Recent content by blk88

Nope...I'm not on anyone's payroll. Just creating awareness for a friend that has developed the wheel. Plus Jeep stuff is fun to share, especially when it new cool stuff!

Here are a few pictures showing the install and the rapid deflating valve. As you can see they is plenty of room to access the mounting studs and the lock hold the tire well as shown in the last picture.

Not bashing the Hutchinson wheel. It's a great wheel. Check out post #16. Just comparing the 2 wheels. Also, are the Hutchinson wheels available in other bolt patterns than 5x 4.5 and 5x5?

The first run of wheels came out a number of weeks after that video. It was just a few wheels. The next run of a small amount of wheels, 60 or so, are being made now. Those wheels will be used for mostly marketing pourposes and production prototypes. The first real production run of over 200...

Here's the Hutchinson 2 Piece wheel... Here's the H1 2 piece wheel... Hopefully this clears the confusion of 1 and 2 piece wheels.

Wait until you see the wheels in a write up or on local rigs before you cast judgment. You really can't call it "shortcomings" from what's in this thread and from what I've shared. The write ups will happen soon!

Yes they are. However they are a two piece wheel and leave the locking hardware exposed. The B.A.D. Wheel is one piece; all locking hardware is internal within the air chamber, protected from collateral damage. It has a sacrificial rock ring on the exterior protecting the outer surface of the...

Remember that the idea and design of the B.A.D. Wheel is to assist the natural bead of the tire and wheel. You can forgo installing the lock ring and still drive this wheel safely. Put the internal lock rings in, air down to single digits and rock crawl with it. It's a dual purpose wheel with...

[/I] All good questions. Most new ideas come with questions. No worries.

I agree. The Staun are a good product. All the major beadlocks out there work well. Where the design of the B.A.D. Wheel sets itself apart from most others wheels is that it meets or exceeds all the tire and wheel national standards. Which mean it will have a DOT stamp on them, if that means...

The Centerline and Hutchinson wheels are pricey. I think the Centerline is around $700 a piece! All great points Route55. There are a lot of guys tht run the H1's and they work well. The only fall back is that they are steel and 16.5" wheels. You are limited to what you can run with that...

I've been a quest to this forum for a while as I want to make my '98 Tahoe into an expedition vehicle for family camping in the future. I decided to register to share a new product that I think alot of us on this forum can realte to. It's a 1 piece internal beadlock wheel. Typical beadlocks...