Topic: Beadlocks (Read 7361 times)

wildwood · « **on:** June 12, 2015, 07:01:54 PM »

Having missed IOMs sale of tyres and beadlocks 2 years ago due to funds.....and like stuff.and still having a one legged ass kicking session over this ....

I am now on the hunt for some 17" x 9 or 9.5 with a Chevy friendly 8 on 6.5pci.....

Allied in the U.S. Seem to be the affordable......(just like IOM's

) all the. Rest like Hutchinson and trail ready are for the sponsored boys.....IE spendy......

No one seems to do them over here.....some dubious Lardrover stuff but wrong PCI.....

Anyone got 4 for my 40's??

isle of man · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2015, 07:44:10 PM »

Look at staz, have them on the buggy, they are foooookin ACE !!

kspjeep · « **Reply #2 on:** June 12, 2015, 07:58:53 PM »

Jez have you thought about having some rings made for your existing wheels? And welding them on yourself, I've done a few sets over the years, I have a contact that can make them for you. The last set I had made (last year) and not silly money, alloy or steel is doable.

wildwood · « **Reply #3 on:** June 12, 2015, 08:53:50 PM »

Nice one. Thought of this until!
I looked into weld on for the H2 Hummer rims I run and interweb twittering paints a bad pic of cracks and twisting and threads pulling through........

Doing with steel would be Ok if I had a set of 17s mig welding is so much easier than tig

Or it is if you haven't tig welded in 18 months

francisolya · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2015, 12:46:18 AM »

Have you considered sonething like Staun bead lock?

isle of man · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2015, 06:23:11 AM »

Quote from: francisolya on June 13, 2015, 12:46:18 AM

Have you considered sonething like Staun bead lock?

Please don't, even the version two are hard work....

wildwood · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2015, 08:59:47 AM »

Had a mate with Stauns...... 'Coyote Chris' previous owner of Cockney Boys truck....

They were a disaster..... He managed to rip the rigid valve stems off 2 of them at Tong on the rocks and in the mud.......

All those around at the time have steered clear of them since then.....l

On paper they seem like answer to a maidens prayer........in life ......nooooooo

francisolya · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2015, 10:47:32 AM »

Have no experience of them just seem like a good idea

Bubba · « **Reply #8 on:** June 13, 2015, 02:26:22 PM »

8lug wheels seem hard to find

francisolya · « **Reply #9 on:** June 13, 2015, 05:38:28 PM »

Non existent here,im thinking of modifying mine when the time comes,standard 8lug 16.5 as is

wildwood · « **Reply #10 on:** June 13, 2015, 06:25:25 PM »

Greatlakesoffroad in the US do affordable weld on beadlocks about £200 by the time they get here.
All you need is some steel wheels .....which I don't have......

dieselj20 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 13, 2015, 06:56:35 PM »

http://www.northhantstyres.com/main-wheel-page-first-page/wheel-vintiques/wheel-vintiques-8-lug.html
have a look here mate put a set on his chevy they look good

wildwood · « **Reply #12 on:** June 13, 2015, 07:10:53 PM »

Got excited there for a min.......

No 17" ones that I can see?

dieselj20 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 13, 2015, 07:16:12 PM »

Quote from: wildwood on June 13, 2015, 07:10:53 PM

Got excited there for a min.......

No 17" ones that I can see?

http://www.northhantstyres.com/main%20wheel%20pages/cragar-wheels/cragar-342-black-d-window.htm
near bottom of list

wildwood · « **Reply #14 on:** June 13, 2015, 08:05:04 PM »

Thanks...nice one...

So £118 per wheel and £200 for weld on beadlocks

That makes it 1/2 the price of shipping in allied beadlocks at £320 each delivered and duty paid...

I think I see light at the end of the tunnel and for once it's not an oncoming train

bisleywrangler · « **Reply #15 on:** June 20, 2015, 06:58:39 PM »

I am going to get some land rover 17x9's from tyresdirect and weld in the correct wheel centre, they only cost £52 a wheel and the centres are only about £5 a wheel, I also made some bead locks for my 15" so will do the same for the 17" ones, should all come in at less than £300 with a bit of welding and some paint.

wildwood · « **Reply #16 on:** June 20, 2015, 09:11:44 PM »

Do tyres direct do 17x9 with a 8 on 6.5 PCI?

bisleywrangler · « **Reply #17 on:** June 21, 2015, 10:26:04 AM »

No they do them with 5 on 6.5, i'm just going to change the pcd with some plates, cost about £5 each.

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wildwood · « **Reply #18 on:** June 21, 2015, 10:30:20 AM »

Do you have a link for purchase of the centres .....seems I'll be going this way as well.

bisleywrangler · « **Reply #19 on:** June 21, 2015, 10:37:10 AM »

I got them laser cut, i'll send you some.

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wildwood · « **Reply #20 on:** June 21, 2015, 11:04:30 AM »

Excellent.....PM me the Jaffa cake details when ready.

bisleywrangler · « **Reply #21 on:** June 21, 2015, 11:19:02 AM »

Want some 17" beadlocks aswell? It'll be about £100 for them.

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wildwood · « **Reply #22 on:** June 21, 2015, 11:55:04 AM »

That'll do nicely yes please.

Technical ish question do you have coneing problems with the beadlocks when tightened down?
Keep reading about that....
Also are the hub centres with lug nut holes shaped for the 'acorn nut'? And do you have to cut the centre of the wheel out.....?

bisleywrangler · « **Reply #23 on:** June 21, 2015, 12:32:06 PM »

I stop the coning with some m10x 10 capheads screwed into the inner ring with a washer, these are on about a 50mm smaller pcd than the clamp bolts, these stand up about 12mm from the inner disc, the outer disc then bolts down tight to these on the inside and the tyre on the outside keeping it all flat. The disc for the wheel centre will need some 60 degree countersinks put in it to take a standard steel wheel nut. I'll be cutting my centres out and welding the new ones in. But i guess you could just weld them to the current centre and drill through the wheel. Not sure i like that idea or not though.

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wildwood · « **Reply #24 on:** June 21, 2015, 01:00:16 PM »

Great that all makes sense....
Cutting out centre would be my choice....

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