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Beadlocks?
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Beadlocks?
hey i like the look of bedlocks. can someone tell me what they are for and roughly the price to fit a 15 or 16 inch rim. cheers.
Last edited by Middo on Tue May 19, 2009 9:27 am, edited 1 time in total.
bedlocks???
is that like some kind of kinky hand cuff thing intended for bedroom use???
I think you mean bead locks.. they basicly hold the tire to the rim allowing you to run super low pressures without blowing a bead.
you can't use them on the road in any state as far as i know if its just for looks then have a look at the mickey thompson classic lock rims..
they have a fake bead lock ring but they're pretty pricey..
other wise have a metal fab place cut you up some alloy disc weld some mounting tabs on your rims and there you go. expect some wheel balance issues though due to the extra weight.
hope this helps
Tomo
is that like some kind of kinky hand cuff thing intended for bedroom use???
I think you mean bead locks.. they basicly hold the tire to the rim allowing you to run super low pressures without blowing a bead.
you can't use them on the road in any state as far as i know if its just for looks then have a look at the mickey thompson classic lock rims..
they have a fake bead lock ring but they're pretty pricey..
other wise have a metal fab place cut you up some alloy disc weld some mounting tabs on your rims and there you go. expect some wheel balance issues though due to the extra weight.
hope this helps
Tomo
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like these? 
At least edit the original post so it's spelled "BEADLOCKS"
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic172938.php
At least edit the original post so it's spelled "BEADLOCKS"http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic172938.php
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GRIMACE wrote:How I miss the days of care free wheelin with the crews!
Basically yes, most mechanical beadlock systems only lock the outer bead to the rim, the inner bead is about 50mm wide on most 4wd rims so when your tyres are aired right down the bead has to move a long way across the rim before it breaks the seal.Shadow wrote:so why do they not beadlock the internal bead aswell?
The internal bead doesnt roll off?
The outer bead is only about 20mm maybe, so these come off more often.
Note: This is why you can't really use the weld on kits on flipped rims.
Cheers Chris
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GRIMACE wrote:How I miss the days of care free wheelin with the crews!
because legally you can only have one circumferential weld on the rim. you need another one on there for a beadlockAHF01U wrote:Anyone know why bead locks are illegal in aus?
I can't really see why they can't be used on the road if properly balanced.
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The real reason is how the tyre is retained.AHF01U wrote:Anyone know why bead locks are illegal in aus?
I can't really see why they can't be used on the road if properly balanced.
I might be wrong, but to the best of my knowledge, NO beadlock that seals/retains the tyre on the back of the tyres bead will be legal - the tyre has to seal and mount up to a conventional bead seat area.
Hummer, Hutchinson, and Centreline are the only DOT (US) approved mechanical beadlocks I am aware of. All are Military designs, and all seat the tyre in exactly the normal way - the beadlock is provided by a sleeve and the function and bead retention of the wheel is unaffected whether the beadlock is there or not.
I could be wrong, but I don't ever believe you'll see a wheel that seals or locates the tyre on the back of the tyres bead, or has a "break" in the wheel at the bead seat area will ever be approved for road use.
Apparently, Walker Evans wheels have been engineered on a car in australia, but I wouldn't use that as proof they're legal. They're not legal in the US, and even boggers are legal on the road in the US.
I love my beadlocks, and they're all I'd use in the bush - I've run them for nearly a decade, but that doesn't mean they are legal.
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