: home made bead locks?


4runninghank
11-12-2004, 12:46 AM
pics and how to do it.

Goat
11-12-2004, 01:09 AM
Look in the Tech Dept...BillaVista has an article on how to do it.

4runninghank
11-17-2004, 10:22 AM
how about a linky. I looked.

Goat
11-17-2004, 05:11 PM
http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/Beadlocks/Beadlocks.htm

Lord Orange
11-17-2004, 05:29 PM
hank you've been around....guess you've been hanging out in chit chat too much.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=180403&page=1&pp=25

Phill
11-18-2004, 01:58 PM
I really think these write up's make it sound like a huge pain in the ass to put a tire on these, its not, yes it takes time, but is it hard?, no. I have a set, and I mounted 4 tires in a unheated garage at -30 in about 2 hrs. I have since changed tires once. I drive mine on the street, and I have had them up to 100 MPH with no real vibs. These beadlocks are cheap and work fine. I would also agree with just getting the regular (cheapest) nuts. However one problem I had was my own fault, make sure you grind your weld smooth AND the lip of the ring you weld to the wheel, as if you dont, it WILL cut the beads of the tires when mounting, or taking the tires off. Since I have ground them, I have not had this problem. I hope this helps.

Phillip James