Bead locks
Submitted: Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 11:09
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Member - Noldi (WA)
Just a quick enquiry on bead locks,
I thought I read somewhere that the were not legal for street driving, does anyone know if this is correct and id so why?
Also they cause problems with wheel balancing.
Finally are they woth the trouble? I generally drop tyre to 14lb on sand and have not had troubles
Rgds
Ian
Reply By: Kiwi Ray - Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 11:23
Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 11:23
Hi Ian
In NZ you can have road legal mechanical bead locks
They must have 36 bolts.
They must be made by a certified manufacturer
They must have a certificate.
The truck must also be certified to use them on road.
Moest of this is easy to get
If they are
well made balancing is not a problem
Check with some of the off road competitors they will be able to give you the current info
Ray
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Reply By: Robin - Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 11:58
Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 11:58
Hi Ian
My brother recently went to bead locks , not because of low tyre pressures but because with some big tyres and lockers the tyre would spin 1/2 turn on the rims.
They certainly work , but have proved a real pain in the bush to repair tyre etc.
14 psi should not need use of beadlocks, unless you are very aggressive.
Robin Miller
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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 12:11
Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 12:11
checked out your rig profile and you definitly dont need them. I have a photo somewhere that i took to prove to al the doomsayers that life ends after your tyres go to below 20psi. Is is of my tyres at around 5psi.
I dropped them to that to mak a steep short cutting between Mt pasely and Bellingers beach about 120k e of
esperance. I then could not be bothered pumping thm up and drove back to
poison creek via
the Summit of Mt Pasely and 14k of beach etc back to the campgrounds.
I did have problems with 1 but that waz coz it was running a tube
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