I believe that Land Rover Wolf rims are designed to be used with either tubed or tubeless tyres.
The bit about the vee in a tubeless-only rim opening and closing as the wheel rotates, and pinching the tube is interesting. Does that apply to alloy tubeless rims too?
Unimog wheels on a 101 would be interesting. The usual diameter of a Mog tyre is around 41"! Of course the tyres on a 101 are usually nearly 36" anyway, but that's still around 15% bigger...
Actually the 101 isn't really a Series vehicle. The chassis was entirely new, and the engine and transmission were taken from the Range Rover, though the diffs and shafts are Salisbury, front and rear. The diff ratios are very low, 5.4:1 (compared to 3.54:1 for Defenders). The low diff ratio has its own problems (a very small pinion gear).
I'd love to hear how it runs with Mog tyres though, Rich!
Regards,
Michael...
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