Thanks bm52,
I had thought of the same route and have placed a couple ads looking for the wheels but unfortunately we do not have as greater following here in SA re Freelanders compared to the UK. I am scrounging around scrap yards now as well, but ideally, I would like to swap them out with someone else.
I have heard (and I have done myself) of deflating the tyres to around 1.4 - 1.5 bar but this was only for a very short period of time. My question still remains though, can I fit a 60 or 65 profile on the 17" rim?
Thanks in advance to all.