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Skyetone

Skyetone

Kinda crabby latley
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I read that thread untill it turned into a golfball equal thread...
here is the last basic quote from supergper...
well you have to weld the inner ring to the rim and then there is an outer ring that bolts to the inner ring and the tire gets clamps between the two rings...
HOW DOES IT CLAMP THE TIRE???
I don't see how you can clamp the bead of the tire between two flat pieces of steel and reatain ANY seal for air??? I'm lost. I need some hands on or something... If you tear down again get pics for the stupid....
 
Caleb

Caleb

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Location
Riverton
Originally posted by Shawn
Wow, that weld makes mine look Good..:)
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most of the guys I have seen do the DIY beadlocks beads look like that...thats why I commented:p

skye there really is nothing more than two flat pieces of steel clamping to a piece of rubber...thats why the lower number of bolt the more likely it is to leak...mine are 20 bolts(avalanche locks) and they hold air fine...the rockstomper/rocklogic have 32 bolts and will usaually only leak out of a bad weld...
 
Skyetone

Skyetone

Kinda crabby latley
Location
East side
so you just squish the back of the tire against the front of the inside bead? How does the tire not walk up or down off the inner bead?
 
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Skyetone

Skyetone

Kinda crabby latley
Location
East side
see I always assumed the tire still sat against the stock lip of the rim and the rings just made the lip larger. I never got that you only put the inner bead of the tire over the rim lip. then the other just sits on the outside? Gets clamped flat and the BACK of the outside bead is pressed enough to make a seal? still weird but I'm less foggy now :) thanx...
 
Caleb

Caleb

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Location
Riverton
you got it...with that many bolts it holds it pretty tight...and dry rubber is pretty sticky...I had to use dish soap on mine to get them on and they were slidin all over the place...once the soap was off and dried out they suck and held pretty good...
 
Caleb

Caleb

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Location
Riverton
I hear ya...mine were the 10 ply 38" SXs...they can sit with 0 psi with the inside bead off and look like they are full of air...:D:p
 
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Bones

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Location
Kansas City, MO
Originally posted by Skyetone
ok I've had to much beer tonight I guess. I thought that the bead locks made the front of the rim in essence a couplke inches wider. say 17" in front and 15" rear bead. If that is the case then how in the he!! do you get a bead over a wider lip? Plus in this pic it seems as though you welded the outer ring to the very outside of the original ring of the rim. Making it not wider than stock. In your case you have a 16" rim and a 16": beedlock. How does that help the bead stay on the tire?
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WOW! Ever seen a beadlock all broke down before? :p We are talking WIDER not bigger DIAMETER. Say 15x8" to a 15x10" wheel NOT a 15x8" wheel to an 17x8" wheel. Come on man I trusted you and came to this site ;)
 
Skyetone

Skyetone

Kinda crabby latley
Location
East side
I always thought that the outer ring was larger in diameter also. That would also help your bead... Guess I am a newbie at this :D
 
Skyetone

Skyetone

Kinda crabby latley
Location
East side
hey curt do you have a notice for EVERY thread that comes through? I just was wondering cuz you spread your wealth of knowledge so far that it almost seems to be spread a little thin at times.... Maybee it's just me :) ?
 
Shawn

Shawn

Just Hanging Out
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Holly Day
Originally posted by Skyetone
hey curt do you have a notice for EVERY thread that comes through? I just was wondering cuz you spread your wealth of knowledge so far that it almost seems to be spread a little thin at times.... Maybee it's just me :) ?
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SMACK!!
 

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BBowski82

BBowski82

What are you looking at?
Location
Haubstadt, In
Originally posted by Skyetone
hey curt do you have a notice for EVERY thread that comes through? I just was wondering cuz you spread your wealth of knowledge so far that it almost seems to be spread a little thin at times.... Maybee it's just me :) ?
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Man, that hurts!:eek:




So the guy likes to talk, (and I think his lifetime dream is to be #1 poster)
 
cruiseroutfit

cruiseroutfit

Cruizah!
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Sandy, Ut
Originally posted by Skyetone
hey curt do you have a notice for EVERY thread that comes through? I just was wondering cuz you spread your wealth of knowledge so far that it almost seems to be spread a little thin at times.... Maybee it's just me :) ?
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Actually Skye.. most of the time I am on my laptop computer I have a wireless card for it so I am able to sit in class and type while the instructor rambles on. As far as my knowledge, you tell me where it is getting thin and I will thickin it up...Chrome boy...

And as far as having a notice when a thread comes up... you ever used the VIEW NEW POSTS button... I mean pull it out dude.. welcome to the 21st Century...
 
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