Question about Weld Wheels/Daily Driver

[deftsound]

Hey guys,

Im thinking about getting weld wheels on my 99GT once i buy it, and i have a few questions about them.

First of all does anyone have pictures of a 99-04 gt with the 90draglite or 03rodlite wheels?

Secondly, id like to put 275's on the rear, and maybe 235's on the front. How feesable is this? Also, how much drivability will i be sacrificing? How much worse will my car handle with this combo? Is it dangerous for use as a daily driver? I really like how they look because it really gives the car a muscle look rather then the new modern look of cobra r's or cobras.

 

[slow96mustang]

Hey guys,

Im thinking about getting weld wheels on my 99GT once i buy it, and i have a few questions about them.

First of all does anyone have pictures of a 99-04 gt with the 90draglite or 03rodlite wheels?

Secondly, id like to put 275's on the rear, and maybe 235's on the front. How feesable is this? Also, how much drivability will i be sacrificing? How much worse will my car handle with this combo? Is it dangerous for use as a daily driver? I really like how they look because it really gives the car a muscle look rather then the new modern look of cobra r's or cobras.

the draglite's will look bad ass. i am a personal fan of the pro stars tho. at least with my body style. i dont really have any pics of the new edge cars with welds, but i dont think the rod lites would look that good. i think you should be able to find a mag or something with these rims on a car like yours.
you'll be loseing a little bit of handeling. but not alot. honestly, your ride quality should improve, cause of the larger sidewalls. and dangerous? not at all.
if its a dark car, id go with the draglites, but if its lighter, id go prostars.
just me preferneces.

 

[deftsound]

ok thanks dude, anyone else? Also what size wheels and backspacing if i want to go 275 on back and 235 on front?

 

[fastback brian]

I like the Welds for a daily driver.

 

[damacman]

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=531211

I love them! They look killer in person.

 

[AdRock]

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=531211

I love them! They look killer in person.

Where in the hell did you find them in 17's? I can't even fiond them listed in 16's.

 

[deftsound]

so what size backspacing and rim size would i need to get a 275 in the rear and 245 in the front to work? Also what kind of tires do most people use with weld wheels for daily driving, assuming i want a decent but not too expensive performance tire?

 

[scalder]

I just picked up a set of ProStars that are currently my daily drivers. Looks soo sweet. I'm going the 3 1/2" route up front so I really can't offer much info on the setup you're looking at... I really got a lot of good info from this...
http://users.adelphia.net/~mustang-92/15_faq.htm
Hope that helps!

 

[deftsound]

cool well i definately want the welds, i love the old school dragster look. Just wish i could see a pic of 15 inch draglites. And id like to know what size and backspace id need for 245's in front and 275's out back. A pic would be nice too.

 

[scalder]

For a 15x8 wheel in back you will need a 5.5 backspacing. Not sure about up front since most people go with front runners (165's) and there is only one standard backspacing for that wheel.
Do a search for your picture!

 

[damacman]

Stock back spacing on front and rear is 6 inches. I stayed with the 6 inch back spacing for the rear because I couldn't tuck the wheel in any further because of the exhaust and suspension on my car. I went with a 5.5 inch back spacing for the front since the wheel is .5 inches wider and I didn't want it to stick out too much farther than stock - only an inch and that looks perfect. I use a 275/40/17 gForce kdw T/A on the rear and a 245/45/17 on the front.

Back spacing will not change with wheel diameter. For 17" and 18" Draglite and Rodlites, look at the XP series on Weld's site - they don't have any more 17" ProStars, even though they show them. This months MM&FF has a 2k3 Mach One with 18x9" Rodlites and it looks pretty good too! I didn't want to go to an 18" because of the bigger increase in rotational mass.

I can tell you this - put my car on a lot with 75 other Mustangs, and numerous people will ask me about the wheels.

 

[deftsound]

cool thanks dude, i think im gonna stick with 15 inch wheels, im thinking maybe 15x8 on the rear with 6 inch backspacing and 275 tires, with 15x8 on the front with 5.5 backspacing and 245's

 

[jimfitzgerald]

Here's mine. Click thumbnail for larger view. Click "My Mods" for details.

 

[damacman]

Jim, so what - you like the coolest teacher in school? I bet the students love the 'stang!

 

[V_Eight]

Here's mine. Click thumbnail for larger view. Click "My Mods" for details.

I spoke to you at MPH one day. I had an orange-red GT coupe.

 

[V_Eight]

Jim, so what - you like the coolest teacher in school? I bet the students love the 'stang!

He's not a real teacher.

 

[jimfitzgerald]

Jim, so what - you like the coolest teacher in school? I bet the students love the 'stang!

Not really a teacher. Spreadman gave me that CT long ago for correcting someone's grammar. I'm retired after 34 years with Kimberly-Clark Corporation in various management positions.