@BrianSD_42

I had a chance to ride around with a couple of jeep guys last summer at a local offroad park. one of them had beadlocks and it was a really nice. the difference between 15 psi and 6 psi was noticeable. I should have asked him about them when we were trail riding but... at the time I really was not considering them. but of course it got me to thinking.

I would also never consider them if I had not taken care of the taxes, house payment, water, electric, 401K, roth IRA, kids college fund, emergency fund, food... I'm not going to buy anything unless all the other necessary items are taken care of.

it's a lot like a locker. did I need a rear locker? no, but it sure is nice to have. I find I use it a lot even on some easy stuff because it causes much less damage to the trail. if I had beadlocks I would air down a bit more. I did pop a bead one time and a friend of mine used starter fluid to fix it for me. hold my beer watch this.. worked but... way to sketchy to do that again.

based on what a lot of other people seem to say on other forums they do balance with stick on weights and a lot of people run them on the road without any issues. beads are mixed bag review wise.