jonathan leason
Member
Watch lots of pics on utube of series 1 landrovers. And more often than not the wheels and tyres go past the wheel arches?
jonathan leason
Member
Past the wheel arches look wide .I like the look
Hicap phill
Well-Known Member
What S1 you been looking at? Bet they were off road chunky tyres & modified motors
Dont forget s1 were just the prototype for the real landrovers that followed, remember to tell any s1 driver you meet that useful bit of info
NURSE. He’s out of bed again and playing on the computer .
Hicap phill
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Bobsticle
De Villes Advocaat
Yes but the correct size?They are not the correct tyres
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Can you zoom in on the sidewall to read the numbers?
Hard to say from photos, but those look like 7.50x16 military bar grip tyres, which I used to run on my 2a back in the 80s, because I could get them very cheap.
As far as I know, SWB Series 1s for civilian market had 6.00x16 tyres, and 7.50x16 for LWB.
A Series 1 with thin crossply tyres is a very nice drive, the steering is quite easy to turn, which changed when radials started to be fitted.
Obviously, the crossplys won't be so good for braking and cornering as radials, but what you gain on the roundabouts, you lose on the swings.
Hicap phill
Well-Known Member
I only saw they were bar gripsCan you zoom in on the sidewall to read the numbers?
Hard to say from photos, but those look like 7.50x16 military bar grip tyres, which I used to run on my 2a back in the 80s, because I could get them very cheap.
As far as I know, SWB Series 1s for civilian market had 6.00x16 tyres, and 7.50x16 for LWB.
A Series 1 with thin crossply tyres is a very nice drive, the steering is quite easy to turn, which changed when radials started to be fitted.
Obviously, the crossplys won't be so good for braking and cornering as radials, but what you gain on the roundabouts, you lose on the swings.
We only have the 600x16 fitted
Turboman
Mab An Gov
I would too if I had one now.I only saw they were bar grips
We only have the 600x16 fitted
But back in the 80s, you could pick up a Series easily for 500 quid, maybe a grand for a really good one. So people just used what they could get for not a lot of money.
Hicap phill
Well-Known Member
Look someone has brought their kiddy’s toy and put it between the two Land Rovers .
