Best width for beadlocks wheels?

Boss Hugg · Apr 22, 2018

I’ve got a set of weld-on beadlocks but I don’t have a set of 10” wheels to put them on. Then I get to thinking, maybe 10 is too wide to add BL to anyway. Thinking about buying a set of the cheap bart 15x10s from summit, but looking for y’all’s thoughts. I have a set of 15x8 chromes that I could use...

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bronconut73 · Apr 22, 2018

Depends on the width of the tire.

bronconut73 · Apr 22, 2018

The increased bead retention of an 8" wheel over a 10" wheel becomes sort of irrelevant since you are going to a bead lock.

Boss Hugg · Apr 22, 2018

Sorry. Meant to add 12.50 tire width.

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Apogee · Apr 22, 2018

With a 12.5" tire, I would be looking at an 8-9 inch wheel anyway for off-roading. A little bulge is a good thing, and it will keep your beadlock bolts off the rocks a bit more.

JWMcCrary · Apr 22, 2018

Both sets I have are 10”,
Allied set that I bought new and a set of BART that were used

Yeller · Apr 22, 2018

I'd do the 8's and never look back. I've had 8,9 and10's. Currently running 8's and very happy. They will be 8-1/2 once you weld on the rings.

Boss Hugg · Apr 22, 2018

Yeller said:
I'd do the 8's and never look back. I've had 8,9 and10's. Currently running 8's and very happy. They will be 8-1/2 once you weld on the rings.

Made a deal for some 8s tonight. That’s what I’m gonna do. Chrome inside and painted rings.

Thanks y’all.

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Boss Hugg · Apr 25, 2018

Next question. How well does powder coat work on the outer rings? Is it worth my time to do it?

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JWMcCrary · Apr 27, 2018

ahuggins6 said:
Next question. How well does powder coat work on the outer rings? Is it worth my time to do it?

Really depends on how bad you beat them on the rocks. The new set I bought 10 years ago are powdercoated but they need redoing bad, the rusty spots get rubbed shiny again in Hot Springs every year..

Boss Hugg · Apr 27, 2018

JWMcCrary said:
Really depends on how bad you beat them on the rocks. The new set I bought 10 years ago are powdercoated but they need redoing bad, the rusty spots get rubbed shiny again in Hot Springs every year..

I got them built yesterday. Shot some rattle can primer to them. Probably just gonna rattle can but not sure whether I’ll do the white or the blue to match the truck. Gonna play with it today and see which way I wanna go.

I was gonna post a pic, but I can’t find the ones I took yesterday. Same thing happened last week with pics of the shock hoops I need to sell.

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