Bead Locks??

[Paul Holguin]

Anyone had any experience with those cheap steel beadlocks? I can't recall the manufacturer, or perhaps there are several. I had a recent rollover due to a pulled bead, and thought those might help to prevent that from happening again. Any help is appreciated.

[jesusgatos]

Don't waste your time/money. I ran a set of Barts wheels on a Jeep a long time ago and they deflect/bulge and leak in between the bolts because they weren't designed to work with off-road tires that have the thicker beads. You could run something like the rock-crawler style steel beadlocks that use much thicker steel and have more bolts, but they're HEAVY.

[baja619]

KEY WORD : "Cheap Steel Beadlocks"

If you are trying to prevent a roll ove,r do you really want to be basing a purchase on if it is affordable or because it is a neccissity. Go with a rim and tire package that are designed to work togethor for your application, not something that was duplicated to simulate a certain look.