olioffroadking Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 hi, ive just bought a b reg 90 fitted with white 8 spokes painted in what seems to be a generous lashing of dulux emulsion, which let its looks down, so id like to fit a set of alloys to it, i know that many lr alloys will not fit the rear drums, but will fitting spacers mean that any lr alloy could be fitted? thanks, oli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozza35 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 They will fit the rear drums its the front that is usually the problem as the front hubs on older trucks are slightly bigger ,sometimes you can get away with just removing the washers and threadlocking the front hub bolts and giving the whole area a good clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olioffroadking Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted August 31, 2009 would it be possible to swap the front hubs over with my range rover classic??? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 You considered a set of silver modulars? Nice shiny wheels and none of the faffing about with axles and hubs - just bolt straight on! I don't think early defenders sit right with blingy alloys anyway... (mutter mutter...youth of today...grumble grumble...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Someone might put me right on this, but i understood that a lot of alloys were unsuitable for drum braked vehicles because of the heat build up on the drum and it was the fact that they werent disc brakes that meant that alloys couldnt be fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I always thought it was because of the size of the drum brakes, then wheel cannot sit against the hub properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I always thought it was because of the size of the drum brakes, then wheel cannot sit against the hub properly. not sure where that comes from , i'd heard it before fitting alloys too. anyway drums are fine, as said, its the hubs at the front which cause the problem, specifically the bolts on the hubs. i tried running without the spring washers, but still not enough clearance. in the end i had 5mm steel spacers made up, which solved the problem. i've since changed to steels again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crofter Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Hi, when I bought my 1984 90 it had discovery alloys, thay fitted the rear without any trouble, but the front fouled the bolts for the drive flange, the previous owner ground the heads of the bolts at an angle (so now a socket or spanner will not fit) and also took his grinder to the front wheels to make them fit. I bought a set of silver modulars and thay look very good, quite a reasonable price to. Regards, Ronnie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 mate, i can gve you two of the short halfshafts from my old axle, they dont stick out (like on your rangie) then the alloys should fit, come and have a look some weekend, or ill show you at college next week. mikey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 and you can swap the hubs over, if theyre 10 spline oli, (which they are arent they?) my fron axle is off a military 110 from malc, and the only difference is the shape of the end of the stub axles on the hubs. il talk to you about it mikey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 have a read of this info http://www.web-rover.co.uk/nav.php?p=articles/alloys, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litch Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 There are several tyes of alloy that fit drum & disc-braked vehicles. The Firestyle is one but on earlier models you can't fit the centre-cap without fitting spacers. The ZU (as fitted to mine) will fit any axle and as it doesn't have a centre-cap it makes no difference. If you wanted the OE look (with centre-caps) without the need to go gringing metal then you are loking at fitting a set of spacers (make sure they have the central spigot), then you can fit any wheel you like (watch the clearance past the arches). Of course, inform your insurance company of any changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unsworth Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Hi all, I would like to fit alloys to my 1988 90 aswell and wherever I asked if It could be done, No one could give me a clear enough answer. So that guide Western has posted has cleared a lot of things up! I have seen a few 90's with 300TDI freestyle alloys fitted, Yet I have never seen any TD5 Defender "Boost" alloys fitted?. Can these be made to fit using the method in Westerns post above?. Many thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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