Little help with steels and offsets

Hi guys,
Just a few quick questions.

I have a set of new at2's in standard size 235/70/16

I don't intend on lifting my disco as it is my road car for towing, however I would like it to have a slightly better stance and be able to fit some small arches as I like the look.

Not overly keen on trying to source some 30mm spacers so just wondering about using steels if they have a better offset.

Do the 16x7 steels sold at paddocks have a different offset to the standard freestyle alloys, will these achieve what I am after?
http://www.paddockspares.com/6705165bkmo-16x7-black-modular.html

Cheers

Generally speaking steel wheels have lower offset than factory alloys

However it's not always the case and there are a lot of options around

Low offset steels are a cheap and good way to achieve the stance you desire

Look for something around a -30mm offset in a 16x8 size and you'll be more than chuffed

Cheers me noisy.
Will 8's be ok with 235's width wise

Yeah more or less

They will be on the wider side as far as disco fitments generally go but who said you should follow convention?

on a road car Id be fitting a 205 section tyre to a 7" rim so 8" will be right for a 235

And it will give you the girth you desire

Trust me

Never doubted you

Cheers I'll start saving to order 5 from paddocks, just need to decide to go standard steel or the 8 spoke weller type

I phoned paddocks to see if they did a deeper offset on that wheel but unfortunately they said they only had a +8mm offset (on the modular in the link above)

These is the ones I'm buying for mine. -35 offset so should be just the job to give it some 'stance'.

https://www.4x4tyres.co.uk/defender/16inch-8inch-modular-steel-wheel-35-offset-black-p-3973.html

Im toying with this setup myself so would love to see a photo of your disco if you do fit deep dish modulars with no lift.
Cheers

ronsealdeath said:

Im toying with this setup myself so would love to see a photo of your disco if you do fit deep dish modulars with no lift.
Cheers

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I'd also be interested to see pics

5tox said:

I'd also be interested to see pics

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I had a nightmare vision of one of those suzuki sj fat boy things from the 90s..... but I do like the look of the neg offset modulars on a disco just not seen many without huge tyres and lifts.

I'll put pics up but will be spring before I am man enough to face the elements

ronsealdeath said:

I had a nightmare vision of one of those suzuki sj fat boy things from the 90s..... but I do like the look of the neg offset modulars on a disco just not seen many without huge tyres and lifts.

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How dare you

I had a 10" vitara fat boy a few years ago and it was bad ass!

Mr Noisy said:

How dare you

I had a 10" vitara fat boy a few years ago and it was bad ass!

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Did it have the humping rhinos wheel cover? If so, I'll let ypu off!
Funniest thing I saw was one driving round my way with a regular spare wheel fitted to the rear obv after a puncture. Made the arches look ridiculously massive, bit like the jeans I used to wear back then too....

Vitaras a 4x4 with a body that can take on the disco for being the perfect tin worm habitat

didnt have humping rhinos, was a white/chrome job

the car was a laugh but i put a lot of work into it too

and yeah i seem to have a habit of having 4x4s with no floors, that thing wasnt quite as bad as my disco for thorough rot but it had minimal arches and no footwells to speak of

i was only 16 when i was doing it, schoolfriends couldnt understand schutz stains on my hands

Welcome to Extreme Offset Wheels do modular steels at -et35. they are only £205

Mr Noisy said:

didnt have humping rhinos, was a white/chrome job

the car was a laugh but i put a lot of work into it too

and yeah i seem to have a habit of having 4x4s with no floors, that thing wasnt quite as bad as my disco for thorough rot but it had minimal arches and no footwells to speak of

i was only 16 when i was doing it, schoolfriends couldnt understand schutz stains on my hands

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Nice one. Rust is a nightmare for me at present. Going back to topic, that link by robh seems cheapest for big offset. Would an +08 offset still give a better stance than stock? Just seems more choice in that form. The big - offset wheels seem more expensive and less choice?

y0

standard offset landy rims are something like +35 offset so yeah going to a +8 will give you some more track width

but its not gonna look bad ass unless you bolt on a LOT more track width

im not saying going super wide is the perfect solution, there are drawbacks to drive characteristics and fitting down green lanes is another tricky one, so maybe striking a balance would be ideal compromise.

Mr Noisy said:

y0

standard offset landy rims are something like +35 offset so yeah going to a +8 will give you some more track width

but its not gonna look bad ass unless you bolt on a LOT more track width

im not saying going super wide is the perfect solution, there are drawbacks to drive characteristics and fitting down green lanes is another tricky one, so maybe striking a balance would be ideal compromise.

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Affirmative, who needs to be able to turn corners in multi story carparks anyway.