Smarticus Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I have recently acquired thru ebay a set of freestyle alloys fitted with bfg all terrains (265 - 75 - 16's). Having fitted these to my 200tdi 90 CSW I was disappointed to find that the wheels catch the panhard rods on what feels like half lock (certainly well before full lock anyway). Is this normal or have I accidentally bought freestyles with the wrong offset? They are classic Landrover Freestyles (or is it Tornado's) and I think they are probably off a Disco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I think Freestyle & Tornado are the same style/size/type, if they are 'tornado' they were fitted to 50th anniversary 90SW too. adjust the lockstops on each front swivel to prevent the touching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I had this with mine and adjusted the lockstops now its fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarticus Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 I had this with mine and adjusted the lockstops now its fine. Thanks, but is the turning circle seriously compromised, or can you still avoid 15 point turns in Tesco car park and / or hit every tree in the forest .....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSIIA Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 I had the same problems with Freestyles & 265/75's on my Td5 110 - super tanker turning circle 300Tdi 110 with 235/85's on Wolf rims is much more nimble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 I have recently acquired thru ebay a set of freestyle alloys fitted with bfg all terrains (265 - 75 - 16's). Having fitted these to my 200tdi 90 CSW I was disappointed to find that the wheels catch the panhard rods on what feels like half lock (certainly well before full lock anyway). Is this normal or have I accidentally bought freestyles with the wrong offset? They are classic Landrover Freestyles (or is it Tornado's) and I think they are probably off a Disco. I have 265/75R16 BFG MT's on Freestyle/Tornado alloys and I have not adjusted the lock stops from the standard set by LR when the vehicle was built. They just brush the radius arms at full lock on rough ground but no problem on the road. So you shouldn't have a problem and I can't figure out why you have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarticus Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 I have 265/75R16 BFG MT's on Freestyle/Tornado alloys and I have not adjusted the lock stops from the standard set by LR when the vehicle was built. They just brush the radius arms at full lock on rough ground but no problem on the road. So you shouldn't have a problem and I can't figure out why you have This is doing my nut The turning circle is so bad I almost need to do a shunt going around a roundabout Is it possible I have a set of Freestyles with the wrong offset for a Defender (I think the wheels were off a Disco 300tdi) ? If so, is thereanything I can do about this (fit spacers perhaps) or have I wasted a wad of cash ...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Member Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 This is doing my nut The turning circle is so bad I almost need to do a shunt going around a roundabout Is it possible I have a set of Freestyles with the wrong offset for a Defender (I think the wheels were off a Disco 300tdi) ? If so, is thereanything I can do about this (fit spacers perhaps) or have I wasted a wad of cash ...? Defender and Disco axles and suspension are the same, so the wheel backspacing is the same. Normally 4.75". You can get aftermarket rims with less backspacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarticus Posted August 17, 2007 Author Share Posted August 17, 2007 Defender and Disco axles and suspension are the same, so the wheel backspacing is the same. Normally 4.75". You can get aftermarket rims with less backspacing. OK, I have adjusted the steering lockstops. To prevent the tyres contacting the radius arms the lockstops have had to come all the way out, such that the end of the bolt is actually now recessed within the lock nut. Surely this can't be right ? The Freestyles are genuine Landrover alloys, or at least the Landrover name is moulded into the edge of the wheel. Any other ideas gratefully received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Smarticus, the freestyles will have a part number and dimenstions cst into the out rim. What are they? Only with all respect to Red90 I suspect you'll have less backspacing on these than modulars Oh and IIRC there are TWO different stop bolts, long and short, so it may be you need to fit the longer ones. A search or Western will turn up the part number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarticus Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 Smarticus, the freestyles will have a part number and dimenstions cst into the out rim. What are they? Thanks LR90 - I think the markings you ask for are : "Tireless ANR5307 71 16 33OAH2" Does that mean anything to you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 ANR5307MNH is a silver sparkle Tornado alloy wheel, 7Jx16, it is the later number for these wheels, the original is ANR1689MNH but AFAIK the wheels are the same, not sure why the number change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Thanks LR90 - I think the markings you ask for are :"Tireless ANR5307 71 16 33OAH2" Does that mean anything to you ? The '33' indicates the offset in mm, meaning the flange of the wheel is 33mm to the outside of the center, which is the normal value for LR rims. As the tires are wider then standard fitment (235s), they will rubb sooner. Only thing to do about it is either adjust your steering stops and learn to live with the turning circle or use rims with a different offset (Wolf, 8-Spoke, Modular, Mach5…) or wheelspacers with the Tornado rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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