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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: diff-breaker on November 19, 2006, 15:41:23

Title: Discovery wheel rim sizes
Post by: diff-breaker on November 19, 2006, 15:41:23: HI - i am new to discovery ownership and have the chance of a set of rims 7J x 1 to fit off road tyres on. These came off a Range Rover Vogue classic. Will these fit ok on my 987 R reg 300tdi ? :roll:
Title: Discovery wheel rim sizes
Post by: diff-breaker on November 19, 2006, 15:42:04: The rim size is 7J x 16. Would help if i could type !!
Title: Discovery wheel rim sizes
Post by: Frankie-Boy on November 19, 2006, 16:36:22: Hi,

The simple answer is yes, they will fit the studs ok but you need to check the offset, otherwise the tyres might catch on the radius arms on full lock.
Title: rims
Post by: diff-breaker on November 19, 2006, 18:20:30: Sorry to sound a bit thick - but what do you mean by offset and how do I check it?
Title: Discovery wheel rim sizes
Post by: muddyweb on November 20, 2006, 08:14:30: If the Range Rover wheels are factory-fit alloys, then they'll fit the Disco with no real issues.
Title: Discovery wheel rim sizes
Post by: clbarclay on November 20, 2006, 09:37:32: offset is the distance between the surface of the wheel that fits up against the axle hub and the centre line of the wheel. Changing the offset will move the wheels either in and out.
Title: Re: rims
Post by: SnakeLogic on November 20, 2006, 14:19:35: Quote from: "diff-breaker"
Sorry to sound a bit thick - but what do you mean by offset and how do I check it?

Thanks for asking! I thought I was the only one in the Mud Club doesn't know all these terms. Whew! Some of the guys in here think nothing of swapping out transmissions in their spare time, while I'm doing pretty well with changing my own oil.

I've got a LOT to learn...
Title: Discovery wheel rim sizes
Post by: freeagent on November 20, 2006, 16:14:09: i've got classic rangerover 3 spoke alloys on my 300Tdi disco... so yes, they will fit.
Title: Discovery wheel rim sizes
Post by: Range Rover Blues on November 22, 2006, 14:19:09: A Disco is based on a RRC anyway, same axles and all. I've never seen aftermarket alloys with a worse offset than factory alloys anyway.