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Kit



Member Since: 12 Feb 2016
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 1110
United Kingdom 1993 Defender 90 200 Tdi SW Scotia Grey
You've never driven a 200 Tdi before have you?

I'll give you a hint... you need the wind behind you to reach 70 mph. 1993 200 Tdi 90 CSW
1956 Series 1 Hard-top
1958 Series 1 Soft-top
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landy andy



Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ware, Herts
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2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver
20mm off set is a nice amount and would be my preferred. With bigger mud flaps and guards you can keep the sides clean, especially the passenger door handle.

I used to run these wheels which were 20mm



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Kit



Member Since: 12 Feb 2016
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 1110
United Kingdom 1993 Defender 90 200 Tdi SW Scotia Grey
Received a reply from Superforma:

We would be able to manufacture these wheel spacers in 20mm, although due to
the hub on your Defender it would need to be a flat spacer with no outer lip
to centre the wheel. This is due to the depth of the lip on your hub.

20mm pair would be £110.00 + VAT per pair and would take upto 10 working
days for us to manufacture, they would then be dispatched on a next day
courier at a cost of £7.99 + VAT.

Total price for one pair including VAT and delivery - £141.59


Anyone else interested in these, if so I might try to arrange a group buy?

I do have a few questions that I feel still need answering, will post their reply:

Are they steel or aluminum
Why do they need to be flat as there are lots of other manufacturers which produce hub centric spacers for the Defender? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wheel-Spacers-x...3404842998
The price is quite high in comparison to other suppliers, is there a reason for this?
How would I pay assuming i’m in agreement on the above? 1993 200 Tdi 90 CSW
1956 Series 1 Hard-top
1958 Series 1 Soft-top
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miker



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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Rioja Red
NickMc wrote:
The only thing wheel spacers do in my opinion is kill wheel bearings faster Whistle


As far as I can tell, I was the first to do a front wheel bearing on my defender at approx 190k miles. It had spacers fitted for at least 120k of that!
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landy andy



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2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver
At that price and no outer lip to center wheel, it’s a no from me. With wheel centering lip I’m interested. But if not will just get 30mm spacers.

Andy.
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