Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Have any of you guys got any price ideas on getting 5 trailready bealocked rims over here "Australia". They are one of the meanest but cool looking rim around with the fat band for the beadlock. What do you reckon, should i get a set of Eastern wheel works rim and a set of Second airs on import a set f trail ready's. I am going towards the trailready as the keep the weight down, but you can also put Second airs (staun beadlocks) on an alloy rim now as they now have a longer stem. Also with the second air they beadlock both sides. And it would work out cheaper. i am really confused wat to get

I reckon SecondAirs would be the go..........but with steel rims not poofy alloys!!.

i am going alloys for the wieght, not really the look factor. But i am gonna get a good looking set of rims though.

GQ4.8coilcab wrote:i am going alloys for the wieght, not really the look factor. But i am gonna get a good looking set of rims though.

ABT have some good all alloy ones, not worth me putting my $$ on them price wise so go direct to him

Go the steelies. For the extra weight you get the ability to belt them back into shape if you come a croppa on a rock.

Alloys cannot be sucessfully repaired, you can bond or glue them but you never end up with the integrity gained by the original crystaline structure of the alloy. They will always fail again adjacent to the original damage.

GaryInOz wrote:Go the steelies. For the extra weight you get the ability to belt them back into shape if you come a croppa on a rock.

Alloys cannot be sucessfully repaired, you can bond or glue them but you never end up with the integrity gained by the original crystaline structure of the alloy. They will always fail again adjacent to the original damage.

What he said hey!!

external beadlock is more off show unless its a comp truck i can justify the price for eather i drop mine down to 10psi and all good if it comes off on goes the spare

I've used both and reckon the mechanical beadlocks also offer outer rim protection which the secondairs don't do, so they get my vote.
As with all 4WD things and the punishment we give them, maintenance is the key to happy, trouble free 4Wheeling. The mechanical beadlocks don't allow mud to enter the bead, where the secondairs do (especially if not regularily cleaned), the mechanical beadlocks are more track freindly when the inevidable does happen and tyre repairs are required (even with all the bolts) and i don't believe popping an inner bead is a regular happening. Oh and on the legality side, I don't believe the tyres will be truely legal, so who cares about the wheeels.
Jonesy

frp88 wrote:external beadlock is more off show unless its a comp truck i can justify the price for eather i drop mine down to 10psi and all good if it comes off on goes the spare

I have beadlocks on my rig and i dont compete , so am I a show off . I used to run simex tubes ,but got sick of cleanin the beads out after every trip . Beadlocks rule