Despite my previous comment, it may be worth adding that all Freelanders, 1 and 2, seem to be sensitive to worn tyres. When I changed mine, for the same make and pattern of tyre, there was a noticeable noise difference. Hope the tyre change solves your problem. It's more likely to be the tyres than the wheels themselves.

To follow up this thread, I eventually got to the bottom of the fault (and fault there was!). I changed the wheels/tyres back to the (almost new) wranglers. Everything was smooth at first and on short journeys. But, over 20 miles or more, I experienced judder on the steering, especially on braking. It was definitely not feeling right, so I took it back to the dealer mechanic. After a short drive,(I had already done 25 miles) he confirmed there was a real problem! This turned out to be a seized brake caliper, only showing itself after it had a chance to get hot. A new set of discs/pads and a new caliper later and it was faultless again! Inspection of the removed caliper revealed a split weather seal on the piston that must have brought about corrosion and eventual seizure. All fixed under dealer warranty.  10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)