Rear wheels - how wide?

[familybanger]

So... I haz a swb mk5 with slidey side door which I would still like to open when I get the wheels banded. What's the max wide you can get away with?

I figure you can space out the runner for the door gaining more clearance yes?

Thought some of you may have been here before and have some usefull info

Oh yeah, I'm tighter than a ducks arse so will be keeping the same tyres which are 205 something 14's and am thinking 2 inch on the front and 3 on the back of the satandard steels.

Cheers

[Luke]

cant be far out best way is to measure the gap - but remember once you fit the tyres to wider rims they wont 'balloon' out as much - my wellers just catch the sliding door but if it want there you could go wider - i'm one day gonna make a modded hanger which pushes he door out further

[familybanger]

I had a look today and reckon I'll get away with a staggered 2 -3 inch band although I need to find my meassuring stick to be sure.

Like you say the door can be modded so I guess getting it looking as I want it is all that matters

[familybanger]

Hve a proper look with a ruler today and it seems that 2.5 on the rear and 2 on the front will be about right. Should give me 8.5 rears and 8 fronts

[Luke]

should make a decent visable difference too

[AlanN]

WOW! 8.5" seems a lot for a MK5, although your gonna pack out the door Its gonna look good. Im going to have the same guy do mine too, but my last quote was a couple of years back and I didnt have a couple of spare rims at the time. Must get them done soon.

[familybanger]

8.5 may poke a little though with the tyres a tad streched I thing I may just get away with it
Failing that the arches (as ever ) will need some attention soon so they can be flaired a little to suit if need be.
As for the side door, it is of novelty use on this new van as my last mk5 had the door held tight with a rachet strap. I'm fairly confident it will be ok and if the runner needs packing then so be it.

Jamesp is has a very good rep with banding steels so I've no worries on that front. I've never seen a bad word written about the wheels from him plus he seems a really nice bloke to deal with.
I can recall a pic of a big time dented stock car rim running a crazy amount of dish and the only damage was to the outer edge with no cracking on the weld at all.

Only thing is what colour to paint them?

[AlanN]

This is a good thread on banding, plus its got some photos of James work on page 3 or 4
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