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[tomtaylor1994]

Just FYI, here's the my car, I think black powdercoated steelies would suit it

[Elliskwleisk]

I've been considering getting some wee steel 10's banded but really know nothing about it. Is it safe? Road legal? Improve or worsen handling? Improve or worsen ride? How easy is it to get tyres to fit? Can you use just off the shelf tyres? How are they banded? Do they cause major premature wear on suspension components?

A lot of questions I know but any help would be appreciated as I am really in the dark with this

[tomtaylor1994]

I've been considering getting some wee steel 10's banded but really know nothing about it. Is it safe? Road legal? Improve or worsen handling? Improve or worsen ride? How easy is it to get tyres to fit? Can you use just off the shelf tyres? How are they banded? Do they cause major premature wear on suspension components?

A lot of questions I know but any help would be appreciated as I am really in the dark with this

From what I understand, they cut the wheel in half, then weld in a circular strip (how wide the strip is depends on how wide you want the wheels to be banded). I should imagine it's as easy to get the tyres on as with a normal wheel, providing you use the right size tyres. Entirely road legal. Shouldn't imagine they affect road handling in any way differently than if you were to go for wider wheels anyway

Edited by tomtaylor1994, 10 April 2013 - 01:00 PM.

[Zara]

mines on Standard steelies atm but wouldnt mind a set of these banded :)

That looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks :)

cant wait to get the 10's on but I'm loving this look atm so decided to definately gonna get a set of standard steelies for winter.

Id agree with the costing for an extra inch though :/

[tomtaylor1994]

mines on Standard steelies atm but wouldnt mind a set of these banded :)

That looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks :)

cant wait to get the 10's on but I'm loving this look atm so decided to definately gonna get a set of standard steelies for winter.

Id agree with the costing for an extra inch though :/

Do you think it would be possible to put spacers on to fill the arch?

[Zara]

I've been considering getting some wee steel 10's banded but really know nothing about it. Is it safe? Road legal? Improve or worsen handling? Improve or worsen ride? How easy is it to get tyres to fit? Can you use just off the shelf tyres? How are they banded? Do they cause major premature wear on suspension components?

A lot of questions I know but any help would be appreciated as I am really in the dark with this

Heres my 10's Ive got to go on once ive sorted my brakes out :) 10 x 6.5



didnt have an issue getting the tyres on, they still use 165/70/10 so have slight stretch (the rim slightly sticks out past the tyre) but nothing too extreme...



and testing on the Mini, will be lowered abit more once fitted...



They are road legal, from what ive heard 6" handle very well and 7" do look good, usually the wider you go improves the handling but isn't always the case hence why ive gone 6.5... obviously the wider you go you will need arches to cover for how much they can stick out :)

[Zara]

mines on Standard steelies atm but wouldnt mind a set of these banded :)

That looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks :)

cant wait to get the 10's on but I'm loving this look atm so decided to definately gonna get a set of standard steelies for winter.

Id agree with the costing for an extra inch though :/

Do you think it would be possible to put spacers on to fill the arch?

cant see why not, maybe 1/4 inch spacr would do it without causing too many problems on these ones :)

[tomtaylor1994]

I've been considering getting some wee steel 10's banded but really know nothing about it. Is it safe? Road legal? Improve or worsen handling? Improve or worsen ride? How easy is it to get tyres to fit? Can you use just off the shelf tyres? How are they banded? Do they cause major premature wear on suspension components?

A lot of questions I know but any help would be appreciated as I am really in the dark with this

Heres my 10's Ive got to go on once ive sorted my brakes out :) 10 x 6.5



didnt have an issue getting the tyres on, they still use 165/70/10 so have slight stretch (the rim slightly sticks out past the tyre) but nothing too extreme...



and testing on the Mini, will be lowered abit more once fitted...



They are road legal, from what ive heard 6" handle very well and 7" do look good, usually the wider you go improves the handling but isn't always the case hence why ive gone 6.5... obviously the wider you go you will need arches to cover for how much they can stick out :)

Does this mean you may be selling your black 12" steels?

[Zara]

lol they arent actually mine haha

ive borrowed 3 and one is borrowed off a mate.

I sprayed them myself to be honest, I can ask around for you if youd like a set though? Im only in Loughborough...

Dont think they are that hard to get a hold of :)

[tomtaylor1994]

lol they arent actually mine haha

ive borrowed 3 and one is borrowed off a mate.

I sprayed them myself to be honest, I can ask around for you if youd like a set though? Im only in Loughborough...

Dont think they are that hard to get a hold of :)

That'd be rate good thanks (: there's a set on eBay for £95 buy it now, so if there's ote cheaper going then I'd be happy (:

[Zara]

aye wey I know some people :) Ill ask around..

[Tamworthbay]

I've been considering getting some wee steel 10's banded but really know nothing about it. Is it safe? Road legal? Improve or worsen handling? Improve or worsen ride? How easy is it to get tyres to fit? Can you use just off the shelf tyres? How are they banded? Do they cause major premature wear on suspension components?

A lot of questions I know but any help would be appreciated as I am really in the dark with this

I can't speak for all insurance companies but I bought a Capri with some on and my existing insurance company refused to cover the car as did a couple of others I tried to get quotes from. I guess because they can't be sure of the quality of the work. I ended up going back to Laser alloys. That was a couple of years back so may be different now. I suppose some would argue that being steel wheels there is no need to inform the insurance company but if you have an accident and you haven't told them..........

[Elliskwleisk]

I've been considering getting some wee steel 10's banded but really know nothing about it. Is it safe? Road legal? Improve or worsen handling? Improve or worsen ride? How easy is it to get tyres to fit? Can you use just off the shelf tyres? How are they banded? Do they cause major premature wear on suspension components?

A lot of questions I know but any help would be appreciated as I am really in the dark with this

Heres my 10's Ive got to go on once ive sorted my brakes out :) 10 x 6.5



didnt have an issue getting the tyres on, they still use 165/70/10 so have slight stretch (the rim slightly sticks out past the tyre) but nothing too extreme...



and testing on the Mini, will be lowered abit more once fitted...



They are road legal, from what ive heard 6" handle very well and 7" do look good, usually the wider you go improves the handling but isn't always the case hence why ive gone 6.5... obviously the wider you go you will need arches to cover for how much they can stick out :)

They are perfect! Do you have any photos with the chrome hub caps fitted or are you not fitting them? Can we have a couple of close up shots to see how they look on the car?

Thanks

[Zara]

I've been considering getting some wee steel 10's banded but really know nothing about it. Is it safe? Road legal? Improve or worsen handling? Improve or worsen ride? How easy is it to get tyres to fit? Can you use just off the shelf tyres? How are they banded? Do they cause major premature wear on suspension components?

A lot of questions I know but any help would be appreciated as I am really in the dark with this

Heres my 10's Ive got to go on once ive sorted my brakes out :) 10 x 6.5



didnt have an issue getting the tyres on, they still use 165/70/10 so have slight stretch (the rim slightly sticks out past the tyre) but nothing too extreme...



and testing on the Mini, will be lowered abit more once fitted...



They are road legal, from what ive heard 6" handle very well and 7" do look good, usually the wider you go improves the handling but isn't always the case hence why ive gone 6.5... obviously the wider you go you will need arches to cover for how much they can stick out :)

They are perfect! Do you have any photos with the chrome hub caps fitted or are you not fitting them? Can we have a couple of close up shots to see how they look on the car?

Thanks

Im not fitting hub caps, personally I dont think they look right with the rest of the car to be honest

I'll definately get some shots of it when theyr on and fitted, i need to get some different brakes so they fit over the fronts first :)

[octagonalpaul]

My City on 12x6