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To beadlock, or not to beadlock??

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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 04:25 PM
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Why not have the best of both worlds and buy used beadlocks? Sent u a pm on a deal I recently came across.
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 09:25 PM
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I have also been looking at a set of AEV beadlock wheels I really like them.. But people keep telling me that there not good as daily driver due to them being vary stiff, and bumpy at higher speeds.. Is this true ?? I do most highway/city driving and some off road on weekends..
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 10:00 PM
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If you have the cash beadlocks are a great thing to have. The amount of traction I get from dropping to 18 pounds is huge. I can't imagine what going down to half that would do

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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Johnny t
I have also been looking at a set of AEV beadlock wheels I really like them.. But people keep telling me that there not good as daily driver due to them being vary stiff, and bumpy at higher speeds.. Is this true ?? I do most highway/city driving and some off road on weekends..
Would you not want a "stiff" wheel?
I've never heard of one wheel being harder or stiffer than another?
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Johnny t
I have also been looking at a set of AEV beadlock wheels I really like them.. But people keep telling me that there not good as daily driver due to them being vary stiff, and bumpy at higher speeds.. Is this true ?? I do most highway/city driving and some off road on weekends..
Sounds like an armchair engineer told you that. Total bs. One truth about the AEV wheels, they have no nutserts for the beadlock ring bolts. The aluminum wheel is tapped for the bolts to thread into. If you strip out a whole, it's not as easy as a fix compared to a quality beadlock that uses replaceable inserts for the ring bolts, like Raceline, ATX, Spyderlock, etc.
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