Bromsgrove Defender
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I have absolutely no idea what 5.5 Defender steel (tubeless) rims are. Always thought it were the tyre what was tubeless.
As fer yr Big Friendly Giants as long as yr 5.5 whatevers measure 16 inches beed diametre they'll fit.
Not sure why they'd by illegal, more likely to be ill advised n less yr used to the lack of traction of MT's on the road.
Bromsgrove Defender
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Yh yr right I was being rude about the tubeless bit I've got 235x85's on my Defender rims with no issues.
Check out tyre calculator but I think you'll find 265's are gonna be too wide for yr 5.5 inch wide wheels. They'll fit yes but they're too wide.
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Bromsgrove Defender
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Is the offset diferent between the riveted ones (original series) and the welded (defender) ones?
Bromsgrove Defender
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Like I said they will fit whether they're safe or not is another question.
My 235's are on standard 5.5 rims and they bulge nearly enough to pop off the rims at 15psi.
So I guess the choice is always keep em at they're normal pressure, get wider rims or different tyres.
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Bromsgrove Defender
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Probably as there is a difference in series offset.
Think I've confused myself a bit so to recap
5.5 I think refers to the offset
This has opened one hell of a can of worms with no real sensible or definitive answer.
What I've found is
The standard wheel rims for the 88in Series Land Rover are not the same as for 109in wheel base version, the distance between the inside of the rim flanges (i.e. what the outer edges of the tyre beads will push against) is 5.0 inches on the SWB rim and 5.5 inches on the LWB rim.
SWB, Lightweight etc..5" wide, 5" offset
LWB, 90/110....5.5" wide, 4.75" offset
2A FC, Wolf, 1Tonne....6.5" wide, 4.5" offset
2B FC....6.5" wide, 4" offset
TD5 standard rim I think is 6" wide with 5.5inches offset
now I'm confused.com :doh:
Spyderman
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265/75R16 will not go on a 5.5J rim, you'll need a 7J rim such as Discovery 1 Steels.
They'll fit without problems.
found the following link that lets you compare tyre sizes and gives you a pictorial representation as well:
http://www.rimsntires.com/rt_specs.jsp
Thought it may come in handy
