How to fit my wheels!! - Newbie

I am relatively new to the defender world and I am not technically or mechanically minded at all. Please bear this in mind! I have just ordered and received new wheels an tyres for my 90 and they do not fit on to the hub. At the moment I have 15' standard modular steels with 30x9.5 (?) tyres. I have bought 16'x7' challenger steel wheels with larger tyres. I thought it would simply be a case of off with the old, on with the new howver this isnt the case. The hole in the middle of my current wheels is 5' with the hole in the middle of the challengers 4 3/4. Where have I gone wrong and is there any way to fix this with adaptors / spacers etc. I dont understand wheel offset etc so please be kind! I really dont want to have to send these back at great expense ...............

is the stud pattern the same?

Hi mate. The stud pattern is the same, its just the central hole that is too narrow. The package I bought is http://www.4x4tyres.co.uk/defender/16inch-7inch-challenger-steel-wheel-black-p-1571.html#compatibletyres[/IMG]

I guess I am missing something obvious?

I've just had a few minutes on google and all the other sites list that wheel for a 90 defender. but some list it for a discovery 2 and that will be where the difference is. Someone else will be along soon who will know what yours should fit but it looks like your in the ****. Has your 90 had disco axles fitted? What reg is yours?

defender and disco 2 wheels arent interchangeable , you need adapter spacers which take care of offset too

We dont know if that is the problem yet.
Jamesmartin are you confirming that the wheels he has are disco 2?

Model Year PCD Offset Bore
Defender 90/110 92 on 5×165 30 to 40
Discovery I 90 to 98 5×165 30 to 40
Discovery II 98 to 03 5×120 30 to 50 70.1
Discovery III 04 on 5×120 30 to 50 72.6
Freelander 97 to 05 5×114.3 35 to 38 64.1
Freelander II 06 on 5×108 35 to 50 63.4
Range Rover I 86 to 95 5×165 30 to 40
Range Rover II 94 to 02 5×120 30 to 50 70.1
Range Rover III 02 on 5×120 30 to 50 72.6
Range Rover Sport 05 on 5×120 30 to 50 72.6

I dont understand offset etc. Surely if they are advertised in that section of a website, un
der defender wheels, they should fit?

Rasher said:

We dont know if that is the problem yet.
Jamesmartin are you confirming that the wheels he has are disco 2?

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ive no idea but its a common issue as is trying to fit alloy wheels from a 300 to a 200 or earlier,300 having narrower hubs ie dont poke out as far as 200s

Sorry that didn't work properly. it does show that the disco wheel would have a center bore size of 70.1mm
but doesn't show what the 90 should be.

the correct center bore for a 2007 90 is 113mm

have you contacted the supplier yet?

113mm is roughly 4 1/2 inch so from what I can find they should fit a standard 90. I cant find anything that has a 5" center bore.

Is there any way I can attach a photo of the hub assembly to this...

I upload to photobucket and then just paste the link.

or when you are typing a reply, there is a small tab (3rd from the right) for attaching an image.

Thanks very much for all of your advice and help. Much gunk removing later, the wheels actually fit on. There was a load of muck and paint and added to the snug fit anyway, this was what was causing it. Cheers again.
Sorry for the stupidity.........

Great news. I bet you were gutted when you first tried them.
And now your over the moon.

lets see the pictures now.