Mi'lord
Well, in this case, I might as well stick with what I know best! 15"
BFGs on OE alloys.
The original alloys are fine for the time being, but I really want to
get l'beast in the front row again.
Alloys cannot be knocked into shape once they are damaged - steel ones
can - for the record the only thing I'm good at in offroad driving is
sand and very hard rock, and digging the thing called l'beast out of the
dunes - the strength is the only thing in my favour, so I don't actually
mind the weight of steel wheels.
But as I said at some other point in this list, I'm still working on
the pros and cons of buying new wheels and tyres
Renate
>>> [Email address removed] 01/11/05 11:20am >>>
Renate
I am curious why you are changing to steel wheels as they will increase
your
un-sprung weight and in your case make changing wheels more difficult
in the
case of a puncture. Even in the states were off roading is taken to
the
extreme mostly they stick with the original alloy wheels.
Why don't you look out for a set of good used original equipment alloys
as
these will allow a large variation in tyres are light and strong and
have
the correct measurements, off set etc?
Anthony Graham
1994HDJ80 1HD - T
West Wales
UK
-----Original Message-----
From: [Email address removed]
[mailto:[Email address removed]] On
Behalf Of Ian Packer
Sent: 11 January 2005 10:50
To: [Email address removed]
Subject: Re: [ELCO] 2 x queries
Renate Haupt wrote:
> And another query, what is the likelihood of someone nicking my tyres
> and wheels (how long is a piece of string...), not so much for new
15"
> but for new steel wheels and tyres?
> Renate
About 5 metres.
Sorry couldn't resist. Depends on your neighborhood I would think -
aren't they covered by insurance?
Ian.
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