Freelander 1 steel wheels

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Mthompson

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Hi new to the page I'm in the process of buying a 2003 freelander 1 td4 currently has 17s fitted and tyres and all different treads which I knows isn't good for the diff so going to buy a new set of tyres but fancey some steels so looking for some advice as there seem to be different once out there. Wil be going down to 16s but not sure what size tyre to go for. Will want a nice a/t pattern. Thanks
 
Why not fit some decent A/T tyres to the 17" rims. In my experience, alloy wheels run much more true than steels, which is a benefit at any speed above a crawl.

Also in 16", only aftermarket wheels are available, many of which aren't hubcentric, which is a problem on any vehicle, and especially so on an off road one.

Yokohama Geolander 015 are good tyres, which will take you anywhere the car is capable of going. Use a 225/60/17 or 225/65/17 on the standard 17" alloy wheels for more ground clearance and better off road ability.
 
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Why not fit some decent A/T tyres to the 17" rims. In my experience, alloy wheels run much more true than steels, which is a benefit at any speed above a crawl.

Also in 16", only aftermarket wheels are available, many of which aren't hubcentric, which is a problem on any vehicle, and especially so on an off road one.

Yokohama Geolander 015 are good tyres, which will take you anywhere the car is capable of going. Use a 225/60/17 or 225/65/17 on the standard 17" alloy wheels for more ground clearance and better off road ability.

Not to keen on the geolander. I'm looking more like the general grabber at3. More choose of tyres on 16s aswell
 
Not to keen on the geolander. I'm looking more like the general grabber at3. More choose of tyres on 16s aswell
Yuck. They're horrible tyres for use on the road. Wet grip is poor. Dry grip nowhere near as good as it should be, and they're noisy as hell.
Don't forget that the Freelander is uni-body, so there's no chassis to separate the tyre noise from the body.

You'll end up with a noisy car that's tiring to drive, won't grip in bad weather and have a potential for the wheels to come off when the studs shear off.
 
Yuck. They're horrible tyres for use on the road. Wet grip is poor. Dry grip nowhere near as good as it should be, and they're noisy as hell.
Don't forget that the Freelander is uni-body, so there's no chassis to separate the tyre noise from the body.

You'll end up with a noisy car that's tiring to drive, won't grip in bad weather and have a potential for the wheels to come of when the studs shear off.

I've work with tyres fof many years now so know my way around them. Bloke at work has just put them on his freelander 1 and no noise at all and also have them on our works pick up and that drives nice with them on. Never had any problems with them over the years I've been working with years and no one has never compines bout the at3s
 
I've work with tyres fof many years now so know my way around them. Bloke at work has just put them on his freelander 1 and no noise at all and also have them on our works pick up and that drives nice with them on. Never had any problems with them over the years I've been working with years and no one has never compines bout the at3s

AT3s imho have a place, just not on something I'd drive every day, in all conditions.

Tyres are an individual thing. I'd always get the best affordable tyres for my car, as my children are likely to be in it. This means an A to C wet rating, as nothing less is good enough.
From memory the AT3 doesn't get an EU rating, and if it did its going to be down the bottom of the ratings. As for noise. I know of 3 occasions where they were put on the FL1, and removed again shortly afterwards, due to the noise on the motorway.

Wheels is up to you. But all the steels I've seen for sale aren't hub-centric, so are relying on the studs to keep them on the rims. That's not good enough for me, or most insurance companies for that matter. But it's your car, so you can do whatever you like with it, and have to live with whatever happens to it.
 
AT3s imho have a place, just not on something I'd drive every day, in all conditions.

Ye I understand bout the wheel I didn't know thid which is why I was trying to find out, first landrover I've had and never had a lot to do with them so thanks for that info.
Tyres are an individual thing. I'd always get the best affordable tyres for my car, as my children are likely to be in it. This means an A to C wet rating, as nothing less is good enough.
From memory the AT3 doesn't get an EU rating, and if it did its going to be down the bottom of the ratings. As for noise. I know of 3 occasions where they were put on the FL1, and removed again shortly afterwards, due to the noise on the motorway.

Wheels is up to you. But all the steels I've seen for sale aren't hub-centric, so are relying on the studs to keep them on the rims. That's not good enough for me, or most insurance companies for that matter. But it's your car, so you can do whatever you like with it, and have to live with whatever happens to it.
 
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