15 replies to this topic

[west london minis]

hi people,

could someone post some pic's of 10x7 banded wheels because i have a set of 10x6 wellers and wonna get them banding.

conor.

[Retro_10s]

Here are some banded steels -

they are 7.5x10" and the guy who had them hated the way they handled and would never go back (very heavy,) And don't forget about tires - are you going to stretch a 165 over them?

[oldskoolracer]

but they do look cool!
who's car is that?
its soooo nice!!

[Adcuz]

They're quite expensive to get banded as well.. I was quoted just over £300 to get 4 6x10 Wellers banded 1" extra.

[Retro_10s]

who's car is that?

used to belong to Modyboy, who is now called 'miRon'

I was quoted just over £300 to get 4 6x10 Wellers banded 1" extra.

A guy on the Retrorides forum does it for £40 a wheel.

[rich1889]

what happends to the handling then? become real heavy?

[mighty mini jack]

I was quoted just over £300 to get 4 6x10 Wellers banded 1" extra.

A guy on the Retrorides forum does it for £40 a wheel.

He's called Jamesp

EDIT:

His RR profile.. http://retrorides.pr...amp;user=jamesp

Edited by mighty mini jack, 14 September 2009 - 04:53 PM.

[little stu]

they look awesome...

[petwar]

ive got a pair of banded wellers, they are 10 x 7.5" wide! the only tyres i could find that would fit properly (not stretched) where either trailer tyres (expensive, had no speed rating so would blow out at high speed) or supermoto quad tyres (again expensive and probs last about 1000 miles due to soft compound.

[CobraV8]

I weighed some 6 inch banded steel wheels a while ago (posted on here somewhere) and they were heavier than a 13x7 for the wheel. The 10 inch tyres are lighter than the 13 tho.

[SolarB]

what happends to the handling then? become real heavy?

With banded wheels you really mess up the front suspension geometry, especially the scrub radius. This has a detrimental effect on the handling (though that car does look b****y good )

Edited by SolarB, 15 September 2009 - 07:31 AM.

[maph2]

you'll soon get tired of the crap handling and road manners.....cool yes, but ultimate fail for road use

[rammie2000]

what would the max be to get a 165 tyre on?

[Alex_B]

Whoh holy thread revival batman!

but max width for a 165 section tyre is 6 inches, but people do use 6.5 and 7s with them but may find they are very dangerous or their insurance becomes invalid

[olds_kool_lews]

I have 5.5x10 banded steels with 165 falkens and they look really smart

Im getting some 12" metro wheels banded by alonzecustom.co.uk on facebook, bout £45 a wheel, n the bloke aparently is the best in the uk, ive seen his work and im very impressed, and they are NRT certified and pressure tested and use no sealent on the welds, and are proven to be as strong, if not stronger than standard steels