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Cheap Beadlocks - anyone tried this?
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 12:20 pm
by wannaberacer
Has anyone tried something similar to the post here:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=289706
It talks about 16.5" rims. The same would work for any rim I guess?
Cheers
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 1:36 pm
by ludacris
[b] Good Tech[/b].
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:19 pm
by modman
interesting idea.
i sometimes use reversed disco rims and the outside tyre bead has too travel about 3" to push over the safety bead, which in itself helps to stop air escaping when the bead moves/breaks.
i know 2 guys running morrosso(sp?) bead lock screws in their tyres.
both vehicles are modded to the max (350, lockers, portals,crawler box, etc...)
38" swampers on rocky track (the hard way) 5 or less psi , front cv and rear uni let go as the same time. no beads popped.
aparently it was very interesting watching him back down (only had brakes)
david
Re: Cheap Beadlocks - anyone tried this?
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 8:38 pm
by Bush65
The reason that they talk of this with 16.5" rims is because, unlike other sizes, the 16.5" rims are not safety rim style.
Re: Cheap Beadlocks - anyone tried this?
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 8:54 pm
by hypo
Bush65 wrote:The reason that they talk of this with 16.5" rims is because, unlike other sizes, the 16.5" rims are not safety rim style.
yeah so y woodnt it work on a 15 pr 16 " outer bead that dont have a safety lip ??
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:28 am
by bru21
i am about to make 4x12" rims out of 8 x 7" rims using 2 safety beads. just part them off in the lathe and 1 easy weld.
cheers bru
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:30 am
by hypo
bru21 wrote:i am about to make 4x12" rims out of 8 x 7" rims using 2 safety beads. just part them off in the lathe and 1 easy weld.
cheers bru
sounds like a good idea have fun tryin 2 get the tyres over the rim.........
but keep us posted wif pix on how it goes