Sounds dumb and I don't know why but check your state. In PA beadlocks are illegal and shall not pass inspection! I want beadlocks but they give a hard time!

 

Interesting, didn't even think about that...

I currently live in Maine and I've read the state rules and don't recall anything about rims specifically

I'll post a message on my local 4x4 clubs website and see if anyone knows

Other than getting beadlocks I can't really justify buying new rims, putting $$$ into jeep is o.k. But I'm focusing on performance like the lift, the skid plate kit etc

I mean my jeep would look way cooler with all black rims vs. the silver factory rims, but the factory rims haven't let me down yet...lockers would be nice especially there were two jeep jamborees I could have gone to this year but they required at least one locker

Matthew

 

Paint the stockers black! Sucks about the jamboree. I know my open sport has gone places some rubi owners wouldn't take theirs!!!

 

I was thinking maybe having the covered with that plastic deep stuff

Matthew

 

To really get the benefit of airing down you need to go to 15# or less. I run at about 12#. I've lost three beads in the last 5 years. If you hit just right from the side it will pop loose. Last time was hitting a rut at a 45 degree angle dropping into a mud hole. Really sucks cleaning mud out before you can reseat the bead. You can also burp air out of the tires in the normal course of off-roading, so although I start the day at 12# I might be at 8 or 6 later in the day making losing a bead even easier. Although I want bead locks I've always found other things higher on the list of mods.

 

So I mostly go on trails that are moderately rocky with factory rims, so I should go for 15 psi?

Matthew

 

do you know what load range your tires are? higher load ranges like E have stiffer sidewalls and flex a lot less than load range C tires like the MTRs I run. I run at 13#. try 15 the next time your out and look at your tires on the rocks and watch other jeeps and ask about how much air they are running. You want to see the tire form around the edge of the rock as you climb so it gets more tread on top and not just tread on the corner of the rock. Then try 13# on the same obstacles and see what you like better.

 

Thank you, my jeep is not in the same state as I am, but next time I go to it I'll check

Matthew

 

Air pressure without beadlocks depends on rim width and tire load range. I run the stock rubi wheels with 37" Krawlers (load range C) and usually run between 8 psi and 10 psi in the rocks and 5 psi in the snow.