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I'm looking to get a 2nd set of wheels and tyres to use off-road/green-laning on my '97 110 - is there much to choose between steels and alloys - other than looks and price? I've heard it said that steel wheels tend to be stronger than alloys - anyone know if this is true? Any recommendations (wheels or tyres) much appreciated. Also, what are the pro's and con's of the various tyre widths available? Instinctively I'd have thought the wider the better as more width = more contact area, so more grip, but I'm sure it's not as simple as that. Finally, if I go from a /70 tyre to a /85 will that give me more ground clearance (and will /85's fit my standard trim 110? :confused:
 
The 70 or 85 is the ratio of height to width so they will only give greater ground clearance if they aren't also wider. 235/85 would have a wall height of 199.75mm whereas 285/70 would have a wall height of 199.5 mm but be much wider.
 
Personally i would go for steel, That way if you do buckle one your friendly hammer will help repair and you can easily paint them
 
Why have two sets? Last year I bough a set of steels with Insa Turbo Dakar Mud terrain tyres on for the winter and put my Boost alloys in the garage. Since then I have been to Manchester (From Luton) a couple of times and also been to Crawley, Derby and Birmingham. I intended to swap the wheels around for the summer and long road journeys but can't be arsed.
Vibration is minimal, discomfort negligable and speed unaffected (It is a defender after all) so I e-Bayed my alloys and grabber tyres for over £500! That cash is being turned into tree-sliders, a Mantec snorkel and wading kit with £250 quid left over!
 
Drookit Dug said:
Why have two sets? Last year I bough a set of steels with Insa Turbo Dakar Mud terrain tyres on for the winter and put my Boost alloys in the garage. Since then I have been to Manchester (From Luton) a couple of times and also been to Crawley, Derby and Birmingham. I intended to swap the wheels around for the summer and long road journeys but can't be arsed.
Vibration is minimal, discomfort negligable and speed unaffected (It is a defender after all) so I e-Bayed my alloys and grabber tyres for over £500! That cash is being turned into tree-sliders, a Mantec snorkel and wading kit with £250 quid left over!
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:nopics: its the :rulez:

Did you get the snorkel fitted before the radiator flooded? :D
 
Drookit Dug said:
Why have two sets? Last year I bough a set of steels with Insa Turbo Dakar Mud terrain tyres on for the winter and put my Boost alloys in the garage. Since then I have been to Manchester (From Luton) a couple of times and also been to Crawley, Derby and Birmingham. I intended to swap the wheels around for the summer and long road journeys but can't be arsed.
Vibration is minimal, discomfort negligable and speed unaffected (It is a defender after all) so I e-Bayed my alloys and grabber tyres for over £500! That cash is being turned into tree-sliders, a Mantec snorkel and wading kit with £250 quid left over!
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It's not so much that I want 2 sets, is more that I want another set to replace the Avon Rangemasters. A set that I can keep on all the time that would be suitable for road driving and greenlaning would be ideal
 
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