Steel or Alloy..

[700Quid]

Ok so after the poll on my current alloys showed 75% of you need new keyboards (see http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/discovering-discovery-basic-rebuild-226465.html) I thought I'd ask and poll which type of wheel I should get.... Please use the poll your votes matter....

So is it Steel?

or is it Alloy?

Who will be evicted from the Discovery build today ..... You decide!!!! :cheer2:

 

[discomark10]

Steels are good as you can get a decent offset but alloy otherwise.

 

[700Quid]

Steels are good as you can get a decent offset but alloy otherwise.

I thank you sir.... especially since I've, quite frankly, subjected you to nothing but abuse.....

 

[SnowmanV8]

alloys all the way. using spacers you can get big enough tyres on. however if you smack an alloy hard then it will break smack a steel and you may be able to fix it!

 

[rangy35]

alloys all the way. using spacers you can get big enough tyres on. however if you smack an alloy hard then it will break smack a steel and you may be able to fix it!

This is sound advice........I have flashy alloys with road tyres for every day and tar road use, but if there is a hint I might go off the tar I fit my steels with the more aggressive tyres.

 

[Paul D]

Steel, 'specially if you use it offroad at all. A bent steel might be hammered back, a bent alloy breaks ...

 

[StallionSteve]

steel bends ally cracks! thats all you need to know!

 

[700Quid]

Excellent the debate is hotting up..... I like it, thanks gents, keep your opinions coming.... and don't forget to vote it might be close....

 

[discomark10]

Rust...

 

[Dr_evil]

rust can be sorted out easily though

 

[Dr_evil]

I voted for both cos I likes both

 

[andrewblueboy]

if its for looks then alloy, steel off road as they can take a beatin

 

[Dr_evil]

wmiks use alloys

 

[MPfive]

Theres no correct answer for this. Does depend on use and what money you've got to burn. As for wheel spacer,from a trialing point of view is a big no no.

 

[700Quid]

hmmm good points all.... will let it roll.....

 

[700Quid]

Also don't just read it.... VOTE on it, even if you don't comment... 1 vote could make all the difference to which side wins.... and everybody loves a winner

 

[hoopfish]

Er.......Bob is gay?

 

[StuRox]

Theres no correct answer for this. Does depend on use and what money you've got to burn. As for wheel spacer,from a trialing point of view is a big no no.

Why not spacers - as I am looking into either spaces or offset modulars?

was looking at these spacers:-

Spacers

or

Spacers

 

[discodrivercumbria]

Er.......Bob is gay?

is he? and how do you know?

 

[spanishlair]

Alloys are ok for me, and I drive all day on outback roads never had an issue....I saw an episode of Top Gear on the African adventure thing. May smashed an alloy on a dirt road. It was a Volvo estate with low profiles on FFS, what did he expect.
That said, if I was going back to Africa I would run on steels. only because if I did smack an alloy its all over. With a steel I know I can go to the nearest shack / garage, and a guy with a hammer and a blowtorch will have it as good as new in two beers.