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daniel aston

New Member

• Aug 16, 2006

• #1

hi i am new to the forum and have 1990, 90.
I have a chance to buy some alloy wheels from a discovery 1 with nearly new tyres and was wondering if the wheels would fit my 1990, 90 without much modification, has anyone ever done this.

any help much appreciated.

 

yella

New Member

• Aug 16, 2006

• #2

you will need new wheel nuts as the nuts for alloys are totally different to the ones for steelies

 

Widget

Active Member

• Aug 16, 2006

• #3

It's a commonly asked question, but I'm afraid that they won't fit. The hubs became compatible in 1993 following the intro of rear disc brakes on Defender.

There is an alternative which I put onto my old 1989 90. Nene valley off road sell Firestyle wheels, these will fit the earlir hubs and look like this. These also have a centre ap to go over the sticky-out half shaft end caps.

 

yella

New Member

• Aug 16, 2006

• #4

sorry jonathon, i didn't realise they were changed that late on, i thought it was anout 89 when they started fitting tdi engines

 

Widget

Active Member

• Aug 16, 2006

• #5

yella disco said:

sorry jonathon, i didn't realise they were changed that late on, i thought it was anout 89 when they started fitting tdi engines

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Posted at the same time Yella Fella! The Defender was much the same as the previous 90/110/127, bar the Tdi engine. More significant mehanical changes happened in 1993 with the 300tdi and 1998 with the intro of Td5.

 

Widget

Active Member

• Aug 16, 2006

• #6

I want my old 90 back - just looked at the pic. Boo hoo.