BigLTrain

Yeah OK it makes me feel a bit better knowing others have done it before. it would be a shame to ruin a nice ute with Steel wheels, I will run what I have for now and see how I go. I wouldn't be carrying as much weight as your glue. Thanks for putting my mind at ease.

I am considering having a custom set of Steel wheels made in 17" because my fg ute is used for work everyday and I am worried the 19"s I have with the low profile tyres aren't going to handle lugging all my gear around. I have read through this thread but am still after some advice. I am thinking 9" wide on the front and 10" on the rears. I would also like the rears to have a little bit of dish on the rear, even though they are only steelies. If I can choose the offset what would be suitable to fill the guards without having clearance issues, particularly on the inside. My ute is standard height with an extra leaf in the rears for carrying gear, I have a set of draws and canopy so the weight starts to add up pretty quickly.

Can you keep us posted on how you go Freaky, I am looking at doing something similar with steelies on my work ute with 17's. I pull up at gutters all day and don't want to have to worry about damaging my 19's and if I have to go with Steel wheels I want them to fill the guards up.