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Hi.
Just wondered if anyone has ever fitted a set if wheels that have had a band fitted to make them wider. Any ideas whether they are any good.
I have looked on line and like the look of them but not sure what others know about them.
Any advice accepted and appreciated.

I have banded steels on my 77 opel kadett, not on my t3 though.

But what do you want to know?
if it's done correctly there's no risk or anything...
you can go as wide a you can but mind the sliding door

That's really all i wanted to know. Want sure on safety point of view but seems to be ok from what i read.Just fancied something different. Plus cheaper than alloys. Can i go wider at the back than at the front and will that affect the drive/ride.

yep, that's no problem really...
many classic cars have wider rears then fronts because of the look and stance.

but if you good to wide in the back you won't be able to open the sliding door without damage.
8" should still be ok in the back I think. Front doesn't matter really (if not lowered)

check your insurance company are happy with you running a 2 tonne van on banded steels........

Oh yeah never thought about that. Will check insurance first.
Thanks.

ive had banded steels on my classic ford ,they do look cool but i wouldnt want to run them on a van,also they are illegal

Are they. I never knew that.
Will do a bit more digging then.

pm Fin on here he's got banded steels on his pickup, place near Croydon I think made them for him

phoned my insurance company today about fitting some banded rears and they havent got a problem with them being fitted to my crew cab

insurance company just want ya money,they probably dont know what a banded steel is .they ok with them till they fail.they do look f****** cool tho.

fazzer wrote:also they are illegal

not one bit illegal at all!!!

Correct, totally legal, what is debatable though in ref to bandeds, is stretching tyres on them
Some rozzers will give you a tug, some wont. I think they try the construction an use law.

They aren't illegal!! What a load of old tosh.
As long as you tell the insurance company, they won't bump the insurance more than a set of alloys

Mine were made by a guy near Gatwick - who makes them properly by machining and machine welding them
He uses them for Banger racing and has dented and bent wheels until they are oval - the banding is always still intact

Anyone who tells you they are dangerous is just Jelous of your wheels
I also take my Bus on track days

out of interest how wide are the rears on that pickup? and are they the standard t25 steels?
I have a mate who does banding if anyone wants a set? he's based Boston, Lincs way on... I've got a set of 7.5 fronts & 9 rear gti steels for my mk2 scirocco but I've not put them on yet as I'm waiting on an arch roller from the same mate.
I'm considering a set for my t25 but I'm concerned about the sliding door, the ones on that pickup look phat but dont look as if they would foul....