Alloy wheels with 10 marked on outside

I bought 5 new tyres recently for my TD4 Freelander and one of them has a slow leak probably from the rim, so I decided to change it with the spare.

I changed the wheel and gave it a little drive to check all OK and the wheel was hitting the disk brake on left hand turns. Giving me quite a fright. On checking the wheel against the others I found it was 10mm thinner than the other four . All the others had 10 written as part of the casting the spare did not.
Anyone any idea why the 10mm difference. If you measure from the disk to the inner edge of the non 10 one you have 40mm the 10 ones have 50mm. Anyone else hit this problem.

I now need a new spare wheel.

Early vs late wheels. You have a set of late wheels and an early spare.
Well that's my guess anyway. I am sure that someone else will confirm.

Do the wheels look totally identical or do some have dots on them?

ZDomZ said:

Early vs late wheels. You have a set of late wheels and an early spare.
Well that's my guess anyway. I am sure that someone else will confirm.

Do the wheels look totally identical or do some have dots on them?

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The dots or dimples are a red herring as some early and some late vehicles had them as standard.

I prefer mackerel to herring though.

I was trying to establish if the wheels were dimpled as well as a difference in part number. To try and increase the knowledge base round here!

dougjoy said:

and the wheel was hitting the disk brake on left hand turns.
I now need a new spare wheel.

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how can it hit only on the turn, surely once bolt on it will be the same distance whether turning or straight?

rather than needing a replacement, just buy a wheel spacer to be used with the spare, cheaper,easier

Later Freelanders had bigger brake parts so they changed the wheels to allow for some room. We often get peeps fit new front pads only to find the wheel won't go back on (I'm laughing as I type this). I think peeps are thinking along the lines his spare wheel is smaller in some way, like the originals. Hence it not fitting or catching.

essexpestcontrol said:

how can it hit only on the turn, surely once bolt on it will be the same distance whether turning or straight?

rather than needing a replacement, just buy a wheel spacer to be used with the spare, cheaper,easier

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If the pads low, there might be just enough clearance for the rim to clear the Caliper until the bearing loads up in a corner.

Thanks for the info, I will try and find a 10mm spacer. Thanks again.