welds for daily driving?

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flaming70vw

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Would a set of weld 15x6 front and 15x10 rear be okay for daily driving? The skinnies would bend easly. Would the extra tire on the 15x6 save the rims in case of a pot hole incident? Would like to only buy one set for street and track use.

 

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Skinnies up front = less braking power.

 

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my 15x8's for the rear say street legal on them, while my 15x3.5's say drag race only on them.

I wouldnt see too much issue with running a 15x6 other than IMHO it would look funky.

 

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Skinnies up front = less steering control.

 

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i dont see to much of a problem being they are 6" wide ...its a little narrow but with a 6" wheel how much or you really saving on the weight in the front?? or is it more of the complete package for looks?

 

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Not so much for looks. Just to be safer and be able to drive on them everyday as opposed to a 3.5" wheel. I would much rather have a 225 up front then a 165.

 

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IMHO ... You only need to remember that Welds are a light weight wheel

Sure ... pizza cutters up front will be more prone to suffer damage
than a larger size

but still ......

A speed bump, good sized chug hole, etc ..........

ANY size Weld is more than likely gonna loose with road hazards like those.

Grady

 

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I agree with Grady...just get a set of tri-bars or a cheap wheel/tire combo

 

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Just get a pair of V6 rims to run in the front.
15x7 or 16x7.5: should be cheap to get the wheels and tires.

That way you can still go with the 3.5" welds at the track.

 

reddy351

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I saw a Fox with 6" up front. Looked pretty good. Had "the look" but still functioned properly. I liked it.

That said, Grady is right, too. Welds are NOT designed for road use. They may be approved for it, but they are not designed for it. It is a thin, soft aluminum that has been "rolled" from an aluminum plate. Potholes will not be your friend.

 

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reddy351 said:

I saw a Fox with 6" up front. Looked pretty good. Had "the look" but still functioned properly. I liked it.

That said, Grady is right, too. Welds are NOT designed for road use. They may be approved for it, but they are not designed for it. It is a thin, soft aluminum that has been "rolled" from an aluminum plate. Potholes will not be your friend.

Click to expand...

Maybe I'm confused, but I just assumed everyone was talking about forged wheels??

 

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A thought or two more about running Welds
and
Running them on the street

First of all ... it looks like some may not understand the Real Motivation
to run a wheel like Welds.

I'll limit my comments to Pro Stars as they are my Weld Wheel of choice

Simply put ... Its all about cutting away weight
and
IMHO ... I love the High Tech/Old School look of them as well

Anyway ............

You get to double dip on weight savings as the tire is lighter as well

As for running them on the street

Like most things Common Sense applies here

Pizza cutters will save the most weight up front ... Without a doubt
but
You'll have a real compromise running them on the street

I've actually considered running 5's up front and 10's in the back

I'll have a good bit of grip up front
and
I'll still have a bit of that Old School ... Pro Stock Look
and
I'll save a good bit of weight too

There is a bit of a down side to the plan however

I fooled around some with my calculator once upon a time
and
IIRC ... I saw my ratio would end up being around 3.61 IIRC

Another reason ... I wish I would'a went with 410's

Almost Forgot ... For some ... There could be another down side to Welds

Brakes larger than OEM will most likely not work with Welds

Grady

 

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94+ brakes no matter what with welds (pro stars) will not just bolt on. Either a spacer or grinding if not both will be in order.

I have a cordless impact and have the option of just swapping at the track as long as someone else is there to load the TTII's into thier truck/trunk for safty.

Welds are vary soft so be very carefull of things

 

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This info is for GT Flavored Stangs only
but
You can run Pro Stars with no spacers

IF

You are not afraid to modify the caliper a bit

I got a link some where
or
Just ask our resident ... Link Master ... Danny

I'd be willing to bet he has the link to Jay's site :Word:

Grady

 

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A local guy did just that with his stock gt brakes. He basicly ground the caliper cross bar off and his welds fit without a spacer.

I have 99+ brakes and just run a 7/16ths spacer...I think I could get away without a spacer as I put the welds on without the rotor and it was CLOSE...with the added rotor I may have enough room with very little grinding.

 

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i can run the 99 up calipers on my stock rotors? Another question is will the cobra calipers work with the stock rotors? I really don't want to go to the 13 inch rotor so i coulld runa15 inch rim up front.