Defender Wheel/Tyre Packages - Why ?

[Seight_Returns]

Had my Defender for about a month now.

Have noticed when browsing LR magazines and websites that when buying new tyres - it seems that the standard way of selling tyres for LRs is as part of a wheel/tyre package. This seems odd to me - any other car I've ever owned, when it's time for new tyres, then I just just buy new tyres and get them fitted on my existing rims - I'd rarely if ever consider getting new wheels at the same time as I get new tyres - but for LRs it seems to be standard practice.

Is there a reason for this ?

[phib]

Mainly the wheels on defenders seem to be shot ( rusted ) by the time you need new tyres and also I guess the expensive bit and the wheels are pretty cheap.

Actually the only time I bought new wheels was when I bough a tyre and wheel package for my old 90. The tyres I wanted wouldn't fit on my existing rims

Phib

[phib]

Mainly the wheels on defenders seem to be shot ( rusted ) by the time you need new tyres and also I guess the expensive bit and the wheels are pretty cheap.

Actually the only time I bought new wheels was when I bough a tyre and wheel package for my old 90. The tyres I wanted wouldn't fit on my existing rims

Phib

[shunter V8]

I am glad i am not the only one that found this very odd,i was looking for 31x10.5x15 mud tyres and found it difficult to get a price for tyres alone through the LRO mag.

[cpas]

Most of the places will sell you just tyres but also look at Blackcircles of the like.

[mad4amanda]

we have 2 sets of wheels and tyres for our 90 the OE alloys with std at tyres and a set of steels with MT tyres for heavy off road use it makes it a 20min swap rather than having to swap tyres over. also steels dont crack or loose lumps out of them when abused off road like alloys do.

[thinfourth2]

I have just bought a new set of wheels and tyres for my landrover as i can keep the old ones for use offroad.

Also the tyres tend to last rather well as i bought my defender 6 years ago and that is the first time i have put a tyre on it

[300bhp/ton]

Seight_Returns said:

Had my Defender for about a month now.

Have noticed when browsing LR magazines and websites that when buying new tyres - it seems that the standard way of selling tyres for LRs is as part of a wheel/tyre package. This seems odd to me - any other car I've ever owned, when it's time for new tyres, then I just just buy new tyres and get them fitted on my existing rims - I'd rarely if ever consider getting new wheels at the same time as I get new tyres - but for LRs it seems to be standard practice.

Is there a reason for this ?

That's just the glossy mags and ads, not really reality.

The only reasons are:

-many LR's, esp older ones have steel rims, lots of people like to upgrade these. This includes lots of Disco owners too.

-Many of the tyre options are bgger off road upgrades, so either demand a different rim diameter (15" instead of 16"), or a bigger width, 8 or 10j rather than 6 or 7j. Lastly the offset of many aftermarket rims is also different.

That said, you can still buy the tyres on their own should you want too.

[Sarge 4x4]

Love selling wheel/tyre package as it's cleaner for us, no nasty dirty tyres to take off and dispose of.

Try and buy locally rather than clog up the roads with all the extra white vans.

[godzilla84]

I bought a set (4) of BFG AT tyres for my disco last year and wish I had bought a package instead of just tyres. I really want a set of wider offset steel wheels now and I've seen sets of wheels and tyres for less than I paid for my tyres on their own.