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Feb 8, 2006 | 04:07 PM

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Xsta Z 28

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Scares the hell out of me when I see you guys doing that to your brakes . . .

Feb 8, 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.

Feb 9, 2006 | 11:02 AM

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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

Feb 9, 2006 | 09:38 PM

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I had to grind my calipers for my D10s to fit. O2 SS.

Feb 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...

Feb 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?

Feb 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.

Feb 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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Nov 14, 2006 | 04:14 PM

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My sentiments exactly, much lighter and better quality materials used.

Steve

Um, I have D10s and had to either use spacers or grind. They still rubbed a little "rut" inside the wheels.

Dec 8, 2006 | 07:31 PM

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can a mod stickey this thread I think its stickey material!

Dec 10, 2006 | 05:53 PM

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can a mod stickey this thread I think its stickey material!

Well if you looked it is already there . . . .

Dec 28, 2006 | 10:21 AM

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they have to be grinded with draglites as well correct?

Dec 28, 2006 | 11:16 AM

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they have to be grinded with draglites as well correct?

Yea. Same as Prostars.

Dec 28, 2006 | 08:56 PM

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Cant wait to grind my calipers for my Welds!

Feb 26, 2007 | 10:57 PM

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So grinding the back calipers is safe??!?!?

Feb 27, 2007 | 05:54 AM

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So grinding the back calipers is safe??!?!?

I haven't ever heard of any failing because of grinding them.

Feb 27, 2007 | 11:28 AM

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grinding sucks

Feb 27, 2007 | 02:30 PM

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what grit yall use.

Feb 27, 2007 | 02:36 PM

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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.

Feb 27, 2007 | 04:34 PM

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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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