Thanks
Welding up wheels. Wheels aren’t really that important, who cares if they explode. Sounds like a safe thing to do, I’m in.
I get the initial skepticism—I do, 'cause I had it as well, but in researching I've found naught but standout reviews for Weldcraft, and absolutely nothing in the way of... we'll call them spectacular decompressions.
Even from here. The worst that could be said, as detailed in that thread, is that they're about the only business left that fills this niche. Someone who specialized in single-bead widening retired in 2019, which pretty much only leaves Weldcraft's two-bead method.
You’re probably right, I tend to view things from the point of pushing the car hard and failure is catastrophic at say, 130mph…I get the initial skepticism—I do, 'cause I had it as well, but in researching I've found naught but standout reviews for Weldcraft, and absolutely nothing in the way of... we'll call them spectacular decompressions.
Given your handle, I'll also go ahead and address it: would I trust these for track use? No. Get a set of wheels on the cheap that can take a beating if you're hitting asphalt once a month, a nicer set if it's a track rat. On a street car that'll rarely—if ever—see over 100 miles an hour, on gentle curving highways and city streets? For someone who just wants to maintain the original appearance of the vehicle but have a little more shoe to play with? Go wild.
And there's nothing wrong with that.
It needs to be said, lest someone get the idea in their head that they can just widen their stock wheels to hit the track instead of shelling out for a whole new set. As you say, failure is catastrophic at 130mph—and more...
