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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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How, Where, and How Often do you wheel? Especially if if you are on the rocks a lot, the Teflon paint is going to chip with rock rash. If you wheel a lot, go with the Walker Evans Bead Locks, they are DOT approved IIRC. If it's just for looks either the Street Locks or ATX will be fine.

From experience teh ATX series clean quick and easily though.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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Trust me, if you dont get the walker evans, it wont take long to wish you would have....

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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 12:47 PM
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I'm not into rocks i'm more a mud slingger hill jumper type, so it would be for Show and mud
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by LK Rider90
I'm not into rocks i'm more a mud slingger hill jumper type, so it would be for Show and mud
Well since you are jumping hills, you aren't going to be running extremely low pressure in you tires, so you don't need bead locks. No rocks, so you don't need the rock ring on the street locks. But the mud just falls off the ATX's...
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Robar
I would also have to go with the Walker Evans.
yep...forgot about those for sure by a landslide...
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 01:03 PM
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Walker Evans, Holy crap $400 dollars per wheel!!!! Dear god I'm struggling looking at spending 2k for tires and wheels. Wow thats 1600 with no rubber.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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what bolt circle is right for the jk's i know its 5x5 but the american racing do it like 5x137 or 5x127 etc
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 01:11 PM
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5" = 127mm
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by KCFIRE187
Walker Evans, Holy crap $400 dollars per wheel!!!! Dear god I'm struggling looking at spending 2k for tires and wheels. Wow thats 1600 with no rubber.
$2000 you forgot the matching spare

If youre going mud, i wouldnt worry about beadlocks and couldnt really tell you what to look for in a mud rim.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by scotlandjk
what bolt circle is right for the jk's i know its 5x5 but the american racing do it like 5x137 or 5x127 etc
A lot of American Racing wheel sizes aren't on their site. Call a shop and ask. Their teflon wheels are on back order I think. They were having issues. I was told the Mojaves wouldn't be available till the end of Feb. at the earliest.
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