advantage of beadlocks? [Archive]

Yotaonly

08-30-2002, 09:40 PM

Originally posted by embro
what are the advantage of wheelin with beadlocks? is it just for looks? thanks
You must be one of the dumbest individuals on th planet.

They are called BEAD LOCKS for a reason. The lock the bead on the wheel.

Wow, if I was told that someone would ask what beadlocks are for, I would have never believed them, WOW... LOL.

Dan shsss

08-30-2002, 09:44 PM

The head of the bolts that hold the outer beadlock ring on grab the rocks and give you more traction...LOL

Dingo

08-30-2002, 10:21 PM

Originally posted by jesselt

You must be one of the dumbest individuals on th planet.

Haha, that is some funny chit. Hehe. :D

embro

08-30-2002, 11:16 PM

i've been building my rig for 2 years now, money problem got the project on hold so i never really wheeled like all of you... reply constructive comments damn... thats fucking hilarious to make fun out of someone who dont have a clue eh? show some respect... dont make this board like all others.

Jeffh555

08-30-2002, 11:36 PM

Originally posted by embro
show some respect... dont make this board like all others.

listen to yourself, first, why should i respect you, you may be a very respectable person in real life, but your are a newbe here, you cant just demand respect, you have to earn it.

secondly, that is the great thing about this board, there are little to no pointless useless posts, i read most posts, and can say i learned something from each one, but not this one, if you really didnt know what beadlocks are, go to JU.

Jeff

elf_cruiser

08-30-2002, 11:44 PM

listen to yourself, first, why should i respect you, you may be a very respectable person in real life, but your are a newbe here, you cant just demand respect, you have to earn it.

EXACTLY DAMNIT!!!

Embro, you are a :rainbow: moron...

Chrisf

08-30-2002, 11:59 PM

Can you repeat the question... what are the advantage of wheelin with beadlocks? is it just for looks? thanks BEADLOCKS I would guess that they LOCK THE BEAD OF THE TIRE (THATS THE ROUND RUBBERY THING) TO THE RIM (THATS THE HARD METAL THING) allowing you to air down your tires to almost nothing.... THE ROUND RUBBERY THING THAT IS

Chrisf

08-31-2002, 12:02 AM

Originally posted by embro
i've been building my rig for 2 years now, money problem got the project on hold so i never really wheeled like all of you... reply constructive comments damn... thats fucking hilarious to make fun out of someone who dont have a clue eh? show some respect... dont make this board like all others. But really... you can run it fine with out beadlocks just don't air down too much or you will find out what beadlocks are for:D

badassjeepguy

08-31-2002, 12:06 AM

you guys are all wrong! dont lead this newbie into these false beliefs.... geeeesh give the fawkin newbie a break! :D beadlocks lock the tire on the rim so that thiefs dont steal your tires..... note: you must also use wheel locks or they will take both rim and tire :eek: :flipoff2:

bigjeepinYJ

08-31-2002, 12:34 AM

Originally posted by embro
i've been building my rig for 2 years now, money problem got the project on hold so i never really wheeled like all of you... reply constructive comments damn... thats fucking hilarious to make fun out of someone who dont have a clue eh? show some respect... dont make this board like all others.

This board is not like all the others! That is why you are getting your:rainbow: ass slammed. Oh and its fawking not fucking.:flipoff2:

Chrisf

08-31-2002, 01:59 AM

Originally posted by badassjeepguy
you guys are all wrong! dont lead this newbie into these false beliefs.... geeeesh give the fawkin newbie a break! :D beadlocks lock the tire on the rim so that thiefs dont steal your tires..... note: you must also use wheel locks or they will take both rim and tire :eek: :flipoff2: I am totally sorry i had them confused with somthing else... badassjeepguy is totaly correct on this :D I should know someone took my tires right off the rims the other day:mad: man if i had only had beadlocks then i would still have tires... it sucks driving around on the rims:(

mudtruck44

08-31-2002, 06:40 AM

Why would you want to air down for mall parking lot cruising?:(

rkcrawl

08-31-2002, 06:40 AM

Originally posted by badassjeepguy
you guys are all wrong! dont lead this newbie into these false beliefs.... geeeesh give the fawkin newbie a break! :D beadlocks lock the tire on the rim so that thiefs dont steal your tires..... note: you must also use wheel locks or they will take both rim and tire :eek: :flipoff2:

BAWHAHAHA! Hey newbie if this board is too harsh go here (http://www.jeepsunlimited.com) maybe they will respect you.

tj7

08-31-2002, 06:58 AM

hahahahahahah! the only problem is they won't be able to help him out with the high tech questions he has.....:rolleyes:
damn dude you really asked for it man .....

Muddin

08-31-2002, 07:54 AM

Originally posted by embro
someone who dont have a clue eh?

...and knowing is have the battle!

Loser! http://www.bluefox.tv/~iroc/loser.gif

fugly 2

08-31-2002, 07:55 AM

Originally posted by embro
what are the advantage of wheelin with beadlocks? is it just for looks? thanks

Learn to spell your name .Its not embro .Its EMBRYO .

EMBRYO
Adjective ;In an early stage of develoment .

MR4WD

08-31-2002, 07:57 AM

Originally posted by Muddin

...and knowing is have the battle!

Loser! http://www.bluefox.tv/~iroc/loser.gif

Spelling must be the other half then, right?

I got my beadlocks for fun... I like when the bolts break on the street and shoot towards vehicles... It's especially fun for bikers and pedestrians. It's more of a james bond thing than appearance, or function on the trail.

landusepbb

08-31-2002, 08:03 AM

Originally posted by Gordon
it stops you from blowing beads, or allows you to air down lower without poping the tire off the rim. put on your flame suit.

You guys have all fawked up with your explanations. You first need to explain what a tire is and what a rim is, then work up from there for a full understanding of this very technical issue that the question was originally about.:flipoff2:

FYRMAN

08-31-2002, 08:21 AM

Originally posted by embro
i've been building my rig for 2 years now, money problem got the project on hold so i never really wheeled like all of you... reply constructive comments damn... thats fucking hilarious to make fun out of someone who dont have a clue eh? show some respect... dont make this board like all others.

So you came to the most hardcore 4 wheelin website to ask a question that could be answered by picking up any of the magazines? Jesus Christ buddy... That's like asking Einstein to help you with your middle school math homework...

misfitcj

08-31-2002, 08:26 AM

flame suit on........what is the leagality of running bead locks on the street in cal???

toy283

08-31-2002, 08:30 AM

And we are just a bunch of fawking Einsteins here aren't we? :D

MR4WD

08-31-2002, 08:33 AM

I is an Einstein...

I run 44" boggers on 15x16" beadlocks.

And, if you have to ask... Beadlocks are legal in EVERY state in the U.S. and every province in Canada. Until you get caught with them.

zags

08-31-2002, 08:38 AM

Originally posted by embro
? show some respect... dont make this board like all others.

Thats some funny shiet! "All of the others" have been trying to emulate this one! Count yourself lucky that this board is much more tame than it used to be!
faukin newbies:flipoff2:

Beadlocks aren't for everyone. They require constant attention, and are practically impossible to balance. For many people, the money is better spent elsewhere. If you are losing the tire off of the bead due to low air pressure, then step up to bead locks. Also, if you wheel on the steep, scary off camber stuff (ie. Moab) beadlocks could offer an extra margin of safety.

SpaceGhost

08-31-2002, 08:44 AM

Originally posted by badassjeepguy
you guys are all wrong!

beadlocks lock the tire on the rim so that thiefs dont steal your tires..... note: you must also use wheel locks or they will take both rim and tire :eek: :flipoff2:

Yeah, what the officer said!

Macgyver

08-31-2002, 09:01 AM

Originally posted by misfitcj
flame suit on........what is the leagality of running bead locks on the street in cal???

why don't you do a search???

bunch of newbie's flaming a REALLY new guy...................GAL:rolleyes:

Scott@Rockstomper

08-31-2002, 09:31 AM

Originally posted by misfitcj
flame suit on........what is the leagality of running bead locks on the street in cal???

Check the Cali motor vehicle code.

I did, and couldn't find anything that says I can't run beadlocks on the street.

road1will

08-31-2002, 09:55 AM

what are the specs of your project that you have been building for two years? have you had any rigs before this one?

rkcrawl

08-31-2002, 11:53 AM

Originally posted by Scott@Rockstomper

Check the Cali motor vehicle code.

I did, and couldn't find anything that says I can't run beadlocks on the street.

Say anything about DOT approved wheels??

Scott@Rockstomper

08-31-2002, 12:09 PM

Originally posted by rkcrawl
Say anything about DOT approved wheels??

Check the DOT rules, if ya want.

Or Champion's website http://www.championwheel.com for a "message from the president" or something like that.

Bascially, the only thing a wheel has to have to be DOT legal, is a stamp in the shell that says three things: Manufacturer's name or symbol, date of manufacture, and the letters DOT. On most wheels, it's on the OD of the shell, towards the tire, so you can't see it with a tire on anyway... but as long as the stamp is there, it's DOT legal.

Yotaonly

08-31-2002, 12:14 PM

Originally posted by 9V
what are the specs of your project that you have been building for two years? have you had any rigs before this one?

I looked over his past posts, and it looks like he has a CJ-7 that he is swapping a YJ body onto. Don't know about specs, but I can't imagine it being much of anything, but ya never know.

tj7

08-31-2002, 12:23 PM

well if you queers are scared of the poleece..move to the south east hahahaahah ! i was running beads on my dd with 38's and never had a problem ...hey zags my wheels balanced out perfectly...see if your gonna roll them on the road get them pad balanced ...fawk all the other shit like golf balls and powder or even coolant(thats what the truckers use...):p

camo end it before it gets real ugly in here hmmmmmm maybe its even too late.....:D

Ramstein

08-31-2002, 01:07 PM

Originally posted by tj7
camo end it before it gets real ugly in here hmmmmmm maybe its even too late.....:D

Oh Hell No! This is some good shit. Leave this post up for a while as a deterrent to other newbies who may want to post lame ass questions.

Kinda like a death card.

coyote

08-31-2002, 01:19 PM

This guy doesn't need that expensive shit...go get yourself some self taping screws and plumbers putty....just screw the tires to the rim but make sure you use an even amount cause you want it balanced....trust me the dragster do it all the time.....no need to spend all that money on the expensive stuff!

yjfish

08-31-2002, 01:20 PM

Wow, could some one move this to general chit chat????? :flipoff2:

Jason R

08-31-2002, 01:22 PM

TTT

:eek: :D :eek:

Chrisf

08-31-2002, 02:29 PM

Originally posted by Scott@Rockstomper

Check the DOT rules, if ya want.

Or Champion's website http://www.championwheel.com for a "message from the president" or something like that.

Bascially, the only thing a wheel has to have to be DOT legal, is a stamp in the shell that says three things: Manufacturer's name or symbol, date of manufacture, and the letters DOT. On most wheels, it's on the OD of the shell, towards the tire, so you can't see it with a tire on anyway... but as long as the stamp is there, it's DOT legal. I don't know someone from a town called FIRESTONE should not be giving advice on tires and rims unless its a Ford :D but anyway if it has a dot on it it's ok in my book.... but then again I am not the Officer pulling you over :p besides what about split rims they are leagal, even though they suck and have killed people... but then thats only when you mount and fill them after that they are ok i think

embro

09-02-2002, 09:29 PM

First of all i am french, so beadlocks had no sense to me... well now yes but it didn't.
My rig is a 1977 CJ-7, the body swap (YJ) is now done, ill be getting a new tranny soon, and NO i am not a daily offroader, i wish i could, i built this project with almost no money yet, now that i have a new job i'll get it ready for some trail, if i asked this question is that i saw someone on IRC laughing about beadlocks saying its useless and dangerous, so i was wondering, YES i did a search and found about the low pressure, but no negative side, and search yahoo for beadlocks, you'll find MANY :rainbow: rig that got beadlocks only for LOOKS, most of them are fake, no bolted to the tire, anyway, all i wanted is to get it clear, of course i dont need it... yet, but since you guys helped me in the past for my body swap i simply wanted some expert anwsers, and so far only 3 or 4 of you gave constructive anwsers. And by the way, no not all board laught at newbie like ya'll do, i got proof by i wont post url of other boards... thats about what i had to say... but still its sad to see how it changed here.

Thanks for all, peace out

embro

09-02-2002, 09:33 PM

oh i forgot... i dont hide that i am a newbie while many here act like pro and to hide it reply stupid anwser. tell me im wrong... proove it.

LordRatner

09-02-2002, 09:39 PM

Originally posted by embro
First of all i am french, so beadlocks had no sense to me... well now yes but it didn't.
My rig is a 1977 CJ-7, the body swap (YJ) is now done, ill be getting a new tranny soon, and NO i am not a daily offroader, i wish i could, i built this project with almost no money yet, now that i have a new job i'll get it ready for some trail, if i asked this question is that i saw someone on IRC laughing about beadlocks saying its useless and dangerous, so i was wondering, YES i did a search and found about the low pressure, but no negative side, and search yahoo for beadlocks, you'll find MANY :rainbow: rig that got beadlocks only for LOOKS, most of them are fake, no bolted to the tire, anyway, all i wanted is to get it clear, of course i dont need it... yet, but since you guys helped me in the past for my body swap i simply wanted some expert anwsers, and so far only 3 or 4 of you gave constructive anwsers. And by the way, no not all board laught at newbie like ya'll do, i got proof by i wont post url of other boards... thats about what i had to say... but still its sad to see how it changed here.

Thanks for all, peace out

Good luck with your rig, get used to the board. I asked what a shock tower was once. Life goes on.

MR4WD

09-02-2002, 09:46 PM

Originally posted by LordRatner

....I asked what a shock tower was once....

What is it? Is that like a lightning arrester or something? Is it for cell phone communications?

LordRatner

09-02-2002, 09:53 PM

Originally posted by MR4WD

What is it? Is that like a lightning arrester or something? Is it for cell phone communications?

I was told it went in the seats to soften speed bumps in parking lots!

MR4WD

09-02-2002, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by LordRatner

I was told it went in the seats to soften speed bumps in parking lots!

Oh. I bet your jeep has two in the driver seat then, right?

LordRatner

09-02-2002, 11:57 PM

Originally posted by MR4WD

Oh. I bet your jeep has two in the driver seat then, right?

Lol, no, thats only in the sahara package

MR4WD

09-03-2002, 12:18 AM

Originally posted by LordRatner

Lol, no, thats only in the sahara package

Phew, close one. My gf just bought a 99 TJ sport two days ago... She doesn't need any more objects protruding at her from behind or under the seat than she already has...

She's a wise shopper though; "Chad, how do I pop the hood?" -- "you don't honey, it's sealed for life. When you have to change the oil, you take it in and let them replace the motor from underneath"

"Chad I don't think it's a 4x4... It's got this lever-pull-thing that says 4-hi on it, and the salesman told me I probably shouldn't use that, unless an emergency" -- "You definitely don't want to pull that. Remember what happened last time you pulled MY lever?"

"Chad, can't you just stick your tires on it?" -- "No" -- "Well, can't you just like twist a bolt and make it go higher, and stick your tires on it?" -- "maybe, I'll look after supper"

There, america, is your typical 4x4 owner. She's scared to take it over 50 MPH when it's windy because it "blows all over the place", and has absolutely NO idea how to engage 4 wheel drive. However, she has one of the most capable factory 4x4's ever offered.

Why am I ranting about this hear?! argh..

ausjeep

09-03-2002, 12:21 AM

anyone sick of :rainbow: embro :rainbow: click here (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/member2.php?s=&action=addlist&userlist=ignore&userid=5638)

spudzz

09-03-2002, 12:23 AM

HAHAHA...
fawk I think I just wet myself! :D
This is the place `cuz this board is NOT like all the others...
now let me see if I have this right.
step one. Lurk for a while
step two. read and learn
step three. learn to search
step four. grow a thick skin
step five. when all else fails... :flipoff2:

ZUK

09-03-2002, 06:27 AM

Wow...I am surprised....none of you beadlock experts even mentioned to Embro that another main advantage for those that also use it as a daily is the balance stays good...cause now the bead doesn't slip around the rim.
Embro---ya gotta go down to Discount Tire and check out the Street locks they have on display. :)