WELD racing wheels

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There are literally thousands of people running Weld Pro Stars on the street. So many in fact, that I've decided to run them because they are so common!
 
Yes, you can. Depending on what size you get either really small or big they will say "not legal for street use" on the back, and a friend of mine who lives in a lil hick town that had them on his LS1 camaro was told to keep his car off the street due to noise and other things that made it "not street leagal" in the view of local police, so he quieted it down, went to DOT it with a state trooper and was sure to put the stock wheels on it Now to make it more quiet he's just finishing up a turbo install, Horsepower prevails again :toothy10:
 
I ran them for a while on my Duster. I never had a problem. I plan to run them on the Barracuda when I get it finished.

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i wouldnt run em...was going to but not after i saw this stuff...draglites maybe, but no way in hell pro stars....something about the floating 3 peice center makes me a little nervous about there wheels for street use...google pro star and you'll probably find some pretty nasty pics

http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=126351
 
bayyum said:
I'm just looking for the best type of wheel
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I know and so was i...im not saying the wheels i chose are the best, but they gave me the peace of mind welds did not...but it all depends on how much street driving you plan on doing and how bad the roads are around you, especially if your going with skinnies up front...a one peice design wheel just seems like the safer bet...centerline makes some decent stuff too, as well as few others...weld is great and many run em no problems as the guys in this thread have said, but i just chose to be on the safe side and not have to spend money twice since my car is a street car, and went with a stronger option

good luck man!
 
well i was pretty set on the star design, but didnt want to compromise strength so i went with the billet specialties street lites...one peice forged design, they look great, are hella light, hella strong, and sfi approved, as well as coming in the infamous 15x10 with 7.5bs for minitubbed abodies with stock width rears (why most run draglites)..my only complaint with them is that they are a pain to keep clean (youll find out why if you run them lol) and an 11 inch drum will not fit in them (i had to machine the fins of the drum down for it to fit inside)...other than that no complaints, although i havent driven them yet, i have total confidence in them
 
mshred said:
well i was pretty set on the star design, but didnt want to compromise strength so i went with the billet specialties street lites...one peice forged design, they look great, are hella light, hella strong, and sfi approved, as well as coming in the infamous 15x10 with 7.5bs for minitubbed abodies with stock width rears (why most run draglites)..my only complaint with them is that they are a pain to keep clean (youll find out why if you run them lol) and an 11 inch drum will not fit in them (i had to machine the fins of the drum down for it to fit inside)...other than that no complaints, although i havent driven them yet, i have total confidence in them
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Why are they hard to keep clean? If you anodize them they would be easier to clean and wouldn't need to be repolished all the time. Wish I would have seen this info about the pro stars earlier, just bought some this summer but have'nt run them yet. Kev
 
kanders said:
Why are they hard to keep clean? If you anodize them they would be easier to clean and wouldn't need to be repolished all the time. Wish I would have seen this info about the pro stars earlier, just bought some this summer but have'nt run them yet. Kev
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the design has those ridges in the stars which makes it a pain to get in there, not to mention that no matter how much rim cleaner i use and how much i clean them before water stains dry and such, they look like they have water marks...they only look perfect once they are polished, but as soon as water hits, watch out lol
 
mshred said:
well i was pretty set on the star design, but didnt want to compromise strength so i went with the billet specialties street lites...one peice forged design, they look great, are hella light, hella strong, and sfi approved, as well as coming in the infamous 15x10 with 7.5bs for minitubbed abodies with stock width rears (why most run draglites)..my only complaint with them is that they are a pain to keep clean (youll find out why if you run them lol) and an 11 inch drum will not fit in them (i had to machine the fins of the drum down for it to fit inside)...other than that no complaints, although i havent driven them yet, i have total confidence in them
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Have any pics of those billet specialty street lites on the car?

I looked this up, and looks like some pretty deep backspacing just like you said.

http://www.billetspecialties.com/product.asp?cid=16&scid=251
 
From Weld promotional materials on the Draglites:

Weld Racing's Draglite wheels are made from cold-forged aluminum, so you know they're strong and lightweight - up to 40% lighter than other comparable race wheels. They can take the abuse of street driving, while reducing your car's unsprung weight, helping to lower ETs and improve your car's handling. The Draglite wheels have a highly polished finish and include a center cap.

I have a set with 255-60-15 and 225-60-15. I THINK the rim sizes are 15x8 and 15x7. I don't know it I'm going to use them. I prefer Cragar SS's
 
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