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laralandy

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Ok so ive searched all the forums and...to fit alloys to drum brake 90's you need spacers.(damned if im grinding away my hubs or alloy) Question that i cant seem to find an answer for is what size spacer?? also how do the alloys fit under the arches with spacers? dont want the wheels to stick out to much. Im currently running steel modulars and think the offset seems just right. If anyones got spacers to run alloys then any pics will be helpful.
thanks for reading!! :)
 
stick with the modulars or you will be looking at around 30mm spacers.

If you just want to fit alloys then there are thinner spacers (around 5mm) on the likes of ebay but make sure the existing wheel studs are long enough.
 
Most spacers are 30mm but whether your tyres will stick out beyond the arches depends on the wheels you will be using.

I think I am correct in saying that a 265/75x16 on a Boost alloy will still be within the arch (just) when fitted with 30mm spacers but I know that something like my ZU's (which are designed to fit both disc & drum-braked axles by the way) have a greater offset and if fitted with the same tyre and a set of spacers would stick out further which means wider archs would be required. My ZU's have no spacers yet sit quite close to the edge of the standard arch and leave me with an excellent turning circle.
Of course using an alloy wheel designed to be used with a drum-braked axle means there is no need for spacer in the first place so you can fit them without any modification.
 
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i have a set of 33/12.50/15 kumo tyres and wheels+spacers+extended eyebrows/spats taken of my defender, not my sort of set up,curently sitting in the shed.
 
Ok cheers for all the replys. Wanted to fit freestyle alloys just to give my 90 a smarter looking stance. I currently have modulars with 235/85/16 which is a tire size i will stick with. I think im right in saying modular steels are 8mm offset?? and freestyle wheels for any landrover are 33mm?? sooooooo will freestyles with 33mm spacers mean my wheels will only stick out 5mil more than my current setup? so hopefully be in the arches by a whiskers whisker. Can only find 30mm spacers. Will fitting a rear disc axle cure the problem?? Thought that it was all the hubs that wont allow alloy fitment and the whole drum disk thing was down to coincident when the hub shape changed? Even if they fit, i think 33mm offset will look narrow compared to my steels so its looking like spacers.
 
If you look into it more you will find that the drum braked axle is not the problem. alloys will fit the back axle. The front is where the issue is. This is because it has the deeper older deep drive members which have wider stub axles and also wider spaced bearings (stronger) better imo. The inside of the alloy will hit the drive member and thus vehicles fitted with drum brakes 9ones with deep older drive flanges) do not allow fitment of most alloys. But some do fit.
 
when i first got my 90 it had rrc wheels on and the first time i took em off every stud had a 3mm washer on it to space em out:doh: soon changed for modulars.
 
It is only a wee bit I counter sunk my drive flange bolts using cap headed 12.9's but this weakens the flange and is not right. I on another I machined down the flat that the bolts tighten up against by Alot. weekend after I reversed out of a hole and twang. I thought oh bugger thats the drive flange gone then. drove home next day I checked the drive flange no such luck. dispite being very weakened by my machining the shaft let go. Goes to show just how strong some parts are even when messed with. now mack running wolf rims
 
Hi all, going to re-invigorate an old post. I'm after some 10-20mm spacers/shims for the defender but can't find anything online at all. I've ordered in some 10mm shims but they were about 2x too small as they were generic for standard wheel sizes. Does anyone know of anywhere where you can buy 10-20mm shims at all......anywhere?!! THANKS!
 
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