i have recently started a rebuild of a 1966 series 2 88 the tires have rotted off but appear to have been 205 75 r 15 most rovers seem to have a 16 inch rim where did these 15 rims come from? did canadian rovers come with a smaller wheel size? anybody know what the correct tire size is for this rim?
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i have recently started a rebuild of a 1966 series 2 88 the tires have rotted off but appear to have been 205 75 r 15 most rovers seem to have a 16 inch rim where did these 15 rims come from? did canadian rovers come with a smaller wheel size? anybody know what the correct tire size is for this rim?
The smaller dia tyres changed the gearing enough that the truck is peppier around town and on hills. The 32 inch dia tyres provide more ground clearance for off road travel. The 15 inch wheels have been NLA for a long time but there are more tyre sizes available for 5 inch rims than for 16 inch rims.
Now I'm sure that people who have researched LR rims will chime in and make corrections if I guessed wrong.-
Teriann Wakeman_________
Flagstaff, AZ.
1960 Land Rover Dormobile, owned since 1978
My Land Rover web site
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And she really was signal red from the factory.-
Teriann Wakeman_________
Flagstaff, AZ.
1960 Land Rover Dormobile, owned since 1978
My Land Rover web site
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"1504" is the calibration for most 15" wheel/tire combinations
"1408" is the calibration for most 16" wheel/tire combinations
My '66 came from the PO with a 1408 speedo and 15" wheels, so the speed displayed was never accurate (over reading by 7-10 mph. Of course they may have both been original... but I chose to have the wheels match the speedo; increasing them to 16". Now everything is in synch.Comment
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The four digit numbers on the speedo face only tell you if it is for use with the smaller overall diameter tire or the larger OD tire does not indicate the rim size. Pre 66 trucks all have 16 inch rims supplied as stock while post 66 US 88s all had 15s while the rest of the world was still using 16s. The speedos for both are the same. Looks like you transposed the numbers as well: 1408 being for the larger OD tires (normally 7.50x16) and 1504 (normally 7.10x15 or 6.50x16) for the smaller OD tires. Series ones and series twos were fitted with 1400 or 1500 versions.
-Ike
If you believe your speedo to be original... you can always look there for a hint to your original tire size.
"1408" is the calibration for most 15" wheel/tire combinations
"1504" is the calibration for most 16" wheel/tire combinations
My '66 came from the PO with a 1504 speedo and 15" wheels, so the speed displayed was never accurate (over reading by 7-10 mph. Of course they may have both been original... but I chose to have the wheels match the speedo; increasing them to 16". Now everything is in synch.Comment
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I must remember to have coffee before posting. I'll edit my reply above...Comment
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