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Old 02-08-2006, 04:07 PM
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Scares the hell out of me when I see you guys doing that to your brakes . . .
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Old 02-08-2006, 09:12 PM
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Be patient guys, Weld's engineering department is looking into redesigning the barrel of the Prostar so that it will fit our cars. It's a matter of weeks not months.
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Old 02-09-2006, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Xsta Z 28
Scares the hell out of me when I see you guys doing that to your brakes . . .

Me too, that's why I haven't gotten pro stars for my car. I think I would rather spend more on a set of bogarts
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Old 02-09-2006, 09:38 PM
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I had to grind my calipers for my D10s to fit. O2 SS.
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Old 02-10-2006, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by bigdsz
Be patient guys, Weld's engineering department is looking into redesigning the barrel of the Prostar so that it will fit our cars. It's a matter of weeks not months.
The only redesigning that weld is doing to the Pro-stars is making it a 17" wheel... Just got off the phone with them and they have no plans of making a 15" that fits over our calipers...
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Old 02-10-2006, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by bigdsz
Be patient guys, Weld's engineering department is looking into redesigning the barrel of the Prostar so that it will fit our cars. It's a matter of weeks not months.
Where did you hear this?
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Old 02-10-2006, 02:55 PM
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Mine are ground like that, and I have repeatedly stopped going 144mph in the 1/4.
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Old 02-10-2006, 03:07 PM
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I would be curious to know who you talked to at Weld, I have had correspondence with Greg Weld the president and Gregory Smith who I think is national sales manager, so if you are hearing something different I'd really like to know from who.
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Originally Posted by SJM Manufacturing Inc
My sentiments exactly, much lighter and better quality materials used.

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Um, I have D10s and had to either use spacers or grind. They still rubbed a little "rut" inside the wheels.
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Old 12-08-2006, 07:31 PM
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can a mod stickey this thread I think its stickey material!
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Old 12-10-2006, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperSport4life
can a mod stickey this thread I think its stickey material!
Well if you looked it is already there . . . .
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Old 12-28-2006, 10:21 AM
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they have to be grinded with draglites as well correct?
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they have to be grinded with draglites as well correct?
Yea. Same as Prostars.
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Cant wait to grind my calipers for my Welds!
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So grinding the back calipers is safe??!?!?
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So grinding the back calipers is safe??!?!?
I haven't ever heard of any failing because of grinding them.
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grinding sucks
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what grit yall use.
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Use about as coarse as you can get to knock them down, then you can use a finer grit if you want to smooth them up.
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Originally Posted by LS69TA
I haven't ever heard of any failing because of grinding them.
I guess you haven't read all the forums . . . I've read of failures . . .
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