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Beadlocks??
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 8:51 pm
by Tristo4.0
Gday guys, Ive been watch some 4wd monthly dvd's, and ive heard them mention Beadlocks, what are they and are they any good?? are they worth it? and how do they work?
Cheers Tristo
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:03 pm
by Man of Cheese
hey
beadlocks stop the wheels spinning on the rims similar to drag cars at take off
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:09 pm
by Tristo4.0
ahhh thats cool, do you know if there any good? or what??
Cheers
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:11 pm
by Man of Cheese
that i dont know sorry
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:25 pm
by Cruizer_Dan
beedlock are also for when ur keen on dropin ur tyre pressure under 10psi. with out beedlocks u are prone to roll a tyre off ur rim but with these little suckers on u can safely drop it down to 5psi or lower.
as far as i know there are two types external which u see most common and are bolted to the outside of ur rim and then there are internal ones with are like a tube inside ur rim
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 10:22 pm
by Tristo4.0
Cool thanks Dan, Thats grouse
Cheers Tristo
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 10:43 pm
by coxy321
Internal beadlocks (secondair) are legal, but i'm pretty sure you are "supposed" to have them engineered as you have to modify (drill a hole) in the rim.
External beadlocks are probably the more effective/hardy option, but they are NOT legal anywhere, unless you get them engineered (good luck!).
Use the search function and search for "beadlock". Plenty of info on here about them. Do a google image search too so you can see what they actually are.
Coxy
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 10:54 pm
by Tristo4.0
will do mate, thanks for that
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:32 pm
by evanstaniland
these are the External beadlocks, i run mine at about 3psi sometimes lower in the rear.
Evan
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:36 pm
by alien
whats the reason for them being illegal? is it to do with side impacts/crashing etc and the tyre not deflating?
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:42 pm
by Harb
No its the bolts coming undone and the tyre coming off...
Some are also prone to really bad balance if put on wrong....
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 9:41 pm
by 60_series_united
alien wrote:whats the reason for them being illegal? is it to do with side impacts/crashing etc and the tyre not deflating?
no its because the inner ring has to be welded to the rim
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 9:51 pm
by Harb
60_series_united wrote:alien wrote:whats the reason for them being illegal? is it to do with side impacts/crashing etc and the tyre not deflating?
no its because the inner ring has to be welded to the rim
I've got Walker Evans rims and they are still not legal even with the inner ring part of the rim casting itself.........
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 9:56 pm
by coxy321
I'm pretty sure someone on OL got a set engineered. With a great deal of expence and difficulty too.
Coxy
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 11:46 pm
by alien
so if someones done it and a precedent has been set - why cant you guys copy the method? surely now the legwork is done and the same engineer would sign off on the same mod done on a different vehicle?
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 3:39 pm
by cooki_monsta
you would think so , having said that i run beadies as i cant be bothered changing tyres, so they are on as dailys atm, never had any hassles
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:12 pm
by coxy321
Around my nick of the woods, as long as your car is clean, and doesn't have a 200dB 8 inch exhaust, your pretty safe. I doubt very much ANY of "the locals" would know what beadlocks are anyway.
Coxy
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:39 pm
by evanstaniland
depending on the cop they might not even know if they are real beadlocks or fakes!!
Evan
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:34 am
by ofr57
there is a guy on here what makes rings also ... chris is awesome to deal with and a top bloke
evens are roctoy's rings
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:38 pm
by Roctoy
ofr57 wrote:there is a guy on here what makes rings also ... chris is awesome to deal with and a top bloke
evens are roctoy's rings
awwwww shucks
yep i make em
