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I've had pro-stars on my car since 1997 and never had the lugnuts loosen up. I torque them according to the spec sheet from weld which is 85 ft.lbs.

I've had to replace 3 of the original wheels but only one of the wheels cracked on me but that was from a pot hole i didn't see and ran into,one from a tire going flat and warped the wheel i didn't even know it until i looked out the side mirror and saw a bunch of smoke coming from the rear of the car, the whole center of the tire was gone but the side walls were still there,the last one from my car being stolen and wrecked on the front drivers side bending that one.

The weld pro-stars are imo one of the best looking / manufactured wheels made and are a great weight saving wheel for the street.:)
 
i ve had 3 sets of welds never a problem-80-85 ft lbs torque by hand, put duct tape on back of center caps or silicone so they wont turn or make noise-thread locker may help in your case.the studs should be atleast flush with the front of the wheel or they re too short.
 
I've run them on both of my old cars in the past.
15x3.5, 15x6, 15x8, 15x10. I used Cragars' lug nuts and washers which are thicker than some of the others and do have the wording printed that says "This side towards wheel." That lettering is designed to slightly cut into the face of the wheel to help keep each lug nut tight. Without these engraved letters, the washers won't grip the wheel properly. Anti seeze on the threads is a must for proper torquing. 85 ft lbs in steps, (30, 60, 85) for me. Pot holes and big bad bumps will crack the back side spoke of the Pro Star spokes. Keep an eye on that. If they do break, they make an excellent electrical cord reel and or shop air hose reel. Electrical tape around the sharp edge of the center cap will keep the wheels from clicking, at least they did on mine.

I currently run Weld Draglites with McGard open end lug nuts with the pretty frilly black plastic inserts. :redface: I've always been a big fan of Pro Stars when married to the right size tires. I fell in love with them the first time I saw them mounted on Black back in '95 at World Street Car Finals at Memphis TN. I'm kinda biased on my choice of tire sizes. For instance, I do not particularly care for the 24.5" - 26" skinny VW style tires on 15x3.5 wheels on Turbo Buicks. I don't care for the nose slammed on the ground, tail jacked to the moon look. It's not conducive to good launches. ;) I prefer 28" tall tires all the way around and in some cases even a 29" front tire. Gives you more roll out anyway. :cool: I also don't recommend daily driving on 15x3.5 Pro Stars. Speed bumps, pot holes and road debris will crack them if hit at speed. Even Weld says they are not recommended for highway use. If you want the skinny look up front on a daily driver, then a 15x5 or 15x6 (3.5" back spacing of course) with a 205/70/15 tire looks good, and you still have plenty of contact patch for emergency stops.
Just my O2s worth.

Patrick


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I've had several sets w/o problems, but you really need to go around the lug pattern a couple of times with these "sandwich" type wheels until the torque wrench value doesn't change.
 
oh great you guys got me worried now...just ordered and received a brand new set of Weld AlumaStars 15x4.5 up front and 15x10 in the back...
 
oh great you guys got me worried now...just ordered and received a brand new set of Weld AlumaStars 15x4.5 up front and 15x10 in the back...

Alumastars are not the same as Pro-stars...They are built differently.
 
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