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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: blueboar on September 15, 2006, 13:01:49

Title: Question - Steel wheels for 2001 TD5 Disco
Post by: blueboar on September 15, 2006, 13:01:49

Hello

I have just bought a TD5 disco ( my 300tdi auto is still for sale at £2600, 97k miles) and want to put steel wheels and get rid of these dam alloys. I have just been told that silver modulars won't fit, so what sort of steels will??

does anyone know or what sort of wheels do other people have?

Thank you for your help

Dave

Title: Question - Steel wheels for 2001 TD5 Disco
Post by: Cal on September 15, 2006, 13:02:48

You could get some Mach 5s...

Title: Question - Steel wheels for 2001 TD5 Disco
Post by: Henry Webster on September 15, 2006, 13:09:37

There is a genuine steel wheel - don't know what they cost though.

H

Title: Question - Steel wheels for 2001 TD5 Disco
Post by: Cal on September 15, 2006, 13:12:27

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There is a genuine steel wheel

oh yeah - have seen a couple of TD5 commercials with steel wheels - I think they are 16 inch, not 18 like most D2 alloys are (I think).

Title: Question - Steel wheels for 2001 TD5 Disco
Post by: Henry Webster on September 15, 2006, 13:15:48

Quote from: "Cal"

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There is a genuine steel wheel

oh yeah - have seen a couple of TD5 commercials with steel wheels - I think they are 16 inch, not 18 like most D2 alloys are (I think).

They are indeed 16"

Title: Question - Steel wheels for 2001 TD5 Disco
Post by: blueboar on September 15, 2006, 13:48:02

Thanks for that

Any idea of cost for these Mach 5's?

dave

Title: Question - Steel wheels for 2001 TD5 Disco
Post by: Cal on September 15, 2006, 13:54:40

http://www.devon4x4.com/shop.php?mode=productview&product=94

similar to an alloy, but these prices are for bare steel...

Title: Question - Steel wheels for 2001 TD5 Disco
Post by: blueboar on September 16, 2006, 11:11:09

Ouch....  

I think I will put up with getting flat tyres for the time being. But thank you to everyone for answering

Title: Question - Steel wheels for 2001 TD5 Disco
Post by: thermidorthelobster on September 16, 2006, 12:28:25

Why do you want to move away from alloys?  I've been running alloys on a D2 for a long time, including hacking through deserts and over mountains, and have never had any problems with them, apart from scratching them to hell of course.

Title: Question - Steel wheels for 2001 TD5 Disco
Post by: blueboar on September 16, 2006, 17:08:29

The problem we have, according to landrover and our tyre specilists, is that beacuse we have to drive along a sea defence to get off site, the salt dust is reacting with the glue and that is reacting with the alloy, and it only needs a small pin [ed - prod with a sharp implement] in the glue seal and we have a flat tyre.

I have a D1 (for sale and cheap), and eventually I had to sell the alloys and replace them with steel wheels, and I want steels for the D2.

Title: Question - Steel wheels for 2001 TD5 Disco
Post by: Xtremeteam on September 16, 2006, 18:08:51

i know where there is a full set of TD5 steel wheels up here