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Dave White

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Hi all,

I have finally had to bite the bullet and aquired a set of 35x10.5/16
Simex Centipedes. The problem now is finding some steel wheels to mount
them on !

Does anyone know any good sources in the UK ?

Ideally I'm looking for white or grey 8 spokes or modulars with a
minimum rim width of 8 inches (preferably 8.5). I know I can fit them on
narrower rims if necessary, especially as I'll be running second air too,
but a wider wheel should give a better seat and a better profile.

I'm trying to avoid the Matt Lee option on grounds of cost and
"manufacturing tolerances". Having said that, if anyone has a second
hand set at the right price it might be worth the effort to try and
balance them.

These wheels and tyres will be the ones I use for the Outback Challenge
so I'd like them to have a reasonable balance for the transport stages.
Another reason for trying to avoid the Matt Lee "rattle".

cheers

Dave W.
--
Yorkshire Off Road Club
<http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/>
 
On or around Sat, 6 Nov 2004 00:35:15 +0000 (UTC), Dave White
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>Hi all,
>
>I have finally had to bite the bullet and aquired a set of 35x10.5/16
>Simex Centipedes. The problem now is finding some steel wheels to mount
>them on !
>
>Does anyone know any good sources in the UK ?
>
>Ideally I'm looking for white or grey 8 spokes or modulars with a
>minimum rim width of 8 inches (preferably 8.5). I know I can fit them on
>narrower rims if necessary, especially as I'll be running second air too,
>but a wider wheel should give a better seat and a better profile.
>


Try Craddocks or someone - they mostly do 7x16 8-spokes for their budget
tyre+wheel sets - I found they have more offset, so allow greater clearnace
from the chassis components and/or more steering angle. Mind, I only had
31x10.5s on the 110, but they should be the same width.


 
In <[email protected]> Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Sat, 6 Nov 2004 00:35:15 +0000 (UTC), Dave White
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I have finally had to bite the bullet and aquired a set of 35x10.5/16
>>Simex Centipedes. The problem now is finding some steel wheels to
>>mount them on ! Does anyone know any good sources in the UK ?
>>Ideally I'm looking for white or grey 8 spokes or modulars with a
>>minimum rim width of 8 inches (preferably 8.5). I know I can fit them
>>on narrower rims if necessary, especially as I'll be running second
>>air too, but a wider wheel should give a better seat and a better
>>profile.

>
> Try Craddocks or someone - they mostly do 7x16 8-spokes for their
> budget tyre+wheel sets - I found they have more offset, so allow
> greater clearnace from the chassis components and/or more steering
> angle. Mind, I only had 31x10.5s on the 110, but they should be the
> same width.


I know they will physically fit on a 7 inch rim but they are, according
to the importer, best suited to an 8.5 inch rim. The minimum rim size
I've been advised to get is 8 inches.

Putting them on a 7 inch rim means that the sidewall angle is wrong
which increases the chance of leaks and the chance of them being knocked
off the rim. The second air kit would probably solve (or at least
disguise) both of those so I will use 7 inch rims if that's all I can
get. On the other hand if I can find someone to supply an 8 inch version
that's even better !

I have had one useful lead on a set of 8 inch rims but nothing definite
yet, problem is they are double the price of the 7 inch rims and have to
be specially ordered.

cheers

Dave W.
Yorkshire Off Road Club
<http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/>
 

"Dave White" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have finally had to bite the bullet and aquired a set of 35x10.5/16
> Simex Centipedes. The problem now is finding some steel wheels to mount
> them on !
>
> Does anyone know any good sources in the UK ?
>
> Ideally I'm looking for white or grey 8 spokes or modulars with a
> minimum rim width of 8 inches (preferably 8.5). I know I can fit them on
> narrower rims if necessary, especially as I'll be running second air too,
> but a wider wheel should give a better seat and a better profile.
>
> I'm trying to avoid the Matt Lee option on grounds of cost and
> "manufacturing tolerances". Having said that, if anyone has a second
> hand set at the right price it might be worth the effort to try and
> balance them.
>
> These wheels and tyres will be the ones I use for the Outback Challenge
> so I'd like them to have a reasonable balance for the transport stages.
> Another reason for trying to avoid the Matt Lee "rattle".
>
> cheers
>
> Dave W.
> --
> Yorkshire Off Road Club
> <http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/>


Try Southam Tyres direct on 01926.813888
or Silverline 4x4 of Warwick ( speak to Chris Dawson )

Or wait till 13th Feb and chat to both of them at the Indoor 4x4 Show!!!
( Plug! )

David
LLAMA 4x4
www.llama4x4.co.uk


 
In <[email protected]> David_LLAMA4x4 wrote:

> Try Southam Tyres direct on 01926.813888
> or Silverline 4x4 of Warwick ( speak to Chris Dawson )


I've already tried Silverline with no success but will give Southam a go
on Monday...

> Or wait till 13th Feb and chat to both of them at the Indoor 4x4 Show!!!
> ( Plug! )


I've got to have my Land Rover ready to ship in March so can't really
afford to leave it that long although I have been told it's a good show :)

cheers

Dave W.
http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/
 
On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 23:27:52 +0000 (UTC), Dave White
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In <[email protected]> David_LLAMA4x4 wrote:
>
>> Try Southam Tyres direct on 01926.813888
>> or Silverline 4x4 of Warwick ( speak to Chris Dawson )

>
>I've already tried Silverline with no success but will give Southam a go
>on Monday...
>
>> Or wait till 13th Feb and chat to both of them at the Indoor 4x4 Show!!!
>> ( Plug! )

>
>I've got to have my Land Rover ready to ship in March so can't really
>afford to leave it that long although I have been told it's a good show :)
>
>cheers
>
>Dave W.
>http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/


I'd also recommend Nene Valley. They went out of their way to help me
with a more-than-slightly unusual problem a month or two back, and
also volunteered discounts even though I clearly had nowhere else to
go.

http://www.inter-active2000.co.uk/host/4x4/about_us.html
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On or around Sat, 6 Nov 2004 11:50:36 +0000 (UTC), Dave White
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>I know they will physically fit on a 7 inch rim but they are, according
>to the importer, best suited to an 8.5 inch rim. The minimum rim size
>I've been advised to get is 8 inches.


saying that, they might've been 8x15 which mine were on. but I think they
were 7", 'cos I remember being slightly surprised that the disco steel rims
were 7", and were the same width.

the tyres were 10.5" wide, same as yours.

 
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