Hello all,
I bought some used alloys for my 2002 TD4 Freelander commercial stupidly thinking all freelander wheels fitted any age of vehicle with no problems
My original wheels were the standard steel ones.
I bought these
Google Image Result for http://catalog.thewheelwarehouse.com/images/72166%20freelander%20wheel.jpg
The fronts went on with no dramas however the rears are another matter.
I noticed a recess in the rear drums that the steel wheels fit flush onto with the spokes pointing slightly outwards to fit around the rest of the drum.
The above wheels sit flat and do not fit into the recess so the spokes sit flat against the main body of the drum.
This allows the nuts to be tightened and tightened due to the space. An awful grinding noise occurs when you try to drive due to what I think is the drum being slightly crushed with the pressure.
But when the nuts are fairly slack no problems. Dont want to drive around with potentially dangerous loose wheels though.
I went to a so called wheel expert and he said just 'nip' the nuts up and dont overtighten once on the ground. Dangerous ?!?!!!??!?! not sure !!
Has anyone experienced such problems ?? Is there a fix that can be sorted ?
Or have I just bought incompatible wheels for the age of the car etc
Apologies for the length of this thread
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Neil
I bought some used alloys for my 2002 TD4 Freelander commercial stupidly thinking all freelander wheels fitted any age of vehicle with no problems
My original wheels were the standard steel ones.
I bought these
Google Image Result for http://catalog.thewheelwarehouse.com/images/72166%20freelander%20wheel.jpg
The fronts went on with no dramas however the rears are another matter.
I noticed a recess in the rear drums that the steel wheels fit flush onto with the spokes pointing slightly outwards to fit around the rest of the drum.
The above wheels sit flat and do not fit into the recess so the spokes sit flat against the main body of the drum.
This allows the nuts to be tightened and tightened due to the space. An awful grinding noise occurs when you try to drive due to what I think is the drum being slightly crushed with the pressure.
But when the nuts are fairly slack no problems. Dont want to drive around with potentially dangerous loose wheels though.
I went to a so called wheel expert and he said just 'nip' the nuts up and dont overtighten once on the ground. Dangerous ?!?!!!??!?! not sure !!
Has anyone experienced such problems ?? Is there a fix that can be sorted ?
Or have I just bought incompatible wheels for the age of the car etc
Apologies for the length of this thread
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Neil