Subtly wider steelies
The OE+ steel look is all the rage these days, which is why adding a few extra inches to the width of a steel wheel is still a popular custom modification. Widening a wheel involves cutting off the rim (the face of the wheel that is seen when it’s fitted onto the vehicle) and extending it with a strip of steel before welding the wheel back together again. This sort of work requires a high degree of accuracy to ensure the wheel rotates true and the band that is inserted remains airtight, so don’t expect to be able to do this at home with a MIG welder and a tape measure. However, we were impressed by the ingenuity of father and son Dom and Jim at Alonze Custom Fabrication in Scarborough, who have made their own jigs and equipment to be able to band steel wheels, and
