£415 for a set of forward control wheels.

[smartphone hater]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-rover-forward-contr...

I knew they were getting rare but £415.

About 5 or 6 years ago I paid £80 for a set of 5 of these wheels with usable tyres, wont be long until they are worth more than the vehicle they're on.

[topsparks]

They do make mental money these days,I've had 5 FC's 1 of which I broke,turned out it was the 2nd 2b made!.I got £120 for the last fc rim I sold,no more FC bits but I've still got a garden full of Land Rovers!

[BLUETHUNDER]

Another former 101 owner here. I have had for of all variants over the years. Last one I sold had a complete and working nokken winch. I was offered £1800 for that alone.

[smartphone hater]

I've never owned a forward control but I own a series 2 & a stage 1. I have a set of forward control wheels on the series 2 because in my opinion they look better & I've been keeping an eye open for another set for the stage 1. I don't think they look 415 quid better though & will probably go with a set of normal 109 wheels if I don't get lucky in the next couple of months.

[smartphone hater]

BLUETHUNDER said:

Another former 101 owner here. I have had for of all variants over the years. Last one I sold had a complete and working nokken winch. I was offered £1800 for that alone.

You've actually got me thinking it might be an idea to buy some stuff like 109 wheels & fairy overdrive units if they come along at the right price just to keep a few years. Series stuff has been on the increase as well & I suppose it will only be a matter of time until it starts increasing more as series vehicles become more scarce.

[BLUETHUNDER]

That's why I bought a very tidy Lightweight after the 101. At the moment prices are pretty reasonable for spares. But the prices of the vehicles themselves are starting to rise. When I was looking for mine people were asking silly money for basket jobs. Fortunately mine came with an O/D which makes a considerable difference.

[anonymous-user]

smartphone hater said:

I have a set of forward control wheels on the series 2 because in my opinion they look better

How d'you make six stud wheels fit on five studded hubs?

[BLUETHUNDER]

Crossflow Kid said:

How d'you make six stud wheels fit on five studded hubs?

They are probably series 2b FC rims. In which case they are five stud. They were standard fittment for SAS pinkies with 900x16,s

[topsparks]

We are talking about proper Forward Controls here,not of these 101 young upstarts!

The Beast


Wife called this the chip van,last owner drove it back from S.A. then left it in his front garden for 20 years! came with loads of spares,ENV diffs and front and rear half shafts etc!



2nd 2B ever made too far gone to save the chassis

Edited by topsparks on Sunday 16th December 20:19

[heightswitch]

People must be prize nobs paying money like that for old crap steel wheels.

Do people not realise that any old landrover wheel can be made wider for half that price???.

There must be one born every minute

N.

[BLUETHUNDER]

It's nothing to do with the width. It's the stud pattern. 101,s are 6 Stud. All other LR!s are 5. There are not that many 101 rims left. What was left went on to fill the requirement of sales for the 105mm Light gun.

[Steve UK]

heightswitch said:

People must be prize nobs paying money like that for old crap steel wheels.

Do people not realise that any old landrover wheel can be made wider for half that price???.

There must be one born every minute

N.

Hello,

Sounds interesting, is it banding? Seriously considering getting my Defender 5.5x16 tubeless wheels widened to 7" Do you have any experience on this?

Thanks,

Steve

[OldDuffer]

Holy thread revival:

How about this:

http://www.900club.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=140...

Edited by OldDuffer on Tuesday 9th May 10:33