New Trail Ready Beadlocks.

[TWISTY]

Well finally got mine this week after close to 4 months since I ordered. Trailready didnt have stock when I ordered so it was a 5 week wait there, then the rest was at JT Imports USA addy, on a ship over to here, and at JT Imports Melbourne addy. Wasnt overly impressed with JT's service at all and the total cost ended up being more then expected. (Makes Snakes Racings prices look competitive).

Rim itself, very thick all round and heavy for a alloy rim (in a good way). Compared to Mickey Thompson rims I've had in the past the polished finish is a bit average with machine marks still visible on a lot of the surfaces close up. For a offroad wheel I guess this doesnt really matter, but it is noticable. (There is lots of grubby finger marks on the one in the pic)

[crankycruiser]

they're not too bad Dave, how much are they man? is there much options on offsets?

[stilivn]

How much extra did it cost you cause of jt, I've had a bender sitting with them in us for 3 weeks an can't make contact get them on phone but only the boss knows what's going on but he is always doing deliveries. They apparently don't like or reply to email.

[TWISTY]

they're not too bad Dave, how much are they man? is there much options on offsets?

They come in a range of offsets. All wheels share the same casting (for the rim dia.) and the offset is set by machining the rim to suit. I got the biggest offset I could get which is why the centre of my rim is so thick.

See link to see available offsets.
http://secure.trbeadlocks.com/hdcastaluminumseries.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Mine basically ended up at $494 per rim. I was originally looking at it being around $380ish a rim. Break down of costs below.


$1635.45 Aud to Trailready for 5 Rims ($1720.24 US ( 5 x $325ea + 95.24 S&H))

$47.63 fee from the bank for overseas transaction.

JT Imports Costs
$88.06 Customs Duty
$203.33 GST on Customs Entry
$70 Compile User Fee
$50 Delivery Order Fee / SCA
$26.50 CMR Compliance Fee
$65 Professional Fees
$1.30 Transaction Fee
$175 Freight
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Total $693.34
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$92.51 E-go to get the rims from Melbounre to the Sunny Coast.


Total cost of the rims $2468.93 or $493.79ea

How much extra did it cost you cause of jt, I've had a bender sitting with them in us for 3 weeks an can't make contact get them on phone but only the boss knows what's going on but he is always doing deliveries. They apparently don't like or reply to email.

See above, it was just all those extra fees that I wasnt expecting, and which add up.

Found exactly the same with his workers having no idea most of the time, and John being out. John was helpful on the odd time he replied to a email or you got him on the phone, but overall I wasnt happy with there service.

Take this for example. Get the invoice for all there fees above on a monday, pay it straight away then call them wanting to organise pickup for as soon as the money clears. They say they will call when it does. Gets to friday and I havent heard anything so I call them. Money had cleared, so I organise pickup for monday. Ring monday morning to confirm, old mate said all good. Gets to wednesday arvo and JT Imports call. Sorry mate, E-go came to pick your rims up but we hadnt got them down from upstairs yet. E-go said they would come back tomorrow but they havent, so you might wanna re-organise pickup. Thankfully E-go didnt charge and fees for them to go back, and they all turned up ok in the end.

[TWISTY]

Just some better pictures of them.

[ar3nbe]

Where are these things manufactured ? Isnt there a free trade agreement going on if they are made in the USA, which should make some of the import taxes lower.

[TWISTY]

Where are these things manufactured ? Isnt there a free trade agreement going on if they are made in the USA, which should make some of the import taxes lower.

Yep, 100% made in the USA. Not sure if the "free trade" stuff was taking into account with my fees or not.

[Bentzook]

Do all alloy beadlock end up looking like these POS ?

[brooksy]

Uummm .... Twisty are real beadlocks while your pic of a MT Classic Lock are fake with flimsy 3mm plate !!



brooksy

[RAY185]

Oh snap!

(Bentzook runs off to edit his list of mods......

Anti Gravity Air Bags
Simulated Bead Locks
Chrome Moly Wiper Shims

....)

[Giggles83]

Where are these things manufactured ? Isnt there a free trade agreement going on if they are made in the USA, which should make some of the import taxes lower.

Yep, 100% made in the USA. Not sure if the "free trade" stuff was taking into account with my fees or not.

When swaffield bought his trailreadies (first guy up here to buy a set). He got a letter off trailready which stated the charging of certain taxes on the rims would be a breach of fair trade.

[SIM79]

Do all alloy FAKELOCKS end up looking like these POS ?

Yes, my fakelocks were stuffed after 1 decent rock run.

As brookys said they are 3mm thick on the fake locks, with the Trail Ready rims you have around 20mm when the rings are bolted together.