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Addict Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: in the garage
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| ![]() I got some aluminum beadlock wheels the other day and was surprised to find the beadlock rings are so small that they barely hold the tire on. Has anybody else used these with any luck? I contacted the seller and told him about this and he seemed surprised that they barely work. They were listed on ebay for $63.00 per pair (2 wheels) or make offer. I sent him several offers and he counter offered at what I fealt was a good deal. I'm a hobby machinist and I know it would have cost more than that just in the time I would charge someone for setup. The design of the wheel itself is great and so is the quality, but the rings are just to small. At this point I'm tempted to use contact cement to keep the tires on, It just defeats the purpose of buying an aluminum beadlock. Input appreciated. Thanks! ![]() |
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Racer ![]() Join Date: Jun 2013
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| ![]() I know it would be a pain in the ass, but machine some wider rings and maybe cut the rim a little wider too, for the wider rings, or maybe look on line, might be able to find same style but a wider ring, I get what you are saying, wider is more surface area to grip better, I get yeah. cause I been looking for bead-locks for Exo, and did see those exact same rims or very close. Maybe a different tire selection, try some short course tires, those rims are 12 mm 2.2/3.0 correct. Last edited by kgb424; 07-04-2013 at 02:00 PM. |
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Addict Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: in the garage
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| ![]() Thats an excellent idea. Maybe I could make the rings out of carbon fiber or plastic with titanium flat head allen screws countersunk into the rings. |
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Racer ![]() Join Date: Jun 2013
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| ![]() some where I say 2-56 bead-lock screws and hardware for aluminium rims. |
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Addict Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: in the garage
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| ![]() Yea they're the 2.2x3.0 wheel with the 12mm hex. I've tried mounting badlands 2.2x3.0 tires and I can pull the tire off the rim easily with the beadlock rings tight. |
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Racer ![]() Join Date: Jun 2013
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| ![]() wow that sucks, do they recommend a certain tire for those to work right and lock the bead, have you tried a stock tire from a Exo kit. Cause when I goggled bead-locks for a Exo your rims come up. So maybe there designed for the stock Exo kit tires. I suggested short course tires cause they are 2.2X3.0 just like the stock Exo tires. Maybe the tire wall has to a certain thickness for it to lock the bead. |
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Racer ![]() Join Date: Jun 2013
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| ![]() I took some pics of a front and rear stock Exo rim and tire, the ones in you pic look like front rims. so maybe there different widths, I'm curious now, the only thing I see is the lip on the outside of the tire, so those are three piece rims correct ???? I lost my train of thought sorry. |
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Racer ![]() Join Date: Jun 2013
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| ![]() check these out, I found them on flee-bay, the rings look pretty small too. they like look multi-piece aluminium rims. they look close too stock. They look like, they only lock on the one side, not like Axial 8 hole 1.9" or the 2.2 rock stars rims with rings on both sides. so how do they work. Last edited by kgb424; 07-05-2013 at 11:56 PM. |
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| ![]() I don't think those will lock at all, they're just 3-piece glue on's |
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Addict Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: in the garage
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| ![]() I contacted the seller again on these wheels. He said he will take them back and reimburse me. ![]() ![]() |
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Racer ![]() Join Date: Jun 2013
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| ![]() hey I scored two sets of these rims, one set of trencher tires and a set of street fighter tires. they are split 6's and renagades true bead locks, from here in the classifieds pretty cheap too. the street tires and rims should here this week, will post pics when I get them. |
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Racer ![]() Join Date: Jun 2013
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| ![]() I also bought these cheap there not beadlocks, but Arrma Deboots Sidewinders short course preglued tires and rims. they Are 2.2/3.0 12 mm hubs, bought them for my Arrma Vortex stadium truck but wrong off set. there perfect on the exo, I put the stock exo narrow front and wide rear on vortex perfect off set. done deal. |
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Addict Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: in the garage
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| ![]() Ive stripped out 4 proline split six rims running 6s power ![]() |
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Racer ![]() Join Date: Jun 2013
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| ![]() I got my proline street fighters and proline beadlocks rims, they are a little taller and a little wider than the trenchers. they are the same rims. |
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