Team Banded Brothers.
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Personal choice really…. I guess it depends on how much you want to spend and what he’s got available (the Amaroks aren’t always readily available)?
You can go 8.5” or 9” for your fronts, it all depends on how low you want to be and what size tyre you choose if you want to avoid any rubbing? My setup is 8.5” front and 9.5” rear with 255/45/18 Goodyear Eagle F1’s all round and I am very happy…. no rubbing and nothing ‘catches’ the inner wing as it did with my 20’s!
235/50/18 works with 9” fronts…. check out this post from @Wilmur
Both setups look good! I think the 18” will work better for me. Hopefully Duchy gets back to me at some point. I’ve tried all methods with no luck all week.
Looking on his Facebook, he will be back into work on the 21st.
He has just messaged me, he is in holiday but I’ve put my order in
I've gone with his suggestion of 9/9.5 is ideal on the amaroks and 255/45/18 is bang on.
Tyres legal as well? What’s the profiles?
Come on mate, it's me. Wheels legal only on mine....
That’s what I thought. I was waiting for you to tell me you have a special 19 rated legal tyre. When you said “fully legal” I could only imagine you’d found hens teeth
Duchy recommend 255/45/18 on the 9f and 9.5r setup to me. Any reason why you didn’t go for this? Van looks great, is that just a standard silver/chrome finish?
Mainly because I was on Solow suspension and I knew I would be near the highest setting with no scope to make higher if rubbing. So I went with a smaller width to allow for clearance on the arch. I think it worked out perfect and could easily go lower without rubbing issues. However I do go to bike parks which can be quite rough gravel roads so still needed to be practical low.
Yes just reflex silver.
In reality Mike how low is your van? What width are your current front wheels and size tyres?
The 9” banded amarok paired with the 255 tyres is going to be wide at the front and you might risk some rubbing, but it depends on how low you are and the look you are trying to achieve?
I'm running 9.0 x 20″ ET 45 with a 255/35 on STX coils wound all the way down without any issues.
So my maths would be;
Current 255*35 = 89.25
Duchy suggest 255*45 = 114.75
so a delta of 25.5 (1 inch)
Dropping form 20"-18" so i'm going gain 1" of arch gap.
If i went 255*55 i would be on the same gap but with .5 poke on the rear which a lot of people run on spacers with the cells anyway as they dont offer a staggered fit.
Yeah that all looks good…. on willtheyfit it’s bang on….
The only concern is the offset of the banded Amarok and how much it will ‘poke’? I don’t know what the offset is?
Also look at the difference in the arch gap…. surprising eh?
Yes that is surprising!
I think i will have to ask Duchy on the inset and poke, right now it looks BANG on.. the chances are slim but i like it a lot! Wheels off, wheels on and away
@T6ARFYes that is surprising!
I think i will have to ask Duchy on the inset and poke, right now it looks BANG on.. the chances are slim but i like it a lot! Wheels off, wheels on and away
9j et26
9.5j et20
So completely different, Duchy said don't head#uck yourself and just trust him.
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Mate I’ll leave it with you!
May I say, I think your van was a personal favourite of mine from the weekend - the silver against the banded wheels and the tail pipe.. spot on mate
