WHO? Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 i have a mate in botswana who is doing alot of bush driving and hes looking for a set of split rims for a 110! do they actually exist? he'd even consider getting some made! so do they exist? and how much? cheers Hugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacks906 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 dunno if they exsist or not i've only seen an old set for series 1 ages ago on ebay and alloys which were split rims for a defender but it said they were custom made. does he need split rims?? if its to do with changing tyres then using a waffle board/sand ladder/hi-lift to brake the bead using the weight of the landy and tyre irons for getting the tye off works fine dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clbarclay Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 There are a few companies that will make split rims to any specification. http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopi...p;hl=split++rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 If it is the ones that look like standard Land Rover steel rims but are split you are thinking of, I'm not sure they were ever made specifically for Land Rovers. I've had a couple of sets and I think they were originally made for the Austin Champ (Also had one of them for a while, less said the better ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHO? Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 yeah stazworks came to mind too, ill point him in their direction i think! anyway thanks for the replies!! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Original L/R split rims were supplied for military vehicles only if I remember right - so possibly only Series 1 vehicles. I bought 6 of them a few years ago - of which only 5 were any good. Getting the special nuts & bolts for them was murder though - the old ones had to be cut off. If you get the original ones - they will be for 600/16 or 650/16 tyres. I fitted 650/16 Avon Traction Mileage to them. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthog Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 http://www.tyron.com/pages/beadlock.htm Awhile back a set of these come up on the bay of doom. Went for about £500, too rich for me, but the link below was the official www for them. Think this would be what your looking for?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Hancock Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 The splits for 6.00 & 6.50 tyres were only 4.5" wide and the splits for the 7.00 & 7.50 tyres were IIRC 5.5" wide. BUT on a RRC front axle the rim bolts/nuts foul the calipers and that was with solid discs. They also foul on 3" wide 109 front brake drums. Been there, seen it & done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacks906 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 found these and dont know if there any help or good?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Landrover-Land-Rover...id=p3286.c0.m14 dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 The landrover split rims were only for tube type tyres ! Tubeless in the bush is far easier, in every way . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHO? Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 well spotted! ill see what he says cheers hugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b101uk Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 You can get tubeless 3 piece split rims, I have a 20” set on my unimog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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