Help Needed: wheels and tyres.

Just a quick question, can anyone give me some advice on off road wheels and tyres. My newly purchased land rover has some pretty thick looking street tires (i forget what brand), I am assuming for doing anything too off-roady i am going to need to purchase a new set.

How exactly do off road tyres work? Can you fit them to the standard 16inch alloys or is it best to buy smaller wheels and bigger tyres? I tried doing some searching but there seems to be a lot of conflicting data. Any advice is more then welcome on the how-too of setting up wheels and tires for offroad.

Try using the search facility top of the page

try using autotrader, sell the gaylander and get a proper landy

in all seriousness, there is no real point fitting mud tyres to a gaylander - correct me if i am wrong but they dont even have locking diffs do they?

on top of that you cant go much bigger because of the limited wheel arch clearance etc

Fielder said:

My newly purchased land rover has some pretty thick looking street tires

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Bollix!
You can fit mud terrains and it will work great, yes its griund clearance isn't the best, and not having low range is a biach but if the IRD unit and driveline is all correct you can do alright. Might even surprise some peeps on ere!

jai_landrover said:

Bollix!
You can fit mud terrains and it will work great, yes its griund clearance isn't the best, and not having low range is a biach but if the IRD unit and driveline is all correct you can do alright. Might even surprise some peeps on ere!

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yes, but jai you cant seriously be saying that there will be a monstrous amount of differance. yes it has alot to do with the driver and experience levels, but without locking diffs you are ast an immediate disadvantage. if you get to the point of taking your freelander off road to the extent that you need mud tyres surely its at least worth considering getting something else!

Get slightly oversized tyres or like for like and mud terrain you will be fine. It's not a 90 on 38 inch simex tyres but likewise it isnt as heavy as a 110 or RR. I wouldn't go for wide tyres I like the narrow standard look and performance. Check the freelander section for more help with tyres sizes.

carpy said:

yes, but jai you cant seriously be saying that there will be a monstrous amount of differance. yes it has alot to do with the driver and experience levels, but without locking diffs you are ast an immediate disadvantage. if you get to the point of taking your freelander off road to the extent that you need mud tyres surely its at least worth considering getting something else!

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Locking diffs?
Does your 110 have locking diffs?
It has a center difflock but a freelander has a viscious coupling which can be argued is just as good better in some cases. RR classics were fitted with a viscious coupling and lock and unlock where nessasary.

Sorry Some RR classics were fitted with viscious couplings.

carpy said:

yes, but jai you cant seriously be saying that there will be a monstrous amount of differance. yes it has alot to do with the driver and experience levels, but without locking diffs you are ast an immediate disadvantage. if you get to the point of taking your freelander off road to the extent that you need mud tyres surely its at least worth considering getting something else!

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Depends what the intention is as a road car and greenlane vehicle it is a fit for purpose. Again its no defender but it is far superior on road than a defender will ever be by design IMO. Greenlaning as it should be it is fine. It could be argued that if you cannot drive a greenlane in a freelander on Mud terrains then the lane should not be driven at all I know its not a popular standard but it could be argued and I believe that its almost a good rule of thumb in most cases (not always). Greenlanes are not there to test your driving ability nor vehicle capabilities. Freelanders are great fir green lane trips and an afternoon in the country. Diving into 4 feet of gloop isn't greenlaning and yes that will indeed stop a Freelander where others would get through but is that really greenlaning? Most people would weather they admit it or not would love to have that on a greenlane but all that is doing is giving the Antis fuel for fire in their campain to close down and re classify all Byways to Footpaths. In reality Greenlaning in a responsible manner you shouldn't get stuck because there should be nothing to get stuck by. If you get me. Exceptions there is always exceptions. Salisbury plain and places owned and used by the MOD because they are used and maintained by the MOD and also Ancient roadways that have been maintained as per their heratige like most of derbyshire. but again most can be driven in a standard Freelander on MT's no probs.

I'm not here to moan but its such an unpopular subject about what should and shouldnt be driven greenlaning etc.Everyone has their own opinions

jai_landrover said:

Depends what the intention is as a road car and greenlane vehicle it is a fit for purpose. Again its no defender but it is far superior on road than a defender will ever be by design IMO. Greenlaning as it should be it is fine. It could be argued that if you cannot drive a greenlane in a freelander on Mud terrains then the lane should not be driven at all I know its not a popular standard but it could be argued and I believe that its almost a good rule of thumb in most cases (not always). Greenlanes are not there to test your driving ability nor vehicle capabilities. Freelanders are great fir green lane trips and an afternoon in the country. Diving into 4 feet of gloop isn't greenlaning and yes that will indeed stop a Freelander where others would get through but is that really greenlaning? Most people would weather they admit it or not would love to have that on a greenlane but all that is doing is giving the Antis fuel for fire in their campain to close down and re classify all Byways to Footpaths. In reality Greenlaning in a responsible manner you shouldn't get stuck because there should be nothing to get stuck by. If you get me. Exceptions there is always exceptions. Salisbury plain and places owned and used by the MOD because they are used and maintained by the MOD and also Ancient roadways that have been maintained as per their heratige like most of derbyshire. but again most can be driven in a standard Freelander on MT's no probs.

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well put that man!

he used the term off road so i was assuming he is getting into not only greenlaning but also pay and play and the like

i may be wrong, but i think freelanders do not have a difflock option, or no low range, or something like that. something that puts em at a disadvantage, along with ground clearance

i know lanes that are prefectly driveable that a freelander could not drive because of the ground clearance etc.

i just think if you want a capable off road vehicle for off road applications - and he did use the term off road - then a freelander isnt it.

viscious coupling good tyres no low ramge but a light ish vehicle will bbe just fine

Dint they use Gaylanders in the G4b event

I'll add my thrupenny bits...

He's new to any 4x4 vehicle..and very eager to try a bit of green laning and off roading..thats good and should be encouraged. However, reading his posts, and the comments he's added i really feel hes going to be disappointed that the freelander isnt as capable as he imagined. I'll explain...i'm not judging him or taking the **** (for a change)

He has a background in trial bikes and messing about in fields etc..cool..we maybe all did that..he's also got tired of the boyracer hothatch thing, even better..now,hes decided to take a step up..after his car got nicked. Pay attention at the back, this is important! He didnt have money himself and his family has rallied round and paid for a freelander, which his girlfriend likes..fair enough..

I'm sure within a few months he'll either be itching to get a defender or disco so he can play, in my opinion thats what he wants to do given the questions he's asked...the crunch will be whether he can get rid of the freelander, or he buys something for himself and the girlfriend gets the freelander..

I hope he gets enjoyment out of the freelander...but i also hope he takes another step up, or sideways, depending on your opinion...and gets to live out the experiences a defender/disco will give him...

God..i'm capt sensible tonight...normal service will soon be resumed...

storm99 said:

I'll add my thrupenny bits...

He's new to any 4x4 vehicle..and very eager to try a bit of green laning and off roading..thats good and should be encouraged. However, reading his posts, and the comments he's added i really feel hes going to be disappointed that the freelander isnt as capable as he imagined. I'll explain...i'm not judging him or taking the **** (for a change)

He has a background in trial bikes and messing about in fields etc..cool..we maybe all did that..he's also got tired of the boyracer hothatch thing, even better..now,hes decided to take a step up..after his car got nicked. Pay attention at the back, this is important! He didnt have money himself and his family has rallied round and paid for a freelander, which his girlfriend likes..fair enough..

I'm sure within a few months he'll either be itching to get a defender or disco so he can play, in my opinion thats what he wants to do given the questions he's asked...the crunch will be whether he can get rid of the freelander, or he buys something for himself and the girlfriend gets the freelander..

I hope he gets enjoyment out of the freelander...but i also hope he takes another step up, or sideways, depending on your opinion...and gets to live out the experiences a defender/disco will give him...

God..i'm capt sensible tonight...normal service will soon be resumed...

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Up or sideways to a disco/ defender surlely you put a word with 8 letters to many in there

storm99 said:

I'll add my thrupenny bits...

...... a freelander...


God..i'm capt sensible tonight...normal service will soon be resumed...

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Put your threps away and get the petrol and matches out!!!

i'm in a mellow mood...wanted to get a point across for a change without being accused of being a cnut, a rapist or just plain biased....did it work???

storm99 said:

i'm in a mellow mood...wanted to get a point across for a change without being accused of being a cnut, a rapist or just plain biased....did it work???

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Mellow's fine, and since when have you been any of the above?? What have I missed whilst I've been busy working??