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urbanmuddboger · 01-03-2009, 05:07 PM

ok so i got bored today and decided that i needed more weight in my wheels
so i set out on a mission to build a set of beadlock rings
first off i removed the stock wheels and BL ring

next i measured the stock ring and new aluminum

this is the material i am using

urbanmuddboger · 01-03-2009, 05:15 PM

next i got out a 2.5 inch hole saw and cut four circles out

after i cut all the circles out i needed to find a drill bit so i cuold drill the center hole out so my nut driver would fit through the new ring it truned out to be a 1/2 inch

then drill out the center hole and it will look like this

urbanmuddboger · 01-03-2009, 05:22 PM

next you need to clean up the edges i used a a belt sander

then i clamped the old ring onto the new one and drilled out the holes with a 5/64 drill bit

be careful those little bits like to break

now bolt um all together and go crawling

then pull them all off and paint them

Lance · 01-03-2009, 05:37 PM

So how much weight did you gain?

urbanmuddboger · 01-03-2009, 05:42 PM

i dont know the exact amount but they are alot heaver
i tryed to measure them with a fish scale but it did not read
i need to find a digital scale so i can weigh them

sloppy12 · 01-03-2009, 07:29 PM

those came out pretty sweet..

one of the local guys makes some sweet ones out of bronze you can check em out here http://nostr.net/forums/showthread.php?t=328

I couldnt believe how heavy they were plus they look pretty sweet..

myself I just add led stick on weights inside the tires..

urbanmuddboger · 01-03-2009, 07:38 PM

ya i did add lead inside the tire
i just thought i needed more weight
also i have a sheet of yellow brass about 3/16 inch thick that i was going to use but i thought that the alum looked better

smewhtguy · 01-04-2009, 04:19 PM

They look cool but it has to be a pain in the ass if you drop the nut in there.

montana.matt · 01-04-2009, 07:01 PM

Nice looking rings

We had a guy in our club that made a bunch out of stainless steel washers, that had beveled edges and countersunk holes for the bead lock screws. I don't know how heavy they were, except they were plenty heavy

I'll look to see if I still have a set and post some pics...

urbanmuddboger · 01-06-2009, 11:19 AM

i also threw a twelve tooth pinion on and this this flat out crawls now the BL rings helped out alot

JeetYet · 01-08-2009, 11:15 AM

i did this yesterday and i think it turned out great. my 2.5 holesaw was cutting the rings too small so i bumped up to the next size. im going to take them back off and put some swirl patterns in it tomorrow.

urbanmuddboger · 01-08-2009, 04:10 PM

so what size did you end up using my hole saw was all tore up so i could not read it corectly i just kinda guessed

01-03-2009, 05:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
urbanmuddboger Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 102365 Location: cottonwood ca Posts: 1,171	beadlock rings: how to ok so i got bored today and decided that i needed more weight in my wheels so i set out on a mission to build a set of beadlock rings first off i removed the stock wheels and BL ring next i measured the stock ring and new aluminum this is the material i am using __________________ MOLON LABE Last edited by urbanmuddboger; 01-03-2009 at 05:09 PM.

01-03-2009, 05:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
urbanmuddboger Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 102365 Location: cottonwood ca Posts: 1,171	next i got out a 2.5 inch hole saw and cut four circles out after i cut all the circles out i needed to find a drill bit so i cuold drill the center hole out so my nut driver would fit through the new ring it truned out to be a 1/2 inch then drill out the center hole and it will look like this __________________ MOLON LABE

01-03-2009, 05:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
urbanmuddboger Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 102365 Location: cottonwood ca Posts: 1,171	next you need to clean up the edges i used a a belt sander then i clamped the old ring onto the new one and drilled out the holes with a 5/64 drill bit be careful those little bits like to break now bolt um all together and go crawling then pull them all off and paint them __________________ MOLON LABE Last edited by urbanmuddboger; 01-06-2009 at 11:15 AM.

01-03-2009, 05:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
urbanmuddboger Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 102365 Location: cottonwood ca Posts: 1,171	i dont know the exact amount but they are alot heaver i tryed to measure them with a fish scale but it did not read i need to find a digital scale so i can weigh them __________________ MOLON LABE Last edited by urbanmuddboger; 01-03-2009 at 05:45 PM.

01-03-2009, 07:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
urbanmuddboger Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 102365 Location: cottonwood ca Posts: 1,171	ya i did add lead inside the tire i just thought i needed more weight also i have a sheet of yellow brass about 3/16 inch thick that i was going to use but i thought that the alum looked better __________________ MOLON LABE Last edited by urbanmuddboger; 01-03-2009 at 07:41 PM.

01-03-2009, 05:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lance Administrator Join Date: Jun 1996 Member # 1 Location: El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 18,739 Blog Entries: 1	So how much weight did you gain?

01-03-2009, 07:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
sloppy12 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Member # 105183 Posts: 123	those came out pretty sweet.. one of the local guys makes some sweet ones out of bronze you can check em out here http://nostr.net/forums/showthread.php?t=328 I couldnt believe how heavy they were plus they look pretty sweet.. myself I just add led stick on weights inside the tires..

01-04-2009, 04:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
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01-04-2009, 07:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
montana.matt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Member # 117079 Location: Lakeside, Montana Posts: 92	Nice looking rings We had a guy in our club that made a bunch out of stainless steel washers, that had beveled edges and countersunk holes for the bead lock screws. I don't know how heavy they were, except they were plenty heavy I'll look to see if I still have a set and post some pics... __________________ Live Free Or Die!

01-06-2009, 11:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
urbanmuddboger Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 102365 Location: cottonwood ca Posts: 1,171	i also threw a twelve tooth pinion on and this this flat out crawls now the BL rings helped out alot __________________ MOLON LABE

01-08-2009, 11:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
JeetYet Wheeler Join Date: Apr 2005 Member # 46308 Location: Spring, Tx Posts: 282	i did this yesterday and i think it turned out great. my 2.5 holesaw was cutting the rings too small so i bumped up to the next size. im going to take them back off and put some swirl patterns in it tomorrow. __________________ Bangin Bible Holla

01-08-2009, 04:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
urbanmuddboger Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 102365 Location: cottonwood ca Posts: 1,171	so what size did you end up using my hole saw was all tore up so i could not read it corectly i just kinda guessed __________________ MOLON LABE

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