Custom steel wheels in the UK ??

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 7:45 pm

Does anyone on here know of a UK company that can make custom steel rims ??

Perry

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 8:53 pm

There definitely is one as I considered it for my van. After finding out it's illegal to Do It Yourself!

But sadly I have no idea who it was, apart from a vague notion they were in Essex!

Sorry to be of no use.

Chris.

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:47 pm

Thanks Chris
There must be someone who can do it for sure. Mach5 wheels was one suggestion but their website is dead, although they are on facebook ?

I'll keep trying for a while before I submit to talking to diamond racing in the USA who made my mates steelies for his F150. I can find loads of ally wheel places in the UK. But so far nobody who will make steelies for me ?

Pel

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:33 pm

Mach5 came to my mind too as they can make any offset for a landie.
I thought it was you who banded your wheels ?

Quick google found:
http://www.alonzecustom.co.uk/steel-wheel-banding.php

or weller?
http://www.wellerwheels.com/

sowen · Post by **sowen** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:01 pm

Custom as in entirely custom from scratch or just custom width/offset from an existing wheel?

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 10:26 am

It's in the States but I'll be using these people for the turbine car wheels

DaveEFI · Post by **DaveEFI** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 1:08 pm

ChrisJC wrote:There definitely is one as I considered it for my van. After finding out it's illegal to Do It Yourself!

But sadly I have no idea who it was, apart from a vague notion they were in Essex!

Sorry to be of no use.

Chris.

Be interesting to know just why it's illegal. After all, there are plenty of mods you can also do to a car which can be positively dangerous.

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:02 pm

sowen wrote:Custom as in entirely custom from scratch or just custom width/offset from an existing wheel?

Custom from Scratch

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:10 pm

Eliot wrote:Mach5 came to my mind too as they can make any offset for a landie.
I thought it was you who banded your wheels ?

Quick google found:
http://www.alonzecustom.co.uk/steel-wheel-banding.php

or weller?
http://www.wellerwheels.com/

I did get my old rims banded Eliot. But I now want to go from 14" to 15" as I want to fit Hoosier Front Runners. I'll try Weller again to see what they can come up with. I really want a smoothie rim to match the rears if I can

Pel

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:13 pm

I have thought about finding some 15 x 5 steels with the right offset and see if my mate can machine up a new hub ring that I can weld on to get the right stud pattern.

sowen · Post by **sowen** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:45 pm

Anythings possible if done right, wheels can be narrowed as well as widened and offsets changed by cutting the centres out and welding them back in

Ian Anderson · Post by **Ian Anderson** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:53 pm

mgbv8 wrote:I have thought about finding some 15 x 5 steels with the right offset and see if my mate can machine up a new hub ring that I can weld on to get the right stud pattern.

That would be early VW Beetle

Ian

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 8:55 pm

DaveEFI wrote:
ChrisJC wrote:There definitely is one as I considered it for my van. After finding out it's illegal to Do It Yourself!

But sadly I have no idea who it was, apart from a vague notion they were in Essex!

Sorry to be of no use.

Chris.
Be interesting to know just why it's illegal. After all, there are plenty of mods you can also do to a car which can be positively dangerous.

I think there was a time when it became fashionable to 'soup up' your steelies (probably in Essex in the '70's). A few fatalities triggered some new legislation.

Chris.

Darkspeed · Post by **Darkspeed** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 12:48 pm

I think you will find that banded steels being illegal is one of those urban myths.

sowen · Post by **sowen** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 4:29 pm

I think I read that they were banned from motorsport in the 70's due to the centres failing with the extra stress from the width and racing?