bead lock rings or no rings ?
- Thread starter mattvw65
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Tacoma
Et incurventur ante non
- Location
- far enough away
Street locks are gay. That is all!
just kidding. I mean, they are kind of gay, but so what. The real problem is that they are too yellow.
just kidding. I mean, they are kind of gay, but so what. The real problem is that they are too yellow.
BroncoMama
Rock Diva
- Location
- Just south of craziness
He's got a point.I Lean said:If there's no beadlock, then there's no point to having a ring--unless you're a total poser. Are you a total poser?
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
I love streetlocks... It reduces the risk of me being pulled over (for a law that does NOT exist) for real beadlocks
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
Oh, and streetlocks on a rig that gets wheeled.... NO
Streetlocks on a Powerjoke with 44's, why not? Its already drawing waaaay too much attention.
Streetlocks on a Powerjoke with 44's, why not? Its already drawing waaaay too much attention.
Badger
I am the Brute squad
- Location
- South Salt Lake
I Lean said:If there's no beadlock, then there's no point to having a ring--unless you're a total poser. Are you a total poser?
actually there are plenty of points to running street lcoks even if they don't truely lock the tire to the rim
1 the help to strengthen the outter lip of the rim
2 help keep scaring down (rock rash) when running aluminum rims
all the reasons you would want to run a real beadlock minus the one important reaon of course
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
Badger said:
Hmmm... #1 might hold a bit of water, but then again the cheesy thin wheels I have seen with streetlocks can't be any stronger than a good wheel to begin with. Jury is out on that one.
#2. I don't buy that at all... Are the streetlock rings removable? If they are I guess you could replace them every so ofter?? But the ones I've looked at are NOT removable. So you just going to increase the amount of rockrash you get on your rims... way more surface area. My beadlock rings are trashed, my normal rims might have some rash at the lip, but nothing like the beadlock rings & bolts that protrude out.
Badger
I am the Brute squad
- Location
- South Salt Lake
they make them removable .yes the cheap steel wheels that have the fake locks are just that cheap and they are not removable.take a look at his picture more closely its the same rim with ring installed.as to the holding of water,no different then a normal ring either it will hold water or it won't and it will go out the back of the rim .if it does hold water then drill some relief hole into the ring to allow them to drain.
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
Badger said:
Hahaha, I was referring to the "holding of water" as a synonymical expression as to the likelihood of something
I guess streetlocks are like many things that get attached to our sport, stingers, shovel/axe mounts with chrome tools, spare tires on the roof, etc... All show, little go...
cruiseroutfit said:...It reduces the risk of me being pulled over (for a law that does NOT exist) for real beadlocks
That is what I was thinking. Think of street locks as camouflage to help hide the real bead locks that are rolling around out there.