Soren Frimodt Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Well got my greasy hands on these last summer, fitted with some ugly old Russian tyres. Finally got around to pry off said USSR tyres, and I can safely say that I'm very (positively) surprised over the discoveries I made. First off, bar one, they look as new on the inside! One has a bit of corrosion along the bead area, but as there is five of them I can just use it as the spare. Furthermore they are equpped with a safety bead on the outside! Just like tubeless wheels, I wonder if the Pink Panther ran tubeless tyres, or it was made that way to work a bit as a beadlock when airing down for the dunes? Anyway here's some pictures (you can just see the safetybead) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Frimodt Posted May 12, 2013 Author Share Posted May 12, 2013 Furthermore they are branded Dunlop, so apparently they made them for Land Rover and not GKN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Interesting, not sure about the question. Out of interest, how wide are these wheels? Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Frimodt Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 Yeah I suppose not many would know the answer to that it was more of a thought than a question really they are 6" wide so a 33"x10,5" would sit nicely on them I think,and be great complement for my 80", adding one more rarity to the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Looks like the safety bead is on the outer edge only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I'd always thought that Pink Panthers ran 9.00x16 tyres on 6.5'' wide forward control rims. The apparent backspacing of the pictured rims suggest that steering lock would be drastically limited if fitted with full profile 9.00 tyres unless fitted to wider tracked coilers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Frimodt Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Yes only at the outer bead Mikey, which is what made me wonder whether it was to act like a headlock, as it usually is the outer bead that has the greatest chance of falling off.. And Bill; well yes it's somewhat confusing because some did run the combo you describe, but if you google pictures of a pink panther you will se some that ran my wheels with a tyre that only has a radial thread like a lorry. Most be only for desert use or something. Don't know if they might have a wider track axle or something to get turning radius. But for the 80" its perfect because the bodywork is so narrow and I've fitted the wider series 3 axles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I was under the impression that the 15" option was only produced for the US market. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I was too...?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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