banded steel help

[dakary340]

hey guys,
i am going to be getting some volvo 13" steels banded and i just want to know what offset i should ask for
im going for 8j rears and 7j fronts.
any advice is helpful.

[volvosneverdie]

shouldnt alter the offset as the band is inserted away from the hub (as my understanding goes.)
the distance from the mounting face to the back of the wheel wont change?
so if you use volvo steelies, theyll still fit the same, just be much wider?


Someone shoot me down please if im wrong.

[dakary340]

ahh i see....
i got told that they take the whole wheel centre out band the rims and then refit the middle to the new offset

[volvosneverdie]

ahh i see....
i got told that they take the whole wheel centre out band the rims and then refit the middle to the new offset

Could be right dude.
I might totally be wrong.
Best wait for a definate answer from someone with gospel.

[filthyjohn]

Backspacing won't change but the offset will be different as the centreline of the wheel will move outwards. a 2" band on the outside will fit fine, 3" would be super cool but probably require arch mods.

[dakary340]

what about 3" outer band with mega tyre stretch? sounds a bit tasty

[jon-ovlov]

Have a butchers at this . . . . http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... read=38107

and a pick of mine with around 4"/5" (maybe, thats a guess. I know theyre bloomin deep though!) outer lip banded steels (13x9). . .

[dakary340]

thats the look im going for..... any more pic of yours??
do you not get tugged with those plates??(black and silver)

[jon-ovlov]

No more pics yet. soon maybe though.

And no, I haven't been pulled yet. Stopping at red lights and I've had police next to me, behind me and in front (on different occasions), and they don't seem to bat an eye lid. I've had them on for a good while now.

[dakary340]

probably because the car looks so shweeeet lol, might get some for mine dunno if theyll suit a mk3

[jon-ovlov]

ha ha, cheers lad!

This is the look I want/nabbing insperation from . . .

http://scene-media.com/blog/?p=1638

Its very nice.

[theo2468]

hmmm that is nice

[dakary340]

well thats satisfied my stretch fetish lol very nice indded thats the look im going for but in white