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Author:  Chris [ Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Steel Wheels
Are welded steel wheels illegal on the street? I have some 6'' wide ex police widened wheels or so I am told that is where they came from. If they are illegal I wil put them on the trailer.
Author:  drmini in aust [ Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:13 pm ]
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Not sure about now, but years ago I used to make them for Parramatta Speed Shop! :shock:
Banded were banned (pun intended) years ago, but it then was legal to part off the outer part of rim, and the same on a new outer rim, then put together with ONE weld in the middle of wheel well.
Probably illegal now, people would try to do it with their toy MIG welders.. :lol:
Author:  68matic [ Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:23 pm ]
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i read once that it was illegal to weld together cracks in wheels
its better than pop rivetting them together











disclaimer: i make no intention of relating a place in brookvale to pop rivetting wheels together
Author:  willy [ Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:25 pm ]
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HAHA @ 68matic :lol:

Widened steelies look the bomb... especially reversed and chromed.... YUM.
Author:  Chris [ Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:35 pm ]
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drmini in aust wrote:
Not sure about now, but years ago I used to make them for Parramatta Speed Shop! :shock:
Banded were banned (pun intended) years ago, but it then was legal to part off the outer part of rim, and the same on a new outer rim, then put together with ONE weld in the middle of wheel well.
Probably illegal now, people would try to do it with their toy MIG welders.. :lol:


Kevin, that is how I remember it. These have been done properly with a continuos weld. I don't want to offer them for sale if they are illegal.
Author:  brickworx [ Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:35 pm ]
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It used to be that double welded rims were illegal.
Even on the race track.
Ring your transport company(vehicle mods)
they will be able to tell you
Author:  Chris [ Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:58 pm ]
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OK. Further to this I rang the RTA and was told that they are illegal. Looks like they will make good trailer wheels.
Author:  bnicho [ Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:22 am ]
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Fom the vicroads website "Guide to Modificatiions for Motor Vehicles":

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/vrpdf/rdsafe/vsi%208.pdf

Under wheels and tyres:

"Rnms that have been widened must have no more than one peripheral weld. All welding must be carried out in accordance with recognised engineering standards...."

So in Vic it IS legal to run widened steel wgheels, as long as there is only one peripheral weld. ie: welding part of two rims together to make a wide one, as the doc suggested.
Author:  drmini in aust [ Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:48 pm ]
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RTA (NSW) info is here http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/ ... 9_rev4.pdf
Only circumferential weld permitted now, is that which attaches the rim to the centre. :cry:
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