Hi All,

I am lead to believe the wheels on my Defender 110 are made by KN (which it appears are no longer trading as far as I can tell) and are the Predator model in a 17" Alloy Wheel (see image below).


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All 4 of the wheels are really old and tired (chipped paint, oxidation etc.), and could do with a refurb - but then again, so are the nuts. One of the nuts is missing from the spare, and I have had no luck finding the "specialist" nuts:-

funrover.com wrote:

the nut actually wraps around the stud and is sandwiched between the wheel and stud

Does anyone know where I may be able to get hold of these nuts, so I can get the wheel refurbished, or am I better off cutting my losses, selling these wheels, and getting new wheels?

Thanks in advance
Kieren

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Have you tried a standard defender alloy wheel nut?

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I run the same wheels on my 130.

A standard wheel nut doesn’t fit at all, the nuts seem to be special to the wheel.

I believe that these wheels were only sold in the UK by John Craddock (I bought a set in 2003 from them) so it might worth speaking to them.

Let me know how you get on if you do please.

mwestcrew wrote:

Let me know how you get on if you do please.

mwestcrew wrote:

I run the same wheels on my 130.

A standard wheel nut doesn’t fit at all, the nuts seem to be special to the wheel.

I believe that these wheels were only sold in the UK by John Craddock (I bought a set in 2003 from them) so it might worth speaking to them.

Let me know how you get on if you do please.

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Have you checked the alloys are load rated for your 130? Most alloy wheels aren't as they need to have at least a 1100kg rating. 110s don't need that high a rating as the rear axle has a lower weight capacity. 

camelman wrote:

If they are 24mm, Twisted do them to fit their sports wheels and look like they are the same as yours.

You'll have to shell out £130 though

https://www.twistedautomotive.com/store/product/the-sport-nut/