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Old 06-10-2005, 07:58 PM
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Default Weld Draglites on a daily driver..........

ok so i am thinking about getting some rims for my white 93 z.....now i dont want anythign flashy but more race looking so i am looking into weld draglites....not suere yet if i want to go skinnys in front and regular tries in the back or just a bit smaller tires in the front...but is there any concern with having skinnys besides the obvious ....drivalitibily..i have seen in magazines theres is a ltitle warnign thing on the bottom saying reccomended for drasg use only also i like the prostars... with a similar set up with skinnys....what are u though on thesee...
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prostars look way better.
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call weld. if they say dont daily drive it then dont do it. im betting that they are not DD friendly. hit a pot hole and there goes a rim
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I've never had a problem on Weld's or Bogarts. Both are plenty of strong from my expierence. I would just avoid any monster crater's of a pot hole.
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Yeah I drove around with Weld Draglites for about a week when I traded a friend wheels. They were 165's up front, and BFG Drag radials out back, all this with no front sway bar. It was fine. In the twisties I couldn't go as aggressive, but nothing too out of the ordinary. The front end pushes more, but that is to be expected. Def. a good idea if straight line performance is your wish.
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My buddy Mike (Mike's02ls1) ran another friend of mine's (Diet Coke) skinnies on the front of his DD for a few months. No problems that I know of.
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not a daily driver but not a trailer queen and no probs yet
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i have 15 x 4 on the front of my T/A and it my DD. Its not bad for daily use, but I will be putting my stock rims back on for street use as soon as my rear radials tires wear out. One thing is I have some M/T sportsmans 26 x 7.5 x 15 on the front and they wear kinda fast. I would go with some 165's volkswagon tire for sure. I getting some next week. They last longer and cost about 30 bucks a piece. At least thats what I can get them for at a shop over here.



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