15 inch steel wheels

RobH1975 · Sep 21, 2013

Hi folks, might have been covered before but......
Currently have 17 inch alloys on my Freelander with 225x55x17 tyres and managed to find some 15inch steel wheels with 195x80x15 winter tyres. The question is will they fit with no modification?

Duncp73 · Sep 21, 2013

Mine did mate. You just need to get some steel wheel, wheel nuts for them.

RobH1975 · Sep 21, 2013

Cheers mate. The guy in throwing in the wheel nuts as well.

AKeeNShoT · Sep 21, 2013

Possibly not, if its a TD4, something to do with the size of the indentation on the rear break drums. Correct me if I'm wrong

Freelaner · Sep 21, 2013

RobH1975 said:
Hi folks, might have been covered before but......
Currently have 17 inch alloys on my Freelander with 225x55x17 tyres and managed to find some 15inch steel wheels with 195x80x15 winter tyres. The question is will they fit with no modification?

if yours is pre 2000ish all wheels will fit

if it's later only later wheels will fit

this applies to the alloys, although i'm not sure if it applies to steels

longdog · Sep 21, 2013

All steel wheels are the same, apart from a different shade of silver from 04MY.

disco_mikey · Sep 22, 2013

As above, all steel wheels are the same, and will fit all models

Difference comes between early/late alloy wheels

Epicuser · Sep 22, 2013

It also depends on its GVW.

According to Land Rover, as my GVW is 2505kg I can't fit 15" wheels.

I do however have an '06 HSE TD4 auto.

The earlier ones which are I think are 2080 GVW can use 15" wheels. Look at the plate by the drivers door (or is it the front passenger door.

longdog · Sep 22, 2013

Epicuser said:
It also depends on its GVW.

According to Land Rover, as my GVW is 2505kg I can't fit 15" wheels.

I do however have an '06 HSE TD4 auto.

The earlier ones which are I think are 2080 GVW can use 15" wheels. Look at the plate by the drivers door (or is it the front passenger door.

How can you tell it's an EU4, and not an EU2/EU3, as GVW's for both are in the 06MY handbook

Epicuser · Sep 22, 2013

longdog said:
How can you tell it's an EU4, and not an EU2/EU3, as GVW's for both are in the 06MY handbook

As far as I'm aware the UK didn't get the EU 4 engine. If it had I would have expected the CO2's to be less... £475 for road tax was a big surprise!!!

longdog · Sep 22, 2013

The higher GVW is for EU4

Epicuser · Sep 22, 2013

longdog said:
The higher GVW is for EU4

So you are saying my vehicle is an EU4 engine? The plate and V5c state 2505kg....

But it has the same CO2 as a EU3 engine i.e. cr*p.

I asked Land Rover and they said it wasn't. I am confused.

longdog · Sep 22, 2013

Does the EU number refer to the engine?
In the handbook for a 2006MY it gives two columns for axle/gvw depending on EU2/EU3 or EU4, but doesn't say what the EU numbers mean.
TOPIx - TOPIx
Intresting that even though the GVW is nearly 500kg higher, the GTW remains the same at 4080kg, potential maximum trailer weight of just over 1500kg.
That is from the handbook though, not the plate on the vehicle.

Epicuser · Sep 22, 2013

longdog said:
Does the EU number refer to the engine?
In the handbook for a 2006MY it gives two columns for axle/gvw depending on EU2/EU3 or EU4, but doesn't say what the EU numbers mean.
TOPIx - TOPIx
Intresting that even though the GVW is nearly 500kg higher, the GTW remains the same at 4080kg, potential maximum trailer weight of just over 1500kg.
That is from the handbook though, not the plate on the vehicle.

My plate has 2505/4080 on it.....

RobH1975 · Sep 22, 2013

thanks for all the feedback folks

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