Banded steels on my 94 Favorit

[Wezzlers]

Morning Skoda afficionados! I want to modify my Fav, but I don't want to go down the "supermarket carpark" style mods; I love what the Czechs and Hungarians are doing, namely keeping stock but lowering significantly and putting banded steels on instead of alloys. Now, does anyone have any advice for me when it comes to steels? What would be a good donor wheel set to modify? 15" or 16"? Many thanks, Wezzlers

[KenONeill]

I'm not sure if banded steels are still legal in the UK. I am quite certain that if you want banded steels you should know a welder whom you would literally trust with your life.

[Wezzlers]

I've looked at a guy down in Tiverton http://www.bandedsteelwheels.co.uk/banded-steel-wheels-gallery

His wheels look great, and they are legal. I was wondering what effect they'd have on the steering?

[RicardoM]

Why do you feel the urge to fit wide rims and wide tyres?

[KenONeill]

I don't know. Effects on the steering will depend on how wide you go, and how much (if at all) you intend changing the standard offset.

 

If you can give me the standard width and offset, and how much you intend adding to the width and changing the offset, I can give you an idea of what the effects will be, but possibly not how severe they will be.

[Wezzlers]

Ricardo - I feel the urge to fit wide wheels and tyres because that's what I like :-)

Ken, I was looking at 4x100 wheels.

[Jeggo]

I wouldnt go any bigger than 15" on my felicia as personally i think it would be a bit big on a hatchback. Im on 15 x 6 BBS's (195/45/15) with 15mm spacers on the front and I modded my HP sporting coilovers to 50mm lower than the lowest setting because it was way too high when first fitted.

 

1936 by Joe Jeggo, on Flickr

 

I know im talking about a felicia but i reckon 14/15" steels that are wider looks pretty tidy on favorit or felica. Just scourer ebay and gumtree and see if you can find wheels already banded or ones you can get done yourself

Edited 11 January, 2017 by Jeggo

[Yoss]

You could get a set of VW G60 steels and not have to band them. There are pictures somewhere on here of Teflon Toms Felicia with them on. They look standard and I think you'll even get the Skoda centre caps on.

I've got 195/50 15s on mine, I think they'll give you all the grip you'll ever need on a 1.3 Favorit, though I,and I suspect Joe above (as it's a facelift), have power steering so I don't know how heavy the steering will be.

[Jeggo]

I've got 195/50 15s on mine, I think they'll give you all the grip you'll ever need on a 1.3 Favorit, though I,and I suspect Joe above (as it's a facelift), have power steering so I don't know how heavy the steering will be.

No power steering on this Bessie. Steering was significantly lighter with these wheels and lower profile tyres on. Lowering also made it a lot easier to turn so unless you get some heavy wheels you should be alright :D

[Yoss]

Ok,I'll bear that in mind if I get another Favorit! I think my Ronal Turbos would look good on one being quite sharp an angular.

[RicardoM]

Ricardo - I feel the urge to fit wide wheels and tyres because that's what I like :-)

Don't you think there are enough Favorits out there owned by boys thinking they have rally cars with powerful engines?

Edited 12 January, 2017 by RicardoM

[Wezzlers]

Ricardo, with all due respect; you don't get what I'm after here. I don't want a rally car, I want a "low 'n' slow", something I can cruise in and show off at meets.

[Wezzlers]

Cheers Jeggo, Yoss! Some excellent ideas here! Thank you :-)

[KenONeill]

Ricardo - I feel the urge to fit wide wheels and tyres because that's what I like :-)

Ken, I was looking at 4x100 wheels.

That's the PCD; The data I need will be more like, say, 5.5x13ET40 as standard, being banded out to 6.5 wide (by, say adding 1" to the outside).

[Wezzlers]

I think I may take Yoss' advice and go for some G60s, just the look I'm after!

[Yoss]

This was Tom's car when he first did it. Very understated. Though I've just been looking for these on eBay and there's only one set on there and that's £350!. Although they do have tyres on them. Still seems rather steep though, I'm sure Tom got his for about £40 each new. Paying extra for VW scene tax I guess.

[Yoss]

Actually, just thought, Tom's car passed to a guy called Bete Noir on here and I see in the more recent pictures he's running different wheels. Might be worth giving him a PM. See the 1.8 transplant thread in the classic project section.

[Wezzlers]

Yoss! Legendary! Thank you so much for the tip. I love this group; people who love their Škodas and who help each other out. Amazing. :D

[Yoss]

Cheers, be good to see some pictures at some point. Before or after new wheels.