Beadlocks
JK Freak
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From: saratoga NY
Originally Posted by GCM 2
If by all the time, you mean after every wheeling trip, well yes you should recheck the ring bolt torque. But if you are doing things correctly after wheeling, you should also be checking torque on your lug nuts, your tie rod, track bar and bracket, and your drag link too. If you are simply daily driving, you could go for months or longer and never need to. People that have never owned beadlocks seem to think there is some incredible amount of extra maintenance and effort that goes into running them. I have been running beadlocks on my daily drivers and my tow rigs since 1998, zero problems. The truth is that most offroaders think they wheel hard enough to need beadlocks, and they don't. However, if you do choose to run them and utilize the ability of safely airing down very low (single digit psi), you greatly increase the traction capabilities of your vehicle
JK Enthusiast
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From: Sparta wi
I have been running BEADLOCKS for 3 years now on my jeep. No problem what so ever. I popped my bead twice with the non beadlock wheels I had. You won't regret it. I've ran both AEV and now spyderlocks.
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JK Super Freak
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....And again, the 96 beadlock ring bolts on my wheels (spare not included) only require the same periodic maintainence that your lug nuts do. There is no "re-torque'ing all the time" This is why the myths of "beadlocks are not safe for daily drivers" and how "beadlocks require so much maintainence" continue to get permeated through these forums. 
JK Freak
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From: saratoga NY
Originally Posted by GCM 2
....And again, the 96 beadlock ring bolts on my wheels (spare not included) only require the same periodic maintainence that your lug nuts do. There is no "re-torque'ing all the time" This is why the myths of "beadlocks are not safe for daily drivers" and how "beadlocks require so much maintainence" continue to get permeated through these forums.
You'd better give these folks a call and tell them That they are misleading people
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JK Freak
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If you don't have beadlocks and don't need beadlocks, who cares what you have to say, honestly? What benefit are you providing with all your nay-saying? You are telling people who actually have beadlocks that they are wrong about the amount of maintenance they perform on their wheels. Doesn't that strike you as pretty ignorant? Take your beadlock anger/envy/jealousy elsewhere.
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JK Freak
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From: saratoga NY
The OP was asking for CONS. All I'm trying to say is that ANY extra Maintenance is a CON. Most write ups all say that beadlocks require extra maintenance. That's it. I'm not intending on starting a fight on a forum. He asked for a con and to me, that's a con.
And to avoid additional arguments, this will be my last post on this matter. No need in me getting a bad rap here. Now let's go enjoy our jeeps.
And to avoid additional arguments, this will be my last post on this matter. No need in me getting a bad rap here. Now let's go enjoy our jeeps.
Last edited by jrod250; Jun 30, 2012 at 09:48 PM.
JK Jedi
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Originally Posted by jrod250
off-roadweb.com/tech/0904or_chosing_the_right_beadlock_wheel/index.html
You'd better give these folks a call and tell them That they are misleading people
JK Super Freak
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Cooper City, Florida
x2
but none of us "mod" our rigs for performance and LOOKS......that would be silly.
Build your Jeep the way you want, add the parts you like and enjoy the hell out of the way it performs and looks!
JK Enthusiast
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From: Apple Valley, CA
One con that has yet to be mentioned is that since they allow you to air down to super low air pressure you're jeep may take you to places you did not intend to go...haha. For example you start up a nice forest service road, then take a rutted 2-track spur with turns into a muddy boulder field in which a trail is barely recognizable. Next thing you know you're sitting on top of a mountain scratching your head as to how you got there and now how am I going to get back down...haha. I purchased mine as to have another available tool in my off roading arsenal. Plus I know myself if I didn't get them first I'd want them later and end up spending more money on wheels. I have yet to even need to push them to their full potential but I know when the time comes I can run on pancakes if I need to. As far as DOT approval goes I figured if race trucks can run 100 MPH through the desert I can run at 70 MPH on the freeway. I was able to easily mount the tires myself although the 160 bolts, (including the spare) took a bit of time to torque. Then America's Tire had no problem balancing them. Had they been installed on my jeep maybe they would have objected I dont know. Just my .02.