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prunty

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I've just become the new owner of a 1978 Series 3 and the last owner has obvious taken whatever aftermarket wheels and tyres off it before the sale as it is now fitted with some odd and very poor looking wheels.

I have been browsing through this forum but am still not sure what was the original fit ment for this vehicle is, plus what other option are out there. Not really looking to go to mad with oversized stuff, but slightly bigger might enhance the look as she has got parabolic springs fitted.

Any comments welcome...
 
if you want to fill the arches get some wolf rims with 7.50 r16's

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these are the original 6.00's but the rims are too narrow for 7.50's - only 5 inches wide -
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you need at least lwb rims 5.5 inch wide
 
If you like the standard look try and get hold of some 5 1/2J LWB rims and put 750x16 on them, they fill the arches and look better than the standard SWB 600x16. You can fit more modern rubber such as 235 85 R16 which are about the same size as 750x16 but make sure they are suitable for use with tubes, not all are.
 
prunty said:
I've just become the new owner of a 1978 Series 3 and the last owner has obvious taken whatever aftermarket wheels and tyres off it before the sale as it is now fitted with some odd and very poor looking wheels.

I have been browsing through this forum but am still not sure what was the original fit ment for this vehicle is, plus what other option are out there. Not really looking to go to mad with oversized stuff, but slightly bigger might enhance the look as she has got parabolic springs fitted.

Any comments welcome...
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6.00x16 SWB, 7.50x16 LWB were always the standard series tyres. Radials are now a better option than the crossplys.

prunty said:
Are all Landy wheels interchangeable??
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Not at all, series rims come in different widths. 90/110 and Defender are different to series. Later discos different again. Both 5.5 and Wolf rims are still available,

Lloydwayne83 said:
750x16 look better than 235/85/16 which can look to wide even on 109 rims
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I agree, would always avoid profile tyres on a series if possible!
 
Turboman said:
Tyres look great! :) Exhaust maybe needs some fine tuning for optimal ground clearance, though
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actually the exhaust is one thing that annoys me, it really spoils the look imho, when it finally drops off - which will be anytime soon :D - might take it to somewhere to see if they can route it differently so it is less obvious.

tyres are goodyear g90 on both the s1 and 3
 
honolulujoe said:
actually the exhaust is one thing that annoys me, it really spoils the look imho, when it finally drops off - which will be anytime soon :D - might take it to somewhere to see if they can route it differently so it is less obvious.

tyres are goodyear g90 on both the s1 and 3
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Distant memories, take it as a guide not as gospel! ;)

I dont think that is the exhaust for that vehicle, that one could be off a series 2a or 3.
IIRC from fitting them years ago the right exhaust would have a little U shaped pipe that tucks neatly around the crossmember, and has two joints, one onto the downpipe, and one onto a straight pipe going back to the rear silencer.
 
Turboman said:
You must have a different sort of tape measure to me! :confused: On my ruler. 7.50 inch is closer to 190mm than 235mm?
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I meant diameter rather than width :) You are of course correct about the theoretical width being different, they don't look that different in real life though. I suppose because of the different construction?
 
waldershelf said:
I meant diameter rather than width :) You are of course correct about the theoretical width being different, they don't look that different in real life though. I suppose because of the different construction?
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Yes, diameter might be similar. :)

Theoretical is a good word in the context of tyre sizes, from what I have seen. A 7.50 16 can be between 7 and 8 and a bit inches actually measured across the tread.
I have 205R16, they are slightly wider, but about 1" less diameter than my 7.50R16 Fedimas, dont think thats how the numbers would stack up, but thats how they are in practice! :confused:
 
Turboman said:
Distant memories, take it as a guide not as gospel! ;)

I dont think that is the exhaust for that vehicle, that one could be off a series 2a or 3.
IIRC from fitting them years ago the right exhaust would have a little U shaped pipe that tucks neatly around the crossmember, and has two joints, one onto the downpipe, and one onto a straight pipe going back to the rear silencer.
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you may be right, been nosing round the galleries on the s1 club and there seem to be some different types - but of course it doesn't tell you what engine is in the car - some have the exhaust as glaringly obvious as mine. My s3 has the bracket tucking round the crossmember you describe. The main difference between the 2.0L s1 and the 2.285 s3 diesel I have is the manifold, on the s1 it comes horizontally off the engine and joins to the exhaust, the exhaust then bends down so the down section is much closer to the edge of the wing than on the s3 where the downward bend is on the manifold itself.

I imagine getting a manifold custom made would be expensive c.f. an exhaust so at best I will probably only be able to make the exhaust less obtrusive, the taller sills on the later models help to hide the exhaust a bit too.
 
honolulujoe said:
you may be right, been nosing round the galleries on the s1 club and there seem to be some different types - but of course it doesn't tell you what engine is in the car - some have the exhaust as glaringly obvious as mine. My s3 has the bracket tucking round the crossmember you describe. The main difference between the 2.0L s1 and the 2.285 s3 diesel I have is the manifold, on the s1 it comes horizontally off the engine and joins to the exhaust, the exhaust then bends down so the down section is much closer to the edge of the wing than on the s3 where the downward bend is on the manifold itself.

I imagine getting a manifold custom made would be expensive c.f. an exhaust so at best I will probably only be able to make the exhaust less obtrusive, the taller sills on the later models help to hide the exhaust a bit too.
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Again purely from memory. The exact pattern of the exhausts was a bit variable. Different ways to bend under the crossmember, slightly different ways to bend over the axle. Different sizes and location of boxes in the system.
I guess they just got what was going cheap down at the tube manufacturers that day, same as most land rover design! :D
This tradition seems to have continued at least into 90/110, I have seen at least five different patterns of exhaut on apparently similar vehicles
 
Thanks for the comments lads, at least I think I know what I should be looking out for now.

I think a set of the LWB rims with the 7.50's could be the job.
 
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