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I have just been through a similar exercise for my 2006 Model Year Freelander to get some spare rims for winter etc use so being pedantic I did some research on part numbers so this may help you (they were mostly not right for 2006 Model Year!). Use the info at your own risk! The Freelander 1 wheels are 5 stud x 114.3mm (4.5") pitch centre diameter. Also be careful that the offset is correct - mine are ET46.0 but yours may be different. The model year is the key, so check your VIN number for the letter or number before the "A". Y = 2000 Model Year, 1 = 2001 Model Year, 2 = 2002 Model Year etc. Don't assume that registration year bears any relationship to Model Year.... You should have quite a choice secondhand for an earlier FL: Evolution P/N RRC002080MNH to VIN 5A999999 Freedom 6 Spoke P/N RRC114810MNH (with wheel alignment holes) to VIN 1A999999 or RRC002830MNH (less wheel alignment holes) from VIN 2A000001 to VIN 5A999999 Triple Sport P/N RRC114790MNH from VIN 1A000001 to 5A999999 (careful there was another P/N to VIN YA999999, presumably that was for the earlier smaller drums) Trek P/N RRC002070MNH from VIN 2A000001 BBS Vortex Alloy P/N STC50398 to VIN 5A99999 All but the last are very common. They should all be 17x7.0J (that should be stamped on the wheel too). If yours has alloys already, then just get some more with the same part number, all a seller has to do is look on the inside of the wheel to find it. All these were for 225/55R17 tyres. You will have to determine the original spec, i.e. whether 97 or 101 load-rated. And don't forget - largest rolling circumference tyres (deepest tread) on the rear to avoid VCU wind-up, and don't mix Michelin Synchrones with Michelin Latitudes or you can get the same effect. I have not checked out 16" rims, all this only relates to 17".

I have a Model Year 2006 Freelander TD4 and have acquired some spare 17 x 7.0J Alloys for additional tyres or winter tyres. (Yes they do fit ok: correct P/N for year, 5 x114.3 PCD and ET46!) The outside faces are unblemished in the usual LR Silver Sparkle finish, and under where the tyres seat is also perfect. However, having got the brake dust off the inside of the wheels, there are a few 20-40mm diameter patches where there is a bit of paint blistering, and the aluminium is starting to corrode just very slightly. So, does it matter if there is a bit of blistering on the inside (I think that alloys are overspecified structurally anyway so that some sacrificial corrosion can occur without real harm) because they will only have occasional use or should I be cautious, remove the blistering and recoat the insides of the rims as a preventative measure? (It's obviously uneconomic to have these professionally recoated). Any advice on primers/final coat/brands of product would be much appreciated. I couldn't find a wheel forum, so this was the obvious place to ask, especially as Series owners will be well used to painting aluminium. Also, what is the impact of additional coating on wheel imbalance? Presumably thin coats all round (inside only in this case) is desirable rather than only spot-coating on the blistered patches.