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500bhp:
Hi all, just been on my first organised event here, 50k drive through the mountains and wilderness with only 8k of it on tarmac. But the reason I am posting, nearly all the Discovery's on this event that had been lifted had turned there wheels around (outside faces in) with the holes ground so they would have the same recess as the normal  way round (Hope that makes sense). They do this to give a larger off set, has anyone else heard of this being done? I asked about wheel bearing life and they didnt seem to think it made a great deal of difference.

Frankie-Boy:
OOh no, I wouldn't do that, seriously weakens the wheel around the stud holes, and I would have thought it would have an effect on bearing life by putting more strain on them.

Range Rover Blues:
It's becoming very common in things like Classic car racing/rallying to do something similar, the most extreme I've seen recently is Mondeo wheel rims, inside out with the valve holes moved, onto MkII Escort axles, gives a ludicrously wide track!
It's only the same as using spacers and arguably safer as you only have one set of studs.  As for the bearings the greatest load is cornering and the wider track makes the outside wheels (the ones doing the work) load the bearings less, so I'd not envisage a problem there either.

Guy90:
I agree with Frank. It sounds well iffy both on and off road.

Guy

hobbit:
True about the strains, but with some of the ruts reamed out to certain depths and widths, might be one way of tackling them, although wouldn't like to try it on mine, mind you what about double wheels :twisted:

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