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[SamOzzie]

Im looking into buying a set of cooper s wheels and getting them banded from 4.5 to 7
does anyone know if theres any tyres to fit a 10x6 wheel as i want to run stretch again?
if not is there any that will fit a 10x7?
does anyone have any pictures of banded cooper s wheels?
and finally im running 8.4 inch brakes what will i need to change to fit 10s?
Many thanks for any help

[Gingerjoe]

http://www.bandedsteels.com/

and you can either get wheel spacers but there not advised, have to drop down to a 7.5 inch cooper S disk brake set up, rear drums you can change to 10's straight away, cooper S brakes are about 260 quid.

Edited by Gingerjoe, 05 August 2009 - 02:40 PM.

[Bungle]

a 165 tyre is as wide as you will find

[maph2]

there's a guy on retro rides called jamesp. he bands wheels and is much cheaper that that other place. his work is proven.

[mini-man-dan]

And tyres you are looking at Yoko A008's (although they've just gone out of production for unknown period of time) or A032R's which are road 'slicks'. There are others but I can't remember them! I think Falken might make a 10" but can't remember...

[sweetser]

there's a guy on retro rides called jamesp. he bands wheels and is much cheaper that that other place. his work is proven.

Was going to say this, eventually ill be giving him some steels to band

[Calman]

can i ask what exactly banding is? all ive heard is that its not advisable.

[monkey]

can i ask what exactly banding is? all ive heard is that its not advisable.

I think that basically you make the wheel wider... The only way I can imagine they do this is to cut the wheel in half and weld a "band" in the middle...

Just my guess though

EDIT: Looks like im right... see the bottom of the link from the page above...
Click me

Edited by monkey, 05 August 2009 - 05:28 PM.

[analogue_radio]

Could you band GBs? just a thought

[mighty mini jack]

Pretty sure its only Steel wheels dude.

Retrorides guide below

RR guide to banding steels

[shorty]

banding can be perfectly safe so long as they have been properly.

and yes cooper s brakes or fiesta mk 1 brakse with metro flanges i think could also be used

[octagonalpaul]

I have a pair of banded steels (done by JamesP from retro rides) that I got off of here a few weeks ago:





his quality of work is great, and much cheaper than bandedsteels.com

[Asphalt]

Pretty sure its only Steel wheels dude.

Retrorides guide below

RR guide to banding steels

Alloys can be widened too, but it's a bit different (not a 'band' but a 'ring' is welded in).

Yokohama A008 just re-entered production! They will be available again soon!

[west london minis]

can i band my 10x6 wellers?

conor.

[mighty mini jack]

Pretty sure its only Steel wheels dude.

Retrorides guide below

RR guide to banding steels

Alloys can be widened too, but it's a bit different (not a 'band' but a 'ring' is welded in).

Yokohama A008 just re-entered production! They will be available again soon!

Sounds good, do you know of any companies that do alloys Jan?