woolf

Bump for a vendor. I really want to know who sells the rings.

AdamH

I have real beadlocks. They are Champion Beadlocks and aren't as expensive as some other alternatives due to not being as "flashy" in my opinion. Also have the DOT stamp on the back for what that's worth LOL

Maybe I'm lucky but I have never had an issue with my local tire shop balancing them. They use Sticky weights and all works well.

I've also been pulled over numerous times and have had state inspection done and the topic rarely came up. The only 2 times it did, the guy made a coment about those "fake beadlocks sure look real".

I didn't correct him

castor07jk

The wheels come with allen bolts in them. The rings come with longer ones.




http://www.4wd.com/jeep-parts.aspx?plID=487



------------------------ProComp 6079 --------------------------------------------------------------ProComp 1079--------------------------------------



-----------------------------ProComp 8179--------------------

http://www.4wd.com/subcategories.asp...6&jeep-sid=168

high-octane

I have the procomps. If you get these be sure to use lock-tight. Ask me how i know.

castor07jk

x2

Did your ring pass you?

Sim79

Fake bead locks can be attached to any rim. Buy the correct size steel bead lock ring and then take it to alloy wheel repair shop, they will weld some small alloy tabs with thread for you to blot the fake bead locks on. Don't do the welding yourself unless you know what your doing because if its done wrong your wheel may become impossible to balance.

Below is Mickey Thompson Classic II rim with a steel fake lock added to stop rock damage.

woolf

That looks sweet, but how the hell do they align those tabs

jeepguyinMS

Castor, thanks for the link.

Sim79

I think the process would be simular to balacing tyre. Any alloy wheel repair shop can do it .

woolf

Sounds to me like it would be a pain in the arse. Each manufacturers rings would have different bolt patters, making it extremely expensive to create fixtures to hold the tabs. This means they would have to be measured very carefully and calmped in place waiting for a tack to hold them in place. Don't know how tight the tolerances need to be in order keep your wheel in balance, but based of most casting tolerances that I see in a day I would expect something from .015-.030. To me without an adequate fixture, this would be pretty hard to hold.