Changing wheel rims on a Landrover Defender

Not all jobs are fitting new tyres or carrying out puncture repairs.

One of today's jobs was an old Landrover Defender that was fitted with 16" alloy wheels, the owner wanted to take the vehicle back to its original condition.

He had bought new 16" steel rims as originally fitted when the vehicle was new. My job was to remove each alloy wheel , take off each tyre and re-fit it to a steel rim, then put that back on the Landrover.

The tyres were big off road tyres with approx' 12mm of tread, making them very heavy. Once the tyres were fitted to the new rims I balanced them using a mix of stick on weights on the inside outer edge and hammer on weights on the inner edge. This way the outside of the wheel rim does not have any weights showing, giving a nice clean look to the wheel when fitted to the vehicle.

Should you have a vehicle that needs new rims fitting to it or just a tyre swap over, then call us at #Hometyre on 03334445454

The photo shows the Landrover with one of each wheel showing.