Anybody got banded steel's on a 940? Advice please!

Sausagebutty · Oct 23rd, 2016, 15:40

As the title suggests, I want to band my 15" Volvo steel wheels but not quite sure how wide I can get away with without rubbing the arches, Im going to lower the car and don't want to start cutting arches or rolling... Any advice at all is much appreciated, thanks in advance!

deeman940 · Oct 23rd, 2016, 16:50

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Originally Posted by Sausagebutty

As the title suggests, I want to band my 15" Volvo steel wheels but not quite sure how wide I can get away with without rubbing the arches, Im going to lower the car and don't want to start cutting arches or rolling... Any advice at all is much appreciated, thanks in advance!

How much are you intending to lower it and how? With 15" wheels you could go lower than most....

Sausagebutty · Oct 23rd, 2016, 17:06

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Originally Posted by deeman940

How much are you intending to lower it and how? With 15" wheels you could go lower than most....

Planning on the standard 2 coils off the front 1 off the rear to be honest, don't want too much drop, been there before with a vw Bora gets tiring scraping everything! Lol

Antz · Oct 23rd, 2016, 17:23

You don't want to roll or cut arches but you're not against cutting springs?

Logic......

Sausagebutty · Oct 23rd, 2016, 17:58

I'm not against it, I just don't want all the extra work I'd rather band my steel's but have them a sensible width so I don't need to roll or cut the wheel wells, I was just wondering if anyone had fit steel wheels to their 940 and how wide they had them done to give me an idea so I can sort of gauge how wide to go

Steve940estate · Oct 23rd, 2016, 18:30

Volvo fitted 7x17 wheels with a 25mm offset as an option. It's a good place to start to see what will fit easily.
Have a search to see what wheels people have used. I think I remember someone fitting a 7.5 x 18 with a 30mm spacer on the back and 25mm on the front but these were front wheel drive offset wheels. Think they had to remove the plastic liners on the back though.

A lot will depend on tyre size.

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Sausagebutty Junior Member Last Online: May 25th, 2021 18:05 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Southport	Anybody got banded steel's on a 940? Advice please! As the title suggests, I want to band my 15" Volvo steel wheels but not quite sure how wide I can get away with without rubbing the arches, Im going to lower the car and don't want to start cutting arches or rolling... Any advice at all is much appreciated, thanks in advance!

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Antz No I'm not the redhead Last Online: Nov 25th, 2022 09:49 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Yorkshire Coast	You don't want to roll or cut arches but you're not against cutting springs? Logic...... __________________ 1988 Volvo 240 GLT T5 Swap a T5 motor into your RWD Volvo:The Guide

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Sausagebutty Junior Member Last Online: May 25th, 2021 18:05 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Southport	I'm not against it, I just don't want all the extra work I'd rather band my steel's but have them a sensible width so I don't need to roll or cut the wheel wells, I was just wondering if anyone had fit steel wheels to their 940 and how wide they had them done to give me an idea so I can sort of gauge how wide to go

Oct 23rd, 2016, 18:30	#6
Steve940estate Steam Driven PC Owner. Last Online: Jun 11th, 2024 15:05 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Not sure.	Volvo fitted 7x17 wheels with a 25mm offset as an option. It's a good place to start to see what will fit easily. Have a search to see what wheels people have used. I think I remember someone fitting a 7.5 x 18 with a 30mm spacer on the back and 25mm on the front but these were front wheel drive offset wheels. Think they had to remove the plastic liners on the back though. A lot will depend on tyre size.

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