Happy freelander news

Forums like this are great for help when bits of your freelander fall off/stop working etc, and most threads seem to be all doom and gloom.

Without tempting fate or rubbing salt into wounds of unlucky owners out there, I love my freelander and runs perfectly everytime. She's ace off-road, and I have caught the bug with regards to taking her down some tricky lanes in the area.

HOWEVER... having caught the bug and taken her off road, I have bought some steel wheels with the view to fitting them with A/T tyres so I won't wreck the alloys and road tyres any more than I already have.

Having tried to fit the steel wheels and researched them, I understand that pre-2000 stealies are different to newer ones in that the hub changed around this date. Having picked up the wheels today and being assured by the dealership I bought them from off e-bay (£25, bargain), they dont seem to sit right on the rear hubs. Have I got the old ones? I did take a few phots but my phone is refusing to connect to my laptop to upload them.

Any help greatly appreciated

did y'awl get the nuts wiff them?

No nuts, I am waiting for a set to come up on ebay. Failing that will get some from dealer.

The alloys seem to sit a couple of mm's away from hub, whereas the steel ones seem to sit tight to them. Should they be ok?

what year is your truck?

tis a 2003 3dr TD4 kalahari, currently sitting on 17 inchers.

chuts said:

No nuts, I am waiting for a set to come up on ebay. Failing that will get some from dealer.

The alloys seem to sit a couple of mm's away from hub, whereas the steel ones seem to sit tight to them. Should they be ok?

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make sure you get the right ones and when yer tighten them it should pull everything up tight

Nice one, thanks slob. Am i right in thinking the steel wheel nuts are a complete cylinder in shape, hard to explain but can see through them if that makes sense?

in a nut shell ............steel wheels have a tapered hole so need a tapered nut.. alloys have a 'flat' hole so need a flat nut

Aby idea how much the nuts may cost from a dealer?

try here

Thanks MHM, already got the wheels though, just need the nuts!

they mite have extra sets of nuts tho - wont do any harm to ask.

yer on top form tonight daft!