15" Alloys - can anyone identify these ?

Greendenteddefender · Jul 28, 2017

Hello

When we bought our 1986 90 it was on 15" wheels. I have converted it to 16" now.

The 15" wheels are vane Alloys with 125mm centers. Ive never seen anything like them before. I'm going to ebay them but before I do I got to figure out how to describe them,

Anyone seen these before? Any idea what they are?

Thanks for your help

GDD

Paul D · Jul 28, 2017

My Discovery came on something similar when we got it .. extremely light but very strong wheels, apparently an option from the dealer when the Disco was originally delivered. Can't remember their name, something like Blindo, but they were apparently Italian and were an oddball fitting for the wheel nuts which weren't available when I lost one! I moved to steels after that ..

If you're selling them you're likely to get better value selling the wheel nuts with them ...

Marmaduke · Jul 28, 2017

Greendenteddefender said:
Hello

When we bought our 1986 90 it was on 15" wheels. I have converted it to 16" now.

The 15" wheels are vane Alloys with 125mm centers. Ive never seen anything like them before. I'm going to ebay them but before I do I got to figure out how to describe them,

Anyone seen these before? Any idea what they are?

Thanks for your help

GDD
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Aren't they wolfrace alloys? I like them whatever they're called

Greendenteddefender · Jul 28, 2017

Paul D said:
My Discovery came on something similar when we got it .. extremely light but very strong wheels, apparently an option from the dealer when the Disco was originally delivered. Can't remember their name, something like Blindo, but they were apparently Italian and were an oddball fitting for the wheel nuts which weren't available when I lost one! I moved to steels after that .. If you're selling them you're likely to get better value selling the wheel nuts with them ...

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Yeah I kept the nuts... I always find it best to look after your nuts. I will sell the whole set together. 5 wheels and nuts.

Greendenteddefender · Jul 28, 2017

Marmaduke said:
Aren't they wolfrace alloys? I like them whatever they're called

I dunno - they got nothing written on them, They do look good but I think really they needed bigger tyres as the gearing was low with these.

Marmaduke · Jul 28, 2017

I would have thought that 31 10.50 15's would be an ideal choice

gstuart · Jul 28, 2017

Marmaduke said:
Aren't they wolfrace alloys? I like them whatever they're called

agree, they do indeed look like wolf race alloys , the sizes were normally stamped on the inside of the rim

takes me back seeing these, useto work for john brown wheels as a saturday job in the 80s,

Marmaduke · Jul 29, 2017

gstuart said:
agree, they do indeed look like wolf race alloys , the sizes were normally stamped on the inside of the rim

takes me back seeing these, useto work for john brown wheels as a saturday job in the 80s,

Turns any vehicle into the A Team van

JimS · Jul 29, 2017

I think these are called Hurricane Turbine, similar to these
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-15x...ims-Dukes-Of-Hazard-79-Aluminum-/292194290509
Wolfrace may have done a copy (Turbovecs?) but I think they had more vanes

As used on General Lee and as Marmaduke mentioned above, The A Team van...

Greendenteddefender · Jul 30, 2017

Thanks - yes I thought they looked a bit like the wheels on General Lee. In fact, the landy leaks from the angel windows and then runs down the front door when you drive off, as a result we did nickname it "General Pee" for a while.

Wonder if a 68 Dodge Charger as the same wheel stud arrangement as a defender? Might explain while they were so good offroad

Thanks for the inputs - I will advertise them as similar to Huricane Turbines

rathomas · Jul 30, 2017

What you after for them? How wide are they? What is the backspacing?

Maybe interested in them.......

Greendenteddefender · Jul 31, 2017

Backspacing? From the inside of the Hub to edge of the rim about 4.5 inches.

Was that what you meant ?

4 of the wheels have very good Grabber AT2 235 75 15 with about 8mm of tread. The spare tyre is knackered!

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