[Private_collector]

Hi Lionel,

I know those wheels as a 'Split Rim' style. Don't know if that's correct term, but folks seem to know what I'm talking about. Is your vehicle 8 stud pattern hubs? I have no idea if there are substitutes for your locking rim type. One way to find out though, call in next time you're down this way. I'm sure I have a wheel you can borrow, for a test fit, provided yours are 8 bolt wheels.

The tyre installation was done by the fellow I bought the vehicle from. He was my last hope, and I was sceptical about getting them on, but you see the results. Sounds like he didn't even work up a sweat. He texted me this afternoon, to say he succeeded, and the photo I posted was an attachment to that message. Hence I don't have a lot of info on the method, BUT the huge hint about the method is the four sets of long threaded rod with nuts on them, that you see in the photo. Those and a quantity of rubber grease, combined with a good compressor, are the remedy. When I get the chance to speak with him properly, i will quiz in depth.

I should have realised he would get them on. He can do anything at all, and does it very well! Next time you're coming past my place Lionel, call in and have a look at the 'modified' wiring on my grey truck. Same guy did that, and it's quite a complex system designed to run several voltages of equipment. He designed the electrics to be functional, as he has travelled east side of Australia in that truck. 25,000km in all, I believe.