Does anyone own beadlock wheels?

[rickashay]

I run a set of converted SCS wheels on my FJ. I'd HIGHLY recommend contact OMF and seeing what they can do for you. They're awesome wheels!

Same. They definitely increase the weight with the conversion but the SCS wheels are fairly light to begin with. I just put a new set of Toyos on and the worst wheel was 2oz. to balance . Having the security to air down ultra low and have confidence even at 15-20 psi when doing higher speed runs is great... I'm not worried when I come around a corner too hot, that the outer best will blow. Negatives of the setup are that its pretty time consumer to mount the tire when following the proper torque sequence. Wouldn't want to be swapping tires out twice a year. Second negative is the weight and no, they are not DOT certified. I believe many might be "DOT Approved" but AFAIK the Hutchinson's are the only DOT Certified (DOT stamp on the wheel).

 

[McLean]

FYI- most legit beadlocks will run a "safety bead" on the inside of the tire. Rarely will that bead come off even if completely flat. This is why most single beadlocks don't have problems losing the inner bead even in racing applications

 

[Teamdonde]

I ran ATX beadlocks on my Jeep. For rock crawling I liked being able to drop down to sub-10 and not worry. But mostly 12-18 was low enough. Tire shops wouldn’t mount tires for me as non DOT.

For high speed desert racers they are standard practice. But that’s big ponies and big abuse.

For practical matters we don’t bother using them on our Raptor and it’s never been a prob using standard wheel at 25PSI. Never needed to go lower than 20 in that truck.

For my 4Runner I’d never do beadlocks. But I don’t plan on rock crawling or running lower than 25psi at high speed. Now if stuck in sand I’d air lower and air back if needed.