Does anyone know of the new L461(MY22+) sport wheels will fit on the L494(MY14-21)?

I am considering replacing my 20" wheels with new 21" wheels. The tyre size is different, but on checking the difference would be when doing 30mph, it would actually be 29.67mph. So not worried about that.

Just wanting to know if anyone knew if the stud pattern and offset were still the same?

Many thanks, Kenny Current - 2020 Range Rover Sport P400e
Gone - 2014 Range Rover Sport HSE SDV6
Gone - 2017 Audi A8 Sport
Gone - 2007 Range Rover Sport HSE TDV8 - Great car.

Hi,

I think the answer is….NO!

L494 uses studs and nuts to secure the wheels, L461 uses holes and bolts so the wheel is different around the fixings, even if the hole spacing and offset were to be the same.

Scrumps Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
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19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
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Great, thanks Current - 2020 Range Rover Sport P400e
Gone - 2014 Range Rover Sport HSE SDV6
Gone - 2017 Audi A8 Sport
Gone - 2007 Range Rover Sport HSE TDV8 - Great car.

L461 wheels DO fit on L494. I bought a set of 21" wheels from a from a 2024MY RR Sport. They were matt grey so I had them stripped back, powder coated in gloss grey and then the faces diamond cut.

 Current - 2020 Range Rover Sport P400e
Gone - 2014 Range Rover Sport HSE SDV6
Gone - 2017 Audi A8 Sport
Gone - 2007 Range Rover Sport HSE TDV8 - Great car.

Hi,

They may “fit” but the mechanical fasteners are different.

The L494 uses tapered nuts, the L461 uses flat faced bolts!

Have you found adapter fixings?

Personally, I wouldn’t do it and “Have you told your insurer?”

Scrumps Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
2021 Defender 90 D250 HSE in Tasman with white roof.
24MY D300 AB - Verasine Blue - 😀
19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
13.5MY SDV6 "HSE Black" - Baltic Blue - Gone
10MY TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Gone
14MY D4 HSE in Scotia Grey - Gone
05 TD5 D90 CSW in Cairns Blue

They fit, the nuts are torqued up correctly, the car drives perfectly for the last 1,000 miles. And no, I have not told the insurance. Did you tell the insurance about all the factory optional extras that are fitted to your car? No, nobody does. Current - 2020 Range Rover Sport P400e
Gone - 2014 Range Rover Sport HSE SDV6
Gone - 2017 Audi A8 Sport
Gone - 2007 Range Rover Sport HSE TDV8 - Great car.

Hi,

You don’t have to tell the insurance about OEM or factory options.

Yes, the patriot roofrack, spotlights, winch bumper and X9 winch on my Defender are declared to my insurance and photos supplied too!

Changes of wheels, body modifications, wraps etc ARE supposed to be declared. Check your “statement of facts” on your proposal form!

Online search:- If the wheels are from the manufacturer, they should be no issue in any way as long as they have been type approved for that vehicle.

L461 wheels are not “Type approved” for the L494!

Scrumps Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
2021 Defender 90 D250 HSE in Tasman with white roof.
24MY D300 AB - Verasine Blue - 😀
19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
13.5MY SDV6 "HSE Black" - Baltic Blue - Gone
10MY TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Gone
14MY D4 HSE in Scotia Grey - Gone
05 TD5 D90 CSW in Cairns Blue

The wheel nuts on a L494 may well have a taper on them the same as the L320, but it does not locate the wheel, as the wheels are spigot mounted the same as most L/R vehicles the nuts just retain the wheel on the vehicle using the flat faced rotating washer attached to the nut , provided the spigot dia. is the same and the shoulder on the nut locates in the rim snugly to prevent any rotary movement would think they should be o.k. when torqued up.

Cheers
Col

Last edited by Col on Fri Sep 06 2024 10:42am. Edited 2 times in total

Thanks for the common sense Col and not the sanctimonious adenoid sounding twaddle of others. Current - 2020 Range Rover Sport P400e
Gone - 2014 Range Rover Sport HSE SDV6
Gone - 2017 Audi A8 Sport
Gone - 2007 Range Rover Sport HSE TDV8 - Great car.

Hi Sterling,

If that sanctemonious comment is directed at me - thanks.

As a Chartered Engineer, I’d like to think I know what I’m talking about.

I’m also glad I’m in Somerset, a long way from any potential issues with this vain attempt to change a well engineered vehicle.

Just because people point out the folly of your actions which have the potential to cause problems does not make it ‘twaddle”

Regards

Adenoid of Somerset! Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
2021 Defender 90 D250 HSE in Tasman with white roof.
24MY D300 AB - Verasine Blue - 😀
19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
13.5MY SDV6 "HSE Black" - Baltic Blue - Gone
10MY TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Gone
14MY D4 HSE in Scotia Grey - Gone
05 TD5 D90 CSW in Cairns Blue

@Scrumps, it’s fair to explain this’s to us.
Thanks.

Let me add to this. Many wheels can „fit“ on a car, but key is matching the spec's.
The difference between the wheel’s setup is not minor:

L494 9,5J x 21, offset: 49
L461 8,5J x 21, offset: 43,5

@Sterling01, I would not recommend it, but stylewise I like the look of those wheels a lot on your car.


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René 2012 RRS HSE SDV6, BOURNVILLE 12/12-10/14
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