Thoughts on banded steels?

[Danb1987]

Right got hold of a set of 5 sr 14" steels of a member on here! :thumb:

They've got 5 brand new continental 175 65 r14 tyres on

After seeing bretts nova in tv I knew I had to have a set!

What's the widest I could go with those tyres?
They will eventually go on a saloon when I find one...

I'm thinking 8.5" rear 8" front?

Oppinions please

[Graeme]

I'm not sure a 65 profile will stretch due to it being so tall iirc Bretts are 50s

[Danb1987]

Yeah there 175 50 14 iv seen a couple of sets on wheel whore and put up a post but had no reply.

I'd have thought the would have stretched a little further being taller.

[Graeme]

I think if I was doing it I'd want 8s on the rear and 7.5s on the front and -100 all round

[Danb1987]

Bretts are 7' front and 8.25' rear irrc..

id like to know what width these are as they look awsome!

http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh431/danpuntosport/07130089eb2pv0.jpg

[Graeme]

Possibly 8's all round that and your probably right about Brett's iirc the second set he had done were wider

[mayhem]

mine are 7,5j.

please keep in mind.. nova steelies are smaller than astra steelies.
this will result in a lower offset with the same width.

(mine are astra ones, so oem 5,5J. widening them to 7,5 means adding 2 inch, so mine are now et -1.8.
if you do the same with nova steelies to 7.5, the et will be -14.5

[L14MNP]

Leave the staggered fitment to the RWD boys. It looks wrong on FWD IMO.

[Danb1987]

Leave the staggered fitment to the RWD boys. It looks wrong on FWD IMO.
That's what I'm thinking lol I think I have them all the same...

By reducing the et what effect will this have?? If lowering -100mm all the way round?

[mayhem]

it wont fit lol

[Danb1987]

As in not at all? I'm confused now lol so your saying banded to 8j all round lowering -100mm on a saloon the wheel won't fit?

[Calamity Josh]

This sites good for knowing what tyres:http://www.tyrestretch.com/index.php
P.s go for the banded steels:thumb:

[Bubba]

9j all round or dont bother ;)

[Danb1987]

9j all round or dont bother ;)
Haahaa I'd like to go 9j but I want to use the tyres that I already have lol

As for the tyrestretch website iv been browsing it and can't find any pics that show my size tyre?

[mowgli]

my thoughts on the subject are in this link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqqZ28m8uCo)

[Danb1987]

Pmsl at the link :thumb:

[Royston]

I remember the advert, an alway refer to crap wide wheels as Carlos Fandango super wide wheelslol

Oh dear showing my age:p

[mayhem]

you dont want a 175 tyre on a 8,5 j.

iirc with small mods 8j with 195-45 will fit on a low saloon.