarr.demon.co.uk/110/

Simon.

 

[Buckshot]

Ah I see, So what's the difference between the types then - thicker metal, more welding???
On the linkyou posted Simon it says about modular wheels in black (bottom of the first section) would that be it?

Cheers

Mark

 

[Meaghaidh]

Hi,

Wolf wheels look similar to modulars but are different in allround strength and price. Discovery wheels give you the tubeless option you are after as well as eight spoke and modular rims. Disco rims secondhand will be slightly cheaper than the new ones, and are stronger.
Tyre wise your entering the world of, what is the best bushcraft knife!!
I work with landrovers and you can not go wrong with the BFGoodrich AT, not the cheapest, but you will get one of the best tyres on the market, expect to get at least 50k miles minimum of usable life, I know of tyres doing 90k before being put out to rest (this makes them look cheaper).
£100 each fitted at Selecta tyre plus around £30 a rim. If you buy four or five you may get a deal, freed delivery etc.
Try Bronco 4x4(Leek) , Paddocks, Specialist Leisure (Warrington ask for Pete). They all do rims and tyres fitted.

Good luck

Paul B.

 

[flibb]

Havea look at ebay for wheels, laods of people fit alloys and sell older wheels there. Just need to check that the seller is loacal so you can pick up.

 

[marshall4771]

I have been using a set of land rover 750 x 16 's shod with a set of General SAG's ( radials ) on a lightweight and have found them exellent. Never , ever been stuck , quite on the road and much longer legged. I have a friend who has a set for sale - PM for details.

Shaun

 

[Buckshot]

Thanks everyone for your input
I'll carry on looking when I get back my hols...

Cheers

Mark

 

[havingagiraffe]

A couple of years ago I bought a set of new white eight spoke wheels shod with 31.10.50R15 all terrain remoulds assembled, balanced and delivered for under £250 from formula4x4.com. Looked a bit small on my old wide body pick up, but would look fine on a normal 110. The first set of remoulds I'd bought. Fantastic price and excellent performance and durability. So impressed I had a set of mud terrain pattern remoulds on rims from the same firm for my next Landy.

Best Landy tyres I had were 265/75R16 Enduro A/Ts on modular rims. Expensive though - £95 per tyre plus £30 per rim Worth more than my truck.

My current Landy wears Greenway Macho 235/85R16 remoulds on silver eight spoke rims. Outstanding off road, very noisy on tarmac. At least they drown out the Tdi's rattle and the LT77's whine.

If you're just fed up with rusty wheels you could have your existing rims bead blasted and powder coated. Not as expensive as you'd think. Lots of hassle though - what do you use to prop up your Landy when the wheels are off being stripped?

Military Wolf rims look lovely, and are very strong, but they're made from thicker steel than normal 110 rims so you may need longer wheel studs to fit them safely. Don't buy Discovery II (Td5) steel rims by mistake - they look exactly like Wolf rims but have a different stud pattern. Discovery 1 (Tdi) steel rims will fit Defenders but I'm not sure if they're rated for the weight of a laden 110.

There are bargains to be had on eVilbay. I once sold a set of five 7.50 Deestones on 5.5J 110 rims for a tenner - I think the cost of postage put off lots of bidders.

 

[Buckshot]

Reserecting this thread, I've got the all clear to spend 'some' money on them
So now I'm looking for some rubber...
I know BFG's are good but I only do 3K miles per year so don't need anything that good.
What's the main benefit of remoulds - apart from price of course ???
What are the problems with them?
Does anyone have any recomendations on cheaper tyres - either remoulds or not?
They need to be fairly quiet on road, 50/50 pattern.

Cheers

Also, is there a problem fitting 17 or 18 inch wheels on my 110 where there used to be 16 inch ones?

Cheers

Mark

 

[richardw]

Cheers

Also, is there a problem fitting 17 or 18 inch wheels on my 110 where there used to be 16 inch ones? Mark

Mark,

Unless you've played with the turbo (assuming a diesel engine) you will struggle to pull the higher gearing that 17 or 18 inch tyres will give you. Unless you then fit lower profile tyres (which would defeat the object) I think you would be better off with what you have.

I run 255/85 x 16 Goodrich Mud Terrains on my Defender 200Tdi and they are just about the limit without changing the final drive. This gives me a tyre height of about 34 - 35 inches compared to the standard 29 inches of the standard 750 x 16.
These together with a 3" lift on Old Man Emu suspension gives the Landy a pretty mean look!

Cheers

Richard

 

[EdS]

Buckshot,

BF Goodridge AT - top tyre but costly. For the miles you are doing get a set of Colway All Terrains. Tread pattern is the same as the BF Goodridge (more or less).

These are remould (as are most sports car & aircraft tyres) and are less than £50 each. I have these when not running my Grizzly Claws. Alot of the off road club I'm in run of Colway MT and or AT tyres. They offer the grip of expensive tyres but at a cost where it does not hurt to much if you have to bin one.

Colway also do Greenway tyres which have even more grip.

http://www.colwaytyres.co.uk/

http://www.sowdentyres.co.uk/cheap-4x4-tyres.html

Not only are they cheaper they are better for the environment as these require less virgin resources. The only down side is that they wear slightly quicker (softer rubber) - but at 3000 miles p.a. they should be replaced (at least every 5th year for cars as the rubber detriates) before they wear out

 

[Buckshot]

Thanks for the replies guys,
It's a 3.5 V8 under the bonnet - which isn't too brilliant atm with the price of fuel !!!
The Colway AT's look the sort of thing (and the price) I'm after.
Is there a problem putting them on modular wheels?

Cheers

Mark