del Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Ive got a 1988 90 and I have put on a set of disco alloys , what size wheel spacers would I need so that I can fit the center plastic trims? It has the drum brakes on the rear, and when I got the alloy fitted by a trye company they didnt fit one of the rear wheels flat on the hub and I had people flashing me as the alloy was ovulating, someone told me that that disco wheels are quite a precise is that true as there is someone slling 4mm spacers on ebay and I know this wont allow me to fit the center caps but I thought it may stop that problem happening again, any thought would be appreciated,del Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I have the same problem on a Salisbury axle I'm modifying to fit to my 109 and the Range Rover CSK/LSE/ 90SV wheels I bought on here. I'm using a pair of scrap drums turned down on a lathe to make 1/4" spacers along with Wolf wheel studs. I will have the protruding plastic cone like you, but if I can't live with it, I may get some of Ashcroft's HD drive flanges and paint the cover cap with chrome effect paint to mimic wheel nuts. The other solution is the 30mm spacers for alloy rims (they have raised edges to locate the centre of the wheel, unlike the plain spacers for steel rims). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony110 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I may be wrong, but I was under the impression that dico alloys could only be fitted to defender axels safely, that have discs brakes on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 thats a bit worrying!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody3 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 You can pick a Disc braked Disco axle up for less than £100 on eBay. This is what I am doing in order for me to fit some alloys and have better braking capability. Well worth it in my opinion. On the other hand I think you can opt for spacers, but they are £100+, so you might as well do it properly and install a disc braked axle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I think there is something about the load limits on a Disco vs Defender with more issues on a 110 as it has a greater maximum load. IIRC... I also think the bit about fitting them to wheels with drums is about them not fitting correctly and being dangrous as they look fastened but leave a 4mm gap. If you are ok with weight thing i.e. the wheels are approved for the defenders weight, I would go for the 30mm spacer option this will let you fit the center cap, you can get centering ones which would help. although if I am wrong I'm sure a grown up will be along soon to correct me. Jason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 On a 90 it's fine, but not on a 110 or larger. I have a Disco rear axle on my 90. Hence the higher-rated Salisbury axles on 110 models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 I wasnt really worried about fitting the center caps but I saw someone selling 4mm spacers on ebay for £16 (for four) and I thought that might be a cheap fix for the poor fitting problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I think the issue when you start adding shims is that you take 4mm off the wheel stud, so you may need to put in longer studs to make sure you have them fastened correctly. With spacers you fasten the spacer to the existing studs and then the wheel to the spacer stud so remove this issue. There are negatives about spaces espicialy making sure the nuts are tight etc, I run 50mm spacers and think they are great for improving the barge I can get round corners now, they get checked every 3k and have loctite on the bolts and I have not had an issue so far. Cheers, Jason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonf Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 i went for 30mm spacers out of billet for mine only time will tell they give you a better turn circle as a benifit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 It seems the nay-sayers didn't bother to read my post. The reason you can't put alloys on the drum braked axle is becaise of the depth of the hub protrusion holding the wheel off the mating face. A 4mm+ spacer with Wolf studs will deal with that. 30mm spacers will only reduce the turning circle if you also adjust the stop locks on the swivels - the spacers will not reduce the turning circle directly (in fact, they will marginally increase it), but because the tyre is moved away from the radius arm, the steering can be permitted to travel more than standard. Hover, wheel bearings, stub axles, swivel pins and steering rod ends will wear faster with the spacers fitted because of the tangental loading on the wheel and the increase in steering loads. It shouldn't pose much of a problem unless you have manual (rather than PAS) steering, in which case the heavier steering can be a nuisance in low speed manoeuvring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 so in a nut shell the thin spacers on ebay will do the job ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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