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Old 01-15-2007, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by CJ2a

And you didn't hear it from me, but starter fluid makea a VERY good bead setter in the field. (^_^)
YUP and scares the crap out of me evry time it's used
Old 01-15-2007, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Jake_Blues
Well if you compare steel wheels + internal beadlocks to wheels with mechanical beadlocks, it's going to be cheaper in most cases I think. Decent steel wheels can be had for around $50-$60. So the whole setup wouldn't cost much more than $250 per wheel. DOT approved beadlocks from Hutchison are over $450 per wheel. So it CAN be cheaper, depending on what rim you pick.

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Agreed. I was looking at wheels more in the $120-$200 range which brings the two a bit closer but on my TJ I had some really basic steel ones that didn't look like much but did the job for that low price range. Decisions, decisions.



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