Banded 8 Spoke Steelies?

[PastelCo]

Looking at some options for some winter wheels as it's coming into the winter season. Of course the plague of the 5x108 means there's no cool looking 8 Spoke steels or there. The only option that's left is to use adapters but I'm really unsure about them as I'm doing all of this for the first time. Can anyone punt me in the right direction? Thank you!

[360beast]

If it's for winter wheels and you are going to fit winter tyres then you don't want a wide contact patch as it will be even worse in snow and ice, you will be best off with standard steels or if you must have to bigger wheels then Citroen 17" steel wheels (spare wheel only) will fit and looks quite nice, MiniNinkaRob has them on and will probably be along shortly with a photo if you want.

[Forrest]

I know there are some marginal technical benefits to using steel wheels in winter but personally I’ve never had a problem with Michelin Alpins fitted to alloy wheels on the 940.

[MiniNinjaRob]

Originally Posted by 360beast

If it's for winter wheels and you are going to fit winter tyres then you don't want a wide contact patch as it will be even worse in snow and ice, you will be best off with standard steels or if you must have to bigger wheels then Citroen 17" steel wheels (spare wheel only) will fit and looks quite nice, MiniNinkaRob has them on and will probably be along shortly with a photo if you want.

Photos are tricky as I left photobucket and don’t have them hosted anywhere yet.

It all depends what size wheels you want - 15/16/17?

Attached photo shows my Citroen 17” steels powder coated silver

[Laird Scooby]

Like Luke said, the narrower the better in general for winter wheels. The ideal combination if you can find it is a set of wheels from the 140 series with 165/15 tyres on.

Wider tyres simply compact the snow/ice then slip, melting the top surface which then refreezes to create something even more slippery. Narrower tyres cut through and reach the road easier, giving more traction. Strange but true!

Whatever you go for, get the narrowest tyre you can on the rim you've got, with wide rims like the 6, 6.5 and 7J you'll be hard pushed to safely fit a 165 which means on the wider rims you'll have to go wider but try to maintain a higher profile on the tyres, for example a 175/70/15 rather than a 195/60/15 would be better.

It may be worth sacrificing wheel diameter in favour of narrower tyres and higher profiles.

[PastelCo]

I don't know what I was thinking but I've remembered I can just use the current wheels as my winter wheels. However I'd still love to find some 8 Spoke steels as that simple style is so appealing to me, something similar to this:

https://images.app.goo.gl/g8eui8FfM8tfL6Zq7

Of course I'll never find the right PCD but again I'm unsure on how to fit adapters without running into issues

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by PastelCo

Of course I'll never find the right PCD but again I'm unsure on how to fit adapters without running into issues

Alfa Romeo 166 5 x 108
Alfa Romeo 166 5x108
Alfa Romeo 166 5 x 108
Citroën XM 5 x 108
Citroën Jumper 5 x 108
Citroën XM 5x108
Citroën XM 5 x 108
Ferrari 308 5 x 108
Ferrari 324 5 x 108
Ferrari 348 (iki 1995 m.) 5 x 108
Ferrari 348 (nuo 1995 m.) 5 x 108
Ferrari 355 (nuo 1995 m.) 5 x 108
Ferrari 456 GT 5 x 108
Ferrari 512 Gino 5 x 108
Ferrari 512 TR (iki 1996 m.) 5 x 108
Ferrari 512 TR (nuo 1996 m.) 5 x 108
Ferrari F4 MD 5 x 108
Ferrari Mondial 5 x 108
Ferrari Testarossa 5 x 108
Ferrari 348 95>, 355 95>, 512 TR 96> 5 x 108
Ford Mondeo (nuo 2001 m.) 5 x 108
Ford Focus C-MAX 5x108
Ford New Mondeo 5x108
Ford Transit Connect 5x108
Ford new Mondeo (2001>) 5 x 108
Jaguar X-type 5 x 108
Jaguar new X-type 5 x 108
Lancia Gamma 5 x 108
Lancia Kappa 5 x 108
Lancia Kappa 5 x 108
Lincoln Continental 5 x 108
Lincoln Mark VIII 5 x 108
Lincoln Continental 90>, Mark VIII 93> 5 x 108
Peugeot 605XM 5 x 108
Peugeot 605 5x108
Peugeot 607 5x108
Peugeot 607 V6 5x108
Peugeot 605XM 5 x 108
Renault 21 Turbo 5 x 108
Renault Grand Espace 5 x 108
Renault Laguna 5 x 108
Renault Safrane 5 x 108
Renault Espace 5x108
Renault Laguna 5x108
Renault Laguna 5 Stud 5x108
Renault R21 Turbo 5 Stud 5x108
Renault Safrane / Espace 5 Stud 5x108
Renault Scenic RX4 5x108
Renault Vel Satis 5x108
Renault R21 Turbo, Laguna V6 5 x 108
Volvo 140, 160 5 x 108
Volvo 164 5 x 108
Volvo 240 5 x 108
Volvo 740, 760, 780 5 x 108
Volvo 850 (nuo 1993 m.) 5 x 108
Volvo 940, 960 (iki 1994 m.) 5 x 108
Volvo 960 (nuo 1994 m.) 5 x 108
Volvo C70, S70, V70 5 x 108
Volvo S90, V90 5 x 108
Volvo T5 5 x 108
Volvo T5-R 5 x 108
Volvo 7 & 9 Series 5x108
Volvo 850 5 Stud 5x108
Volvo 960 5x108
Volvo C70 & S70 5x108
Volvo S60 5x108
Volvo S80 5x108
Volvo V70 5x108
Volvo V70 X Country 5x108

All of those are 5 x 108 PCD, you'll need to check the centre bore (CB) and offset to make sure you either get wheels that will fit straight on or you only need some spigot bushes to centralise the wheels once fitted. Wheel spacers can help with small offsets, after that you're into hubcentric spacers. That information comes from :

https://www.carlsalter.com/wheel_fitments.html

It has different ways of searching for what you're after and if you look up your car to start with, you can then cross-check your options to see what will fit with the minimum of fuss.

https://www.carlsalter.com/volvo-wheel-fitments.html

If you have an early 940, it's 5 x 108 PCD, 65 CB and 15-25 offset. That said it lists 2 or 3 different lots of figures for the 7xx, 9xx and 7&9 series, not including the last of the 960s which had a 35-45mm offset.

I can see the attraction of the Weller 8-spokes for normal use but in winter i think i'd be more interested in practicality than looks.

[Chooch84]

Originally Posted by MiniNinjaRob

Photos are tricky as I left photobucket and don’t have them hosted anywhere yet.

It all depends what size wheels you want - 15/16/17?

Attached photo shows my Citroen 17” steels powder coated silver

I'm guessing you're using adapters too? Are they 7Jx17? Which Citroen are they from? C5? I'm in the market too for winter wheels.

[MiniNinjaRob]

Originally Posted by Chooch84

I'm guessing you're using adapters too? Are they 7Jx17? Which Citroen are they from? C5? I'm in the market too for winter wheels.

No adaptors needed. They were spare wheels from a C6 (well 4 of them), 7Jx17. Only needed a 5 mm spacer on the front to clear the struts, PCD and inner diameters were identical.

If I ever did different wheels again I’d fit adaptors so I could have some 3 spoke Advans.

[Chooch84]

Cheers! Ordered a set of 4, I'll get them wrapped in some Nokian winter tyres.