It was just stupid enough to work...

[Vonski]

Step aside losers, I've got real world ghetto tech for ya'll...

Although DIY beadlock rings are cheap and easy to get locally . Haven't you ever thought: What if I want to remove the rings from one set of rims, then weld them back on a different set? This would normally suck, but with the help of the Yota, I've got myself a 22RE powered lathe.

Step one: jack up your rig and put on jackstands.
Step two: mount rim
Step three: fire it up, put in drive or let out clutch.
Step four: apply grinder
Step five: apply grinder some more
Step six: yet, more grinding
Step seven: (thinking): I've got a pile of new ones, so WTF am I doing???
Step eight: (more thinking): Hmmm... how many grinding disks is this gonna take anyway???

 

[Hickey]

YOU CAN DO IT!!!

 

[Vonski]

OK, so I got one done. It takes a minimum of 15 to 20 minutes of continuous grinding and you'll use one new disk per wheel.

Oviously it works, but ooooooohhhh does it suck! It's well worth buying new ones...

 

[Hickey]

What if you made a cutting tip mount for a floor jack?

 

[Vonski]

Originally posted by Jeremy
YOU CAN DO IT!!!

I was gonna give up, but thanks to you Jeremy, I have been inspired to go forth and do another!

 

[Hickey]

which gear are you using? Please let it be 3rd....

 

[Vonski]

Originally posted by Jeremy
What if you made a cutting tip mount for a floor jack?

That is an excellent idea! However, removing bedlock rings is not a normal occurance and may only be an issue this one time. Usually, you'd just sell the rims to someone and make new ones if they were not the right dimensions, lug pattern, or whatever.

 

[Caleb]

hehehe...I think Von has too much time on his hands...

 

[Vonski]

Originally posted by Jeremy
which gear are you using? Please let it be 3rd....

I began with 1st gear (98:1), but it was a tad slow.

2nd gear works really nice (mid 70's, too lazy to do the math right now )

 

[Vonski]

Originally posted by supergper
hehehe...I think Von has too much time on his hands...

It's Sunday baby! The only day we get to do stupid $hit like this... These beadlock rings are actually gonna go on our parts runner. Like, duh...

 

[Herzog]

Von! Your a genious!

 

[Vonski]

Originally posted by Herzog
Von! Your a genious!

No my friend... Getting those hot chicks to pose while you take their pictures for your avatars, that is real genius! That what you're doin', right?

 

[Vonski]

Success!!!

Ya know, you can't spell success without the word "suck". Well, there is no "k", but you get the point...

I have 4 done. There is a 5th one, but I may pretend that it doesn't exist.

Was it worth the trouble? Not really, but what the hell...

 

[SAMI]

your boredome motivates me Von!

 

[Vonski]

That 5th one was buggin' me, so I knocked it out too.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

What are you putting on your rig?

In all honesty I think all you guys with real beadlocks are wasting your money. It is so much easier to buy the beadlock look alike rims without the hassle of all those bolts to tighten and torque. Not to mention the water and mud that gets trapped on the inside of the rim, seems like a waste to me...

I think 4WPW sells some pretty sweet look alikes...

 

[Vonski]

Originally posted by cruiseroutfit
What are you putting on your rig?

In all honesty I think all you guys with real beadlocks are wasting your money. It is so much easier to buy the beadlock look alike rims without the hassle of all those bolts to tighten and torque. Not to mention the water and mud that gets trapped on the inside of the rim, seems like a waste to me...

I think 4WPW sells some pretty sweet look alikes...

Ya know, I never realized how true that really is... Thanks for setting Me straight Kurt.

 

[Hickey]

Another episode of a Wisdom Bomb, here on RME. I have some of those fakelocks, they look just like the ones Von just made....

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Originally posted by Jeremy
Another episode of a Wisdom Bomb, here on RME. I have some of those fakelocks, they look just like the ones Von just made....

And I bet they were way cheaper too!

And I think you can get them in anodized aluminum...



J/K

Are these going on the blue truck Vonski? Are you gonna put them on some stock width rims and make the "Indesructable Delivery Mobile"? Sounds pretty cool.

 

[Vonski]

Originally posted by cruiseroutfit
Are these going on the blue truck Vonski? Are you gonna put them on some stock width rims and make the "Indesructable Delivery Mobile"? Sounds pretty cool.

The rims currently on my truck will be sold soon. They are Bart beadlocks and they're fine, but I'd like heavier duty stuff, so I'm going with the DIY's.

The rims I've been taking apart today will be tossed aside for now and the rings will be used w/ the stock rims on the "delivery Yota". Yes, it will be the beadlocked, exocaged parts runner from hell, just give us some time...