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Staun internal bead locks?

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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by w squared
#2. Installation requires drilling a hole in your wheel. This is not something where you can say "I don't like them, I think I'll just take them out."
You could just get Powertank: Monster Deflators and decrease your air down times if you decided not to have the staun bead locks. They would take the place of the extra hole in the wheel.
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 03:01 PM
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i have a buddy that has them and if he had to do it again, he said he would go bead locks. He said its a hastle to keep an idea on the air in the Staun. PERSONALLY...IDK. they look like a great idea.
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by JCKnauer22
couldn't you just put a valve stem in the hole and leave it be if you didn't like them? i don't know personally, i'm just throwing out ideas.

i've also heard that these tend to impede with the airing down process as the internal bladder tends to block the opening to the wheel's original valve stem. i don't know how true this is as it's only word of mouth, but it'd be nice if somebody with experience could chime in
Hmmmm....I'll have to ask the guys I know if they've had that problem. One of them is on 37's, one is on 33's...I wonder if that makes any difference.

And yes, a valve stem would probably work just great in there.

Originally Posted by Slightlymodified
You could just get Powertank: Monster Deflators and decrease your air down times if you decided not to have the staun bead locks. They would take the place of the extra hole in the wheel.
Good idea!
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by rcdude3
i have a buddy that has them and if he had to do it again, he said he would go bead locks. He said its a hastle to keep an idea on the air in the Staun. PERSONALLY...IDK. they look like a great idea.
checking the air pressure in 4 tires vs tightening all those bolts?? For what its worth my stauns haven't ever lost any air as far as I can tell
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