Bead locks?
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ERAUGrad04
Caught the Bug
^this.
Pretty much with any beadlock, checking the ring bolts routinely is good practice. That said, with my Slabs, I found a couple of bolts just short of full torque 500mi down the road, but I haven't found one loose since and I've been checking them at every oil change.
Pretty much with any beadlock, checking the ring bolts routinely is good practice. That said, with my Slabs, I found a couple of bolts just short of full torque 500mi down the road, but I haven't found one loose since and I've been checking them at every oil change.
13_gecko_rubi
Caught the Bug
I've been running the method 105s for over a year and haven't had a bolt so much as loosen yet. I have smashed up the rock rings a lot and so far they are holding great. I daily drive mine so i have put probably 10k road miles on them too. That said, the slab bolt heads are more protected and the rock rings are tougher. I have several friends who run them and their rings are in much better shape then mine. I just wanted something different.
My one friend won a set of the mopars in Moab, the first set. Unlike the methods and most other bead locks, the bolt heads are flush with outside of the ring versus recessed into ring. I'd think they are much likely to get damaged.
My one friend won a set of the mopars in Moab, the first set. Unlike the methods and most other bead locks, the bolt heads are flush with outside of the ring versus recessed into ring. I'd think they are much likely to get damaged.
BigBoy
New member
What exactly do you mean when you say "like those?" Are you referring to bead locks with an exposed bolt? Is there some reason these would come loose more often or is there a different aspect to the design you are referring to?
"Like those" as in, they have small bolts and thin rings that sandwich the tire bead but never really sit metal to metal. That more than the bolt heads being exposed can/will lead to bolt failure. But hey, that's just what I have seen over the years. You can take it for what it's worth.
olram30
Not That Kind of Engineer
You being serious?
Sharkey
Word Ninja
And flying rings are scary shit.
Jk909
New member
13_gecko_rubi
Caught the Bug
And that's why I would never run any other bead lock other than a Slab, Chamber Pro II or Spyderloc again In spite of the fact that a bunch out there look pretty cool.
olram30
Not That Kind of Engineer
What brand were those?
MTG
Caught the Bug
That is not why they are not street legal.
13_gecko_rubi
Caught the Bug
^^^ actually it is. FMVSS states you cannot have a mechanical device holding the bead to the rim. Reason being is a broken bolt can cause bead to let go as in above.
They are Trail Readys.
Hutchinson, BAD, and H1 wheels are the only DOT approved ones I'm aware of. Hutchinson and H1 wheels the rim halves bolt together so it passes DOT regs. BAD squeezes bead from inside against bead ring is how they pass
They are Trail Readys.
Hutchinson, BAD, and H1 wheels are the only DOT approved ones I'm aware of. Hutchinson and H1 wheels the rim halves bolt together so it passes DOT regs. BAD squeezes bead from inside against bead ring is how they pass