now wat to do for rears!?! 
Weld Wheels - Bankrupt!
Thread Starter
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 32,987
Likes: 58
From: Houston, TX
Weld Wheels - Bankrupt! This news sucks to hear, but some of you diehard Weld fans should know about it. How this affects future wheels and pricing, nobody knows.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/15300296.htm
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/15300296.htm
Weld was the ****.
On a good note,
Check the new summit mag. Summit makes a wheel EXACTLY like the prostar for like $40 cheaper.
All you have to do is swap out the center caps if you still want to represent WELD.
Tony.
On a good note,
Check the new summit mag. Summit makes a wheel EXACTLY like the prostar for like $40 cheaper.
All you have to do is swap out the center caps if you still want to represent WELD.
Tony.
7 Second Club
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 8,834
Likes: 1
From: Gainesville, Florida # of drag strips runs: ?!?!?
Originally Posted by Speed Density
Weld was the ****.
On a good note,
Check the new summit mag. Summit makes a wheel EXACTLY like the prostar for like $40 cheaper.
All you have to do is swap out the center caps if you still want to represent WELD.
Tony.
On a good note,
Check the new summit mag. Summit makes a wheel EXACTLY like the prostar for like $40 cheaper.
All you have to do is swap out the center caps if you still want to represent WELD.
Tony.
Looks like American Racing will have more to offer shortly, which is cool as the company I work for deals directly with American Racing
Derek
Jegs was probably able to get the design off Welds because of the pending bankruptcy. Weld probably sold the design to make a few $ before the bankruptcy.
Bad thing about the Jegs wheels is there 15X10 only has a backspacing up to 4.5". Maybe they'll bring out the 5.5" backspacing now. If they do those wheels will probably be good for the budget minded weekend racers (most of us.)
Bad thing about the Jegs wheels is there 15X10 only has a backspacing up to 4.5". Maybe they'll bring out the 5.5" backspacing now. If they do those wheels will probably be good for the budget minded weekend racers (most of us.)
Trending Topics
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
Interesting, the only things that are worth more then what I paid for on this car is the Bogarts and AMW catch can - and now maybe the new set of prostars I have laying here lol.
Its a shame, but chapter 11 doesnt mean out of business. They may reorganize and come back under a different name or produce 'house' brands. Never know..
Its a shame, but chapter 11 doesnt mean out of business. They may reorganize and come back under a different name or produce 'house' brands. Never know..
I worked for a lumber yard that had gone chapter 11 like 3 times...
All it means is a reorganization, I seriously doubt they'll quit making wheels. There'll be somebody along that will recognize the good investment and come in with a better business strategy for the existing company
All it means is a reorganization, I seriously doubt they'll quit making wheels. There'll be somebody along that will recognize the good investment and come in with a better business strategy for the existing company
It's probably because most of the wheels today are coming out of China. The GM, Ford, etc. are getting almost 100% of its aluminum wheels out of China...Amcast in Indiana was one of the last, and now they are gone as of this spring.
I hope Holeshot, Bogart, and the remaining hardcore racing wheel places can stay afloat. Bummer.
I hope Holeshot, Bogart, and the remaining hardcore racing wheel places can stay afloat. Bummer.
That was Weld's problem, they sunk a lot of money into importing from China and it just didn't pan out...
What I hope is that the other big companies realize the grass isn't that greener and take it back here before they get hurt, too
What I hope is that the other big companies realize the grass isn't that greener and take it back here before they get hurt, too
