Anybody ever have their Weld Prostars crack?

[VADER]

Just noticed the other day, one of the spokes where it meets the rims towards the tire is starting to crack, a hairline. I had one back in 2005 do the same thing on the pass side, and that time it did it slowly until all spokes were cracked. I actually thought it was just the clearcoat until I saw it on all spokes, and then decided I shouldnt be driving it until I replace it.

Bad Alignment? Lug nuts too long? Doesnt seem like a common problem.

 

[tlturbo]

I had the exact same problem several years back with both the front (7") and rear (10") Pro Stars. I bought replacements and it hasn't come back. The originals were Crager before they sold to Weld.

 

[Slow91z]

Where's Grumpy!!! He loves this story

 

[Grumpy]

I am right here I had new ones crack .. fronts .. 15x5s from what I remember.. spokes on the back broke on one. the other on the front where the spokes meet the rim . Weld did not want anything to do with it. WHY ??? because Buicks came with 15X7s .. so I asked them what GM car came with 5" rims. They didn't know of any .

 

[VADER]

I figured it had to have happended before. No reason though?

It was a 15x6, but about a year ago I sold my extra 15x7s, I could use them now.

 

[turbo nasty]

Unfortunately its a very coomon thing for them to crack

 

[HI85WH1]

Common failure... in both the Cragar made "Bob-glidden signature series Drag-Stars" and the subsequent Pro-Star made by Weld.

 

[Chuck Leeper]

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