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Wheel banding

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 26 1:02 pm
by sublimemike
I've got some 8 inch Mopar steel Rallyes. My ET street tyres bulge on them. I thinking about maybe getting them banded to 10 inch as from what I've seen no one in the states makes 10 inch Rallyes. Also could make more sense to use what I have rather than accumulating more stuff.

Anyone know any firms in midlands / south?

Thanks all.

Re: Wheel banding

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 26 4:08 pm
by mygasser

Re: Wheel banding

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 26 5:29 pm
by Pete
They certainly did make Mopar 10" Raylees, 2 of my mates had some back in the day.

At one point banding was so bad in the UK that is was Banned, things may have changed now..

Re: Wheel banding

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 26 8:12 pm
by mygasser
there's a few companies doing them these days Pete, they make a decent job of them too. i've done a few sets over the years myself, it's quite time consuming though.
neil.

Re: Wheel banding

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 26 12:07 pm
by sublimemike
Thanks both. Yes I'd heard about the bad old days with this practise hence I reached out here for any personal recommendations. Wheel Vintiques and Classic Industries used to do them but they are now discontiued. Some useful links Neil - thanks.

Re: Wheel banding

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 26 6:18 pm
by Blue
At one point banding was so bad in the UK that is was Banned, things may have changed now.

Yes I can remember when that happened, I can’t remember the exact details, but all the backstreet firms banding wheels suddenly disappeared in the 70s. There seems to be no specific legislation banning thier use these days so there shouldn’t be an issue now.

Re: Wheel banding

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 26 3:13 am
by Jeff
Was it Grey’s just past Stamford Hill that done the blue banded wheels Blue? They were dirt cheap, like £7 a wheel back in the 70’s.
I bought a pair for my cortina and a pair of general grabber tires.had to use tubes though! Happy days.
Got busted for having bias ply on the rear and radials on the front!

Re: Wheel banding

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 26 9:03 am
by Blue
Deal on wheels Romford is the place I automatically think of, a filthy hovel with piles of old random wheels banded and welded badly then hammerited straight over the rust.