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I just like the look and having the even amount of bolts.
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Yeah I just watched it again. He didn't slip the bead, he pinched the sidewall. C'mon readers,...understand what these are for!!! Beadlocks do not keep you from pinching holes in your tires.The beadlock ring would have kept the tire on the wheel
Thatās what mine will look like after I do the Rubicon again this time with the Bronco. They are made to have fun off-roading not for show room looks.If you assemble them as the designated beadlock they are non DOT approved in many states so this puts you in a "hard core" rock crawler group where you have two sets of tires/wheels. Also most people on this site will never be in a situation to actually NEED beadlocks because that severe wheeling takes a toll on a vehicle. Being brand new,.. I don't see this happening. Lastly if someone really wants/needs beadlocks. Go with the Icon wheels, they are lighter and DOT approved. When you see a hard core wheeler with true beadlocks it will likely be older and have rock rash, dents and such.
Bummer. I've wondered if the stock ones could be drilled out. OMF performance makes real beadlock and beauty rings for raptor wheels. I haven't reached out to them yet to see if theirs would fit.Gap is crazy big. I think Iām going to just set the stock rings up on cnc and drill the extra holes.
Hey Broncotrax,I'm not denying that at all but I have been wheeling for 30 years aired way down all of the time and never lost a bead so to say that someone actually NEEDS them is quite different. Look at Litebrite videos on 21 road in Colorado. This is what I mean. You are correct that there may be several people rollong on beadlocks but I'm saying 99% of the stuff they will be doing can be done sans beadlocks
Please post a photo!I got 1 of the 17-18 raptor bead lock rings. Since they come in 4 packs figured I would need a 5th if I did do it. Ill bolt it on the spare and see what I think.
And those fit the bronco rims with no issues?I got 1 of the 17-18 raptor bead lock rings. Since they come in 4 packs figured I would need a 5th if I did do it. Ill bolt it on the spare and see what I think.
Fit perfect bolting on. I didn't flip the bead of the tire to do the true beadlock but looks rightAnd those fit the bronco rims with no issues?
percent agree with you. God damn mall crawlersI disagree with your thoughts Broncotrax. I believe that the percentage of beadlock rims used on Bronco's will closely mirror the percentage of beadlock rims used on Jeeps. There are many of us that intend on using the full capabilities of the Bronco, as it was designed. There will be a good percentage that are not just mall crawlers and will proudly show the dings and scratches that come with using the Bronco to its fullest...
Iāll be flipping the bead here next month when I get it. Iāll post a picture here. I do a lot of driving but not daily. Mostly on weekends for the adventure and I do feel that I will be needed them as I tend to get myself in rough spots from time to time. Thatās when I worry about airing down below 15psi I have seen people on the trail pop a bead and it hasnāt been fun. Did you end up cnc the stock rings?Fit perfect bolting on. I didn't flip the bead of the tire to do the true beadlock but looks right