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Old 01-30-2012 | 05:14 PM
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After getting some nice rock rash on my wheels I was wondering which companies offer protector rings for the wheels. I thought I had seen some from rugged ridge but was curious what other companies offered them and what folks experiences with them were. At this point I am not interested in bead locks, just protector rings.
Old 01-30-2012 | 05:19 PM
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personally, i wouldn't waste your money on beauty rings. most are thin and flimsy and require a wheel that they can get bolted onto. and, after all is said and done, the bolts that hold them in place are weak and get sheered off on the same rocks that give your wheels rash. of course, once that happens, they really don't do you a whole lot of good.
Old 01-30-2012 | 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
personally, i wouldn't waste your money on beauty rings. most are thin and flimsy and require a wheel that they can get bolted onto. and, after all is said and done, the bolts that hold them in place are weak and get sheered off on the same rocks that give your wheels rash. of course, once that happens, they really don't do you a whole lot of good.
Thanks. I was curious as to how durable they really were.
Old 01-30-2012 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by bgall
After getting some nice rock rash on my wheels I was wondering which companies offer protector rings for the wheels. I thought I had seen some from rugged ridge but was curious what other companies offered them and what folks experiences with them were. At this point I am not interested in bead locks, just protector rings.
Just get some black wheels. That way when you do get rock rash you can rattle can them. That's what I do.



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