Aluminum Beadlocks

[BradWester]

So who makes the strongest best quality 17 inch beadlocks? Thanks for the help guys.

 

[InDaShop]

Walker or TrailReady, in my opinion.

 

[mitaker]

Order yourself a set of forged Centerline wheels and have an OMF beadlock conversion done. You cannot buy something stronger. Other than that Trailready He's are probably less $$$ than the first suggestion.

 

[workinman789]

What about the kmc beadlocks

 

[InDaShop]

What about the kmc beadlocks

I personally dont like running cast wheels like the KMC's, Centerlines or Racelines.
You hit them on something and they crack and shatter. Vs. Walker or TR where they will bend and tear.

this thread somewhat elaborates on the differences.
http://www.hardlinecrawlers.com/forums/index.php?topic=18760.0

 

[Cole]

Trail Ready and they are a great company to deal with. Wheels come with a 1 year warranty. I killed one and all I had to pay for was shipping my old wheel back and they sent me a brand new one. Even told them it was my fault it got destroyed.

 

[CCOR]

Yeah Larry at Trail-Ready is great. You can also purchase a lifetime warranty for about $35 per wheel and you never have to worry again. Even before I started selling them I had a friend get a set of 17's for his 42" irok stickies and they were just damn gorgeous. He even knurled the inside of the rim where the ring touches the tire. Also when you order they are custom but to your choice of back spacing, bolt pattern, and even powder coat the rim black or anodize the rings one of many colors. Oops forgot you also get to choose the size of the ring from, rock, slim, or world series.
Later
Bobby

 

[BradWester]

Thanks for the great info guys. I was leaning towards TrailReady's and now I feel comfortable with my decision. Thanks

 

[ryannuttz]

Raceline has a forged wheel also. For the money i would go Trailready. Great quality and Larry is great to deal with.
I worked with him on a custom set of 20x12 for Rockwells for a customer. They machined the centers out of 2" billet!

 

[ryannuttz]

Here ya go.

 

[blacksheep10]

Here ya go.

$?

 

[ryannuttz]

$?

About that....yea the were not cheap...like higher than giraffe ***** or any offroad wheel ive ever bought x2.. but you pay for custom.

Since im not a vender here yet I dont wanna make anybody mad for throwing a price on here. If u insist u can Pm me.

 

[TBItoy]

You don't have to "be a vendor" on here. It's a free market, just don't actively pimp in the tech and discussion sections...

I'd be interested to know the $ on them also.

 

[ryannuttz]

Thats good to know. You guys have alot of great vendors on here and i just didnt want to step on any toes.

Hope u guys are sitting down .... they were about a 100 bucks cheaper in 2010 but retail from trailready now is 950. Single Beadlocks! As high as these were I sold them to the guy at cost just get some cheap advertising on my part. Ive never seen a set of wheels get so much attention!

 

[TBItoy]

Is that a Colorado cab truck? Specs? looks pretty cool.

anyway, I just read on the trail-ready site, their wheels are "Counter Pressure Cast", and Walker Evans wheels are "High Pressue Cast".

Here is a basic explanation of the differnt methods of wheel construction. http://tires.about.com/od/understanding_wheels/a/Wheel-Composition-And-Construction.htm

If you've ever seen Weld Racing Forged wheels, they are super light, almost as "thin" as steel wheels. But of course, Weld forged wheels are ~$500 each, NON bead locked...