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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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Do you have to put longer studs if you get the summit star wheels? Also do the need spacers?
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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No and no
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 11:46 PM
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mean96ss is rite i have a sit on my car just slap them bitches on there
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what kind of backspacing are you using? and did they clear the brakes?
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 10:09 AM
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15x8 w/ 5.5bs..........Don't know if they cleared the brakes, haven't bought them.....
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thanks im in the market for new wheels too. i was hoping that one of the other guys with the wheels on their cars would chime in
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The Summit Stars are heavy wheels. They are cast aluminum. Over 20lbs. Probably closer to 25. If you just want the look, great. But if you are trying to get a better ET then look elsewhere. I was thinking of using their 17x7 wheel in the front for a good street skinny that clears the brakes and using Weld Prostars in the rear since they are really light. Then putting Weld skinnies on for the track.

Good Luck.
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The Summit Stars are heavy wheels. They are cast aluminum. Over 20lbs. Probably closer to 25. If you just want the look, great. But if you are trying to get a better ET then look elsewhere. I was thinking of using their 17x7 wheel in the front for a good street skinny that clears the brakes and using Weld Prostars in the rear since they are really light. Then putting Weld skinnies on for the track.

Good Luck.
Nowhere near 25 lbs. They are only about 5 lbs heavier per wheel. So if a Prostar weighs 10-11 lbs then the Summit would be 15-16 and if the rears are 14-15 then the Summit would be 19-20.

I have some Front Prostars sitting in my spare room. I'll take out out of the box and weigh it then dismount the Summit Star front and weigh that when I stick my Fikse's back on.
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My 15x8 Summit Stars weighed 17 lbs.

They also went on without grinding or spacers (5.5" backspace).
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With around 985hp to the wheels weight really isn't a big issue right now.....J/K.....I would think the summit stars would be alot lighter than stock chrome five stars I have now.
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Originally Posted by DopdBrd
Nowhere near 25 lbs. They are only about 5 lbs heavier per wheel. So if a Prostar weighs 10-11 lbs then the Summit would be 15-16 and if the rears are 14-15 then the Summit would be 19-20.

I have some Front Prostars sitting in my spare room. I'll take out out of the box and weigh it then dismount the Summit Star front and weigh that when I stick my Fikse's back on.
Looking forward to these results!!!
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Looking forward to these results!!!
I'm trying to hurry up and get to it but now I'm trying to track down a weird noise after the header install
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the one where your y-pipe beats the hell out of the floor?
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The one where your car idles very rough, almost has a miss, primaries already turning blue, tightened down all flange bolts, no exhaust leak, can't figure out what the hell it is, gallon of gasoline with a match and collect insurance money sound.

yeah, thats about right.
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there is a sencer on the driver`s side head i believe its just a coolant sencer but if you crack it, it will run real ruff
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Originally Posted by thndrracer
there is a sencer on the driver`s side head i believe its just a coolant sencer but if you crack it, it will run real ruff
Dude, I never knew that. I will try it tonight and see if that works.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 02:39 PM
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unplug the temp sensor while the car is running and listen to it starve
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Dude, I never knew that. I will try it tonight and see if that works.
it`s happened to atleast 2 of my friends cars
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Sounds like the same thing that happened to me when I broke my temp sensor changing plugs.
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i had to grind calipers just to clear wheel weights then gave up and just ran them unbalanced. Downside to the summit stars is they do not use a shank style lug. I run summit stars, but once I start going faster they are going off and putting something else on the car
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