what do you think of stauns

[BEACH]

I had stauns in my last set of wheels. Bent the outer lip of my wheel and bam ripped the tube. I had them in for over a year. If you don't install them right your guaranteed problems. If you buck up and spend the extra for a good strong forged wheel instead of a Les swab special there not bad at all. I preffer traditional bead locks because of there proven performance time and time again with no problems at all.. Stauns would be great for a daily driver thats about the only benefit I can see. Good parts cost money no matter what it is.

 

[Xiled1]

Anyone know how much they weigh(approximately)? I was considering these down the road, but adding even more unsprung weight worries me. I'm sure they vary with wheel size, so lets say 16".

 

[notajeep]

Maybe a pound each... if that.

 

[Kiel]

about 160-200ish per wheel

I paid less then that, quite a bit. I paid 100 bucks for my h2's so I'm happy with the performance so far, and the money spent. I was wanting a set of standard double beadlocks as I heard krawlers were loosing the inner bead pretty regularly. But just couldn't swallow they 12-1600 price tag.

 

[mbryson]

Anyone tried the Inner Air Lock brand? I need something. These seem like the most economical solution (other than the issue of the H2 wheel bead isn't a fan of rocks)

 

[notajeep]

I have heard good things about the inner air locks.... Seem very similar to the stauns. Should work great and a less expensive alternative.

 

[rockdog]

I have stauns also. I bought em from Craig Stumph so they had been well used. The old design had a flap sewn to the staun to let the air into the tire and back out. It had to be lined up with the valve stem perfectly. If the tire rotated on the rim it would misaligne (sp) the air channel. I had this trouble.
The new style locks have a totally separate air channel that eliminates this problem. I bought four of them and put them in my older locks.
I called Harry and talked to him about the problem. He pointed out what I had done wrong on the install the first time. I used soap to lube the tire beads. Then when they get wet it becomes slippery again and the tire rotates. Use Windex and this won't happen.
One thing to note. Your on your own when mounting these things. I couldn't find a tire store that could do it. I'm sure 4 wheel parts could, but they aren't local to me. Get a quality set of tire spoons. Trust me on this. It is the difference between lots of bad swear words and only a few.
My take is, I like em. As said before, you can run whatever wheel you want. And get both beads locked.

 

[N-Smooth]

i think they are cool, especially now that street legality is an issue for me. but, i did diy beadlocks on my old rig and i was into the whole setup $300 give or take a few bucks...

-used 15x7" steel wheels $40 on ksl in amazing shape
-32 hole(iirc) beadlock rings $240 ($30 each)
-hardware $15
-spray paint $5
-welding wire and gas- too minor to figure out

that is 3 bills for all 4, you just can't beat that deal. plus with 15x7s, they end up being about 15x8" when the ring is added. with that i never lost an inner bead on my bias 13.5" wide tires and i regularly ran as low as 2-4 psi in the front and 0-1 psi in the back

 

[00harpdawg]

i would do diy but i have h2 rims which are aluminium and i like the nicer rims plus i like how stauns are hidden