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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2548  
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Looks like the earlier (1983-1993) hubs with the wider drive flanges & hubs. Yours as a 1996 should have the later thinner ones where this problem doesn’t occur.
Is it definitely a 1996 vehicle? Front axle modified or been swapped with an older one? |
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23rd Jul 2020 8:48pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16874  
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The photo in your gallery isn't a "Boost", it's a "Deep Dish", a completely different design of wheel. I don't know enough about hub compatibility with these to say if it should or should not fit on a '96, but I'm sure someone who does will be along soon.
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23rd Jul 2020 8:50pm |
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| VVS210 Member Since: 12 Nov 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 953
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+1 Looks like a previous owner has fitted an earlier axle 😳 Deep dish or Boost, either should fit a 1996 vehicle - I had both Freestyle & Boost alloys on my 1994 90 with no issues. |
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23rd Jul 2020 9:46pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 7683 
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are you sure they arent just catching on the innder diameter of the hub?
turn drive member bolts so the flats of the bolt head don't protrude over drive member. clean up the outside of the hub. i had a 2010 vehicle that boosts were tight to go on, i would them in tight then removed them (hammer on tyre!) then checked areas where bolts caught by looking at inside of rim. Easily resolved. (unless of course someone upgraded your axle!) Cheers James 110 XS Utility 130 Puma Station wagon/camper (in the making) 90 Puma Hardtop |
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23rd Jul 2020 10:25pm |
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| RoddyK05 Member Since: 08 Apr 2015 Location: Inverclyde Posts: 633 
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Definitely looks like an earlier axle. If the wheel studs have a groove cut across the end of them then they should be alloy compatible, I’m not sure if you can get away with changing anything in the hub area to remedy the problem but I’d say definitely don’t use them until you get the problem sorted - losing a wheel is not recommended and has in the past caused fatalities.
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23rd Jul 2020 11:21pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6480 
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If the black hub caps stick through the middle of the alloy, then for some reason you have a "thick flange" hub axle on the front and these were never intended to carry alloys. A 1996 Defender would definitely have been built with a pair of alloy-compatible axles so it has been changed at some point.
You can make them fit, I ran my 1988 90 on Freestyle alloys for years with the caps poking through: https://www.web-rover.co.uk/articles-alloys.html  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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24th Jul 2020 12:56am |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 7683
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Post a pic Cheers
James 110 XS Utility 130 Puma Station wagon/camper (in the making) 90 Puma Hardtop |
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24th Jul 2020 7:36am |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6480
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Click image to enlarge 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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24th Jul 2020 7:38am |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 7683
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^^ Sorry Martin, i meant the OP so we can see if they are thick or thin flanged hubs! Cheers
James 110 XS Utility 130 Puma Station wagon/camper (in the making) 90 Puma Hardtop |
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24th Jul 2020 7:51am |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6480
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In his gallery 
Click image to enlarge 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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24th Jul 2020 7:53am |
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| Lodelaner Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lambourn Posts: 621 
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All you need to know.
https://youtu.be/haAoNuByX3o Fit spacers or sell them on perhaps? JB @Lodelaner Instagram Youtube greenlaning and other LR related content |
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24th Jul 2020 9:47am |
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| rallysteve Member Since: 10 Feb 2014 Location: Cumbria Posts: 2198 
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the whole axle hasnt necessarily been changed (this would have also needed the thinner radius arms to be fitted) it could just be the swivels which have been swapped out for older ones - possibly because of corroded swivel balls etc.
Steve 02' 110 TD5 Double Cab Rebuild Thread 84' 90 3.9 V8 Caged Pickup Build Thread - Now For Sale Mobile Diesel Heater Build Thread |
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24th Jul 2020 10:03am |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769  
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Is it just me or do the wheel nuts look to be all at different angles? If the nuts are cross threaded that could be the cause of them untightening. Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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24th Jul 2020 10:19am |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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It may be just the camera angle but I see what you mean also they don't look tight enough. I know when I had boosts on the 110 they could be a sod to get off and on the front axel. Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard |
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24th Jul 2020 10:45am |
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