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Title: Beadlocks, what's the idea? Post by: leec on October 01, 2015, 06:01:52 am Hi guys,
Seen a pair of wheels for sale that have an outer beadlock rim. A quick google search shows they are used for off road racing/sand dunes, is there a benefit to runnin them with a drag slick? Lee Title: Re: Beadlocks, what's the idea? Post by: spoolin70 on October 01, 2015, 13:32:05 pm I have no personal experience of beadlocks but from what I've seen, they are only used on real high HP cars to prevent the wheel 'slipping' inside the tyre.
I guess if your car was light and you had low pressure in the tyre, it could slip with less HP. The off-road/sand guys use low pressure and some can even pop the tyre off the rim if enough side force is put on it. How much heavier are they than a race weight wheel ? Do look cool though 8) Title: Re: Beadlocks, what's the idea? Post by: richie on October 01, 2015, 17:53:29 pm Drag wheels usually have them on inner and outer, as Darren said they are to stop slick spinning in wheel, if tyre moves to much it can come of the rim and instantly go flat and potentially cause a crash,
they add about 10lbs weight to each wheel cheers Richie Title: Re: Beadlocks, what's the idea? Post by: Neil Davies on October 01, 2015, 18:44:30 pm Wouldn't rim screws do the same job?
Title: Re: Beadlocks, what's the idea? Post by: leec on October 01, 2015, 19:06:16 pm Drag wheels usually have them on inner and outer, as Darren said they are to stop slick spinning in wheel, if tyre moves to much it can come of the rim and instantly go flat and potentially cause a crash, they add about 10lbs weight to each wheel cheers Richie So maybe a slight overkill for the notchback then Richie? Lee Title: Re: Beadlocks, what's the idea? Post by: richie on October 01, 2015, 20:15:55 pm Drag wheels usually have them on inner and outer, as Darren said they are to stop slick spinning in wheel, if tyre moves to much it can come of the rim and instantly go flat and potentially cause a crash, they add about 10lbs weight to each wheel cheers Richie So maybe a slight overkill for the notchback then Richie? Lee how much gas you going to throw at it? ;D Yes and typically a decent beadlock wheel starts at about £1000 each!!!!! Title: Re: Beadlocks, what's the idea? Post by: spoolin70 on October 01, 2015, 20:21:36 pm Are you planning on going over 200mph Lee ?
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/tech.php?bulletin=s4 They still look cool though ! Darren Title: Re: Beadlocks, what's the idea? Post by: leec on October 01, 2015, 21:16:14 pm Richie,
The notch may not need gas, turbo is current plan as I am fed up with N/a! Basically, a pair of CMS bolt together wheels have come up for sale the right size and back space and have been modified by OMF to run beadlocks, I am tempted to buy them but wondered if I would run into any problems with them? And Darren, yes they do look cool Lee Title: Re: Beadlocks, what's the idea? Post by: JS on October 02, 2015, 15:38:06 pm Wouldn't rim screws do the same job? Yes, but less hassle and chance of leaks, I´ve been told. |