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Old 17-10-06, 03:55
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Well, no Dan, it's a safety issue. The Ferret, like any Land Rover with 6.5in rims are made to post-war british standards, which are aligned with the WW2 US specs. You will find that the Post war Brit rims are 6.50H rims. If you were to fit a WW2 British tyre to your Ferret it would be loose fit on the rim and liable to spin, ripping out your valve stem. Fitting a Ferret tyre to a WW2 WD rim would be stretching the tyre onto the rim, causing difficulty in removing it by hand, and inviting catastrophic tyre failure while driving.
While a tyre manufacturer like MRF is manufacturing tyres with both types of bead size, it just makes good sense to select the right tyre that fits right the first time.
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