View Poll Results: What combo should I go with?
Polished Wheel with Polished Beadlock
10
16.67%
Polished Wheel with Blue Beadlock
7
11.67%
Polished Wheel with Black Beadlock
1
1.67%
Med Grey PC'd wheel with Polished Beadlock
1
1.67%
Med Grey PC'd wheel with Blue Beadlock
2
3.33%
Med Grey PC'd wheel with Black Beadlock
3
5.00%
Black PC'd wheel with Polished Beadlock
8
13.33%
Black PC'd wheel with Blue Beadlock
17
28.33%
Black PC'd wheel with Black Beadlock
11
18.33%
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Help me with my beadlock and wheel color combo.
#41
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I used an allow steel bolt, 145,000 psi minimum tensile strength and put them on with hardened washers between then and the ring. I did copy the idea from Rockstomper as well. I do plan on hanging onto the Grade 8 bolts (150Kpsi) that Champion used in case I start seeing problems on the trail. And the bolts are only torqued to 10-15 ft-lbs, I'm running 10 on mine.
#42
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Roger are those zinc plated? I need something that will resist rusting somewhat.
Looking at these for zinc-plated:
http://www.mcmaster.com/param/asp/PS...MainWidth=1455
Or these for stainless:
http://www.mcmaster.com/param/asp/PS...MainWidth=1455
This is what I have now (will be returning I guess):
http://www.mcmaster.com/param/asp/PS...MainWidth=1455
Looking at these for zinc-plated:
http://www.mcmaster.com/param/asp/PS...MainWidth=1455
Or these for stainless:
http://www.mcmaster.com/param/asp/PS...MainWidth=1455
This is what I have now (will be returning I guess):
http://www.mcmaster.com/param/asp/PS...MainWidth=1455
#45
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Originally Posted by Sludge
Cebby what about black pearl for your rims. I was just talking about painting my rims the other day. I was thinking either black pearl or just black.
#46
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Originally Posted by 4Crawler
I used the zinc plated steel for the lock ring. I used stainless bolts on the inside of the wheel to replace the fake aluminum rivets, just for a better appearance.
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Well, I've had a change of heart. I saw a pristine 2nd Gen 4Runner (stocker) running down the road and loved the look of the stock silver alloys on the rig. I picked up some silver wheel paint and I think we have a winner.
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Uh, do those IFS rims have the right backspaceing for a Toyota Streight Axle? Because we know that is where you are heading.
With all that V8 power you will destroy the IFS as Cheese did with just a 3.4
Did you get the FSM from the smut board? It's there.
With all that V8 power you will destroy the IFS as Cheese did with just a 3.4
Did you get the FSM from the smut board? It's there.
#52
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Originally Posted by sschaefer3
Uh, do those IFS rims have the right backspaceing for a Toyota Streight Axle? Because we know that is where you are heading.
With all that V8 power you will destroy the IFS as Cheese did with just a 3.4
Did you get the FSM from the smut board? It's there.
With all that V8 power you will destroy the IFS as Cheese did with just a 3.4
Did you get the FSM from the smut board? It's there.
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Kind of a bummer...
I had wanted to use the flush mount valves for my wheels, but I can't fit the fill tube in due to the position of the lockring.
Plan B: Use angled valve stems. I bought the 45 degree units since the 90 degree ones would not allow the use of tire deflators and also making refilling pretty difficult.
I just hope these don't get ripped off out on the trail...
I had wanted to use the flush mount valves for my wheels, but I can't fit the fill tube in due to the position of the lockring.
Plan B: Use angled valve stems. I bought the 45 degree units since the 90 degree ones would not allow the use of tire deflators and also making refilling pretty difficult.
I just hope these don't get ripped off out on the trail...
#56
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The short version: Mounting a tire on a beadlock wheel is a piece of cake -> do it yourself!
The long version: Read on....
Oh Man...
So I'm driving to various places to see who will slip the bottom bead of my tire onto the rim so I can bolt the ring on. I've seen folks really wrestle with getting the tire on the rim, so I figured I'd pop down to my local tire shop.
Place I usually go has closed their doors - no longer in business.
Other place I'd normally try says they can't do a tire that big.
3rd place I go, the guy wants to charge me $20 because I didn't buy his crap Mile Maker tires - then he takes one look at it and says no way. What a putz - he actually did me a favor, but he's still a putz since he didn't realize it and was an a-hole about it.
Soooo.....
I go back to the office and look up tire spoons and all the various DIY hardware "needed" to do mount the tire.
I wasn't about to wait for tools to come in.....
I finally do a google search for mounting tires on beadlock wheels. I came a across this writeup that showed exactly what to do. Basically, put the wheel on the ground, pull the ring, put a little dish soap on the bead and slip it over the beadlock side. Then bolt her down.... I found that the supplied bolts were too short to get the ring started, so I ran down to the local hardware store and got (8) 1 1/2" long bolts (5/16-18) to get the rings pulled down a little so the supplied bolts (1 1/4" long) would reach. Then the torquing... 15 ft lbs per criss-cross pattern x 24....
Here's the finished product:
It measures 35" tall x 12" wide mounted. I will likely swap out the gold bolts for galvanized button head socket like Rogers.
The long version: Read on....
Oh Man...
So I'm driving to various places to see who will slip the bottom bead of my tire onto the rim so I can bolt the ring on. I've seen folks really wrestle with getting the tire on the rim, so I figured I'd pop down to my local tire shop.
Place I usually go has closed their doors - no longer in business.
Other place I'd normally try says they can't do a tire that big.
3rd place I go, the guy wants to charge me $20 because I didn't buy his crap Mile Maker tires - then he takes one look at it and says no way. What a putz - he actually did me a favor, but he's still a putz since he didn't realize it and was an a-hole about it.
Soooo.....
I go back to the office and look up tire spoons and all the various DIY hardware "needed" to do mount the tire.
I wasn't about to wait for tools to come in.....
I finally do a google search for mounting tires on beadlock wheels. I came a across this writeup that showed exactly what to do. Basically, put the wheel on the ground, pull the ring, put a little dish soap on the bead and slip it over the beadlock side. Then bolt her down.... I found that the supplied bolts were too short to get the ring started, so I ran down to the local hardware store and got (8) 1 1/2" long bolts (5/16-18) to get the rings pulled down a little so the supplied bolts (1 1/4" long) would reach. Then the torquing... 15 ft lbs per criss-cross pattern x 24....
Here's the finished product:
It measures 35" tall x 12" wide mounted. I will likely swap out the gold bolts for galvanized button head socket like Rogers.
Last edited by Cebby; 10-14-2005 at 10:14 AM.
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Wait until you need to remove the tires from your rims...now that's a pain in the butt. For my friend's swampers it was a heck of a lot easier putting them on than taking them off.
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Originally Posted by Cebby
The short version: Mounting a tire on a beadlock wheel is a piece of cake -> do it yourself!
yeah, but it takes forever.
and it sucks when you're doing it with a crappy torque wrench. i gotta invest in a good one for next time.
beadlocking toyota wheels...i like it
#59
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He's some more wheel p0rn.... (battery died on the digital eariler)
You can see how the "rim protector" protects the lock ring in the last pic.
You can see how the "rim protector" protects the lock ring in the last pic.