Weld on Bead locks?

[notajeep]

These are from rock logic, and I am thinking that I need them (I am telling my wife that my truck will no longer roll with out them) But.....
Would these work on reverse center wheels?

 

[I Lean]

These are from rock logic, and I am thinking that I need them (I am telling my wife that my truck will no longer roll with out them) But.....
Would these work on reverse center wheels?

Very likely they will not work. With the reversed centers, you could very well render the rims un-mountable by welding on the outer rings.

 

[Hickey]

He he, you said.... he he..

Here's a though Carl. Could you turn down the diameter about 1" on both the wheel and beadlock where they are welded together? Still leaving the inside bead intact, but changing the beadlock side to make it possible to mount the tire? Your thoughts please?

 

[I Lean]

He he, you said.... he he..

Here's a though Carl. Could you turn down the diameter about 1" on both the wheel and beadlock where they are welded together? Still leaving the inside bead intact, but changing the beadlock side to make it possible to mount the tire? Your thoughts please?

That would probably work. 1" sounds like too much though, that might put the O.D. smaller than the I.D. of the bead.

The problem is the recessed center of the wheel, that allows the tire to be mounted at all. It's normally pretty close to the outer bead seat, and you mount the tire from the outside. With the reversed centers, you have to mount the tire from the inner bead first--and with beadlocks, you'd then have to pull the outer bead over the outer seat/beadlock ring area.

You may have realized the problem already, but now everyone else also realizes it.

 

[Hickey]

The cost of machining the pieces would probably come close to the cost of new rims too, I would guess.

Notajeep, what is the reason you are running reverse center rims?

 

[Caleb]

Notajeep, what is the reason you are running reverse center rims?

because its Notajeep (its a toy ) and they need all the width they can get...atleast thats why I would guess, I know a lot of the Toy guys run 2" BS (which usually requires a reversed shell) for that reason.

 

[I Lean]

because its Notajeep (its a toy ) and they need all the width they can get...atleast thats why I would guess, I know a lot of the Toy guys run 2" BS (which usually requires a reversed shell) for that reason.

Yup, that's exactly what I would assume as well.

 

[BCGPER]

What a timely question, since I run these wheels and have been all day swapping tires. It's a total nightmare to get the tires on, but it IS possible. What's harder though (ok, nearly impossible), is getting the tire back off without ripping a bead apart. If you dont NEED the beadlocks, I wouldn't do it. If you want the width, consider wheel spacers, then the beadlock with less offset.

Yup, that's exactly what I would assume as well.

 

[notajeep]

because its Notajeep (its a toy ) and they need all the width they can get...atleast thats why I would guess, I know a lot of the Toy guys run 2" BS (which usually requires a reversed shell) for that reason.

You are right..... I wanted to keep the tire off the frame at full stuff in the rear. And new wheels were cheaper than a new axle (bumpstops are for girls ).
That being said...I have never blowns a bead on the trail and I normally run from 9 to 11 psi. So really I don't "need" beadlocks at the moment. But in the future like everyone I plan on bigger tires and lower pressures.....and I thought that $60 a wheel would be a great investment for the future.
Oh well...Thanks for the input everyone.

 

[chadschoon]

would these work on a set of 15"x8" eagle alloys?

 

[I Lean]

would these work on a set of 15"x8" eagle alloys?

Nope, gotta be on a steel rim. (unless you've got some magical technique for welding steel to aluminum....)

 

[notajeep]

Alloy meaning aluminiumn (sp)?