Anybody help with Walker Rims?

Post by **GETNHI** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:52 am

Hi all! We are in need of five 17inch Walker Evans beadlock rims ( or similar) to suit a Pootrol so we can run Cliffhanger. New or used or even info on where to track some down. Apparently they are in short supply at the mo.
Any replies much appreciated.
Regards Mick

Post by **1MadEngineer** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:09 am

give the guys at locktup4x4.com.au a call, the trailgear creepers are just as cool!!!

http://www.locktup4x4.com.au/product/be ... d1919.aspx

Post by **GETNHI** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:13 am

Cheers, I am already waiting on Chris to get back too me.Would prefer Walker Evans but beggars can't be choosers.

Post by **RUFF** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:43 pm

1MadEngineer wrote:give the guys at locktup4x4.com.au a call, the trailgear creepers are just as cool!!!

http://www.locktup4x4.com.au/product/be ... d1919.aspx

Do you know much about these Greg? Are they Cast,Forged or Billet? The info on the site is a little confusing as it mentions a solid piece of alluminium but then also mentions being cast. What stud patterns are they available in?

Post by **sierrajim** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:17 pm

What are Creeper Locks? Creeper Locks are Trail-Gear's very own, super strong, heavy duty wheels. These wheels look great and come at an affordable Trail-Gear price! Creeper Locks are 17" X 9" wheels with a backspacing of 3.75" and are made from a solid piece of aluminum. Each wheel weighs a whopping 45 lbs with locking ring and hardware. These are no ordinary aluminum wheel, Creeper Locks are super tough and built to last. Each wheel is cast with the inner beadlock as part of the wheel. All 24 of the bolt holes on the wheel have steel Time-Serts installed to prevent the bolts from galling. Drop down inner lip centers tire on to wheel during mounting.Features:

So they're Cast by the look of it.

Post by **RUFF** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:54 pm

sierrajim wrote:
What are Creeper Locks? Creeper Locks are Trail-Gear's very own, super strong, heavy duty wheels. These wheels look great and come at an affordable Trail-Gear price! Creeper Locks are 17" X 9" wheels with a backspacing of 3.75" and are made from a solid piece of aluminum. Each wheel weighs a whopping 45 lbs with locking ring and hardware. These are no ordinary aluminum wheel, Creeper Locks are super tough and built to last. Each wheel is cast with the inner beadlock as part of the wheel. All 24 of the bolt holes on the wheel have steel Time-Serts installed to prevent the bolts from galling. Drop down inner lip centers tire on to wheel during mounting.Features:
So they're Cast by the look of it.

Or made from a solid piece of aluminium if you read before that.

Post by **sierrajim** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:11 pm

I'd read that as one piece of cast alloy.

Post by **chimpboy** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:27 pm

sierrajim wrote:I'd read that as one piece of cast alloy.

Me too. They are saying a cast wheel is "one solid piece".

Post by **Tiny** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:00 pm

chimpboy wrote:
sierrajim wrote:I'd read that as one piece of cast alloy.
Me too. They are saying a cast wheel is "one solid piece".

x3

Post by **RUFF** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:08 pm

Tiny wrote:
chimpboy wrote:
sierrajim wrote:I'd read that as one piece of cast alloy.
Me too. They are saying a cast wheel is "one solid piece".
x3

To me it infers that they are made from a piece of billet alloy. Where as cast is generally made by pooring molten steel into a mould or cast.

Post by **Tiny** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:18 pm

RUFF wrote:
Tiny wrote:
chimpboy wrote:
sierrajim wrote:I'd read that as one piece of cast alloy.
Me too. They are saying a cast wheel is "one solid piece".
x3
To me it infers that they are made from a piece of billet alloy. Where as cast is generally made by pooring molten steel into a mould or cast.

understand what you are saying, but in essence, the result of a casting is one single piece of cast ally. It if nothing else is clever marketing.

Post by **sierrajim** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:19 pm

Tiny wrote:
RUFF wrote:
Tiny wrote:
chimpboy wrote:
sierrajim wrote:I'd read that as one piece of cast alloy.
Me too. They are saying a cast wheel is "one solid piece".
x3
To me it infers that they are made from a piece of billet alloy. Where as cast is generally made by pooring molten steel into a mould or cast.
understand what you are saying, but in essence, the result of a casting is one single piece of cast ally. It if nothing else is clever marketing.

It's written in American.

Post by **GETNHI** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:21 pm

I'm glad we started this debate. I will check with the man himself when we talk next. But I still haven't found any others yet!!

Post by **pigletracing** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:15 pm

saw SKIP (team EFS QLD) totaly destroy a walker rim at rnd2 extreme winch @ rockhampton 2 weeks back. they left 100mtr of rim debris up the track, before they could not drive anymore,then had to waste valuable time changing a wheel in a SS, where the steel rims (non reinforced) that hit the same rock just bent,& because they had stauns they could continue without a DNF, or loss of time..needless to say im frigin glad I didnt hit the same rock, as I run standard alloy mags,(not walkers) & they would have ended up the same, all the way up the track PIGLET

Post by **locktup4x4** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:30 am

They are made from heat treated 356 Cast Alum.

Jason

Post by **Auto-Craft** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:05 am

You could try Cam on 0417 050 065 for some BTR's, tell him Darren gave you the No, he has them in stock normally.

Post by **LOCKEE** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:25 am

Assassin_Offroad wrote:You could try Cam on 0417 050 065 for some BTR's, tell him Darren gave you the No, he has them in stock normally.

Love the name (Better Than Robbie)Gordon

Post by **bazooked** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:51 pm

i can say i have a set of the trail gear wheels in my possesion and mate these things are beef and heavy will take alot of punishment.

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