Bead Lock Wheel Discussion

[Matt]

It may not be ticketable, but there's enough risk to me so its just not worth it. Have a tire blow out and cause an accident- wonder what insurance would do if they found out I wasn't running DOT approved wheels and/or the wheel manufacturer specs 25 PSI max. Not to mention the XK drives my family (2 very young kids) for all our long trips/vacations. Whether they're "safe" for long term street use is debatable.... it could be the manufacturer just doesn't want to go through the trouble to get the proper DOT approvals, or it could be they're actually not safe for long term high speed street use. Regardless, just another risk not worth taking due to the liabilities involved IMO; they're just wheels.

[Holaday07 4.7]

true and extremely good points. The TJ doesnt see any real street time, so I am rolling the dice on that. In my search I found some DOT approved add ons for the Moab Wheels though, let me find the link.

[Holaday07 4.7]

http://www.omfperformance.com/beadlocked_wheels.php

[Omelet]

I have always liked the benefits of the internal beadlocks, so for a while I planned to go with Staun until I recently discovered this company:

http://www.innerairlock.com/beadlocks/

Same thing just a little cheaper! That way I don't have to buy new wheels, plus I can keep my light weight Moabs instead of using heavy beadlock wheels. I still want to protect the bead from getting chewed up off road so I will probably do some kind of replacement ring too. Something I have been toying with:

[AJeepZJ]

That's pretty cool... How much would a set of 4 run?

[Omelet]

Not sure, I haven't really looked into pricing yet.

[pjmjr508]

17 x 8~10 $552.oo

I like what I see so far with this

[Holaday07 4.7]

Wooohooo. Pain in the ass to mount. 32 bolts per ring, and each has to be tourqed three times to 18 ft/lb.

[Matt]

Sweet man. Must be tedious as hell to torque though...