New Raceline (Allied) Beadlocks for the JK.

[Cole]

I loved my Allied beadlocks on my TJ. Beat them with zero thought about hurting them.

Also have a set on the Trail Clean up truck.

So I picked up a set of their new aluminum "Raceline" beadlocks for the JK.

They are 17x9.5 with 4" backspacing. Just got them and snapped a couple of quick pics.

I also love that if you really had to you can take these apart on the trail with basic hand tools to patch a tire, change it etc.

Great location for the valve stem to keep it protected from the rocks. Looks like the TPMS stem will fit in here. (and the cute little sticker will vanish soon too)

Profile shot of the beadlock ring. I ran the Allied Beadlocks for nearly 100,000 miles and never had an air leak or loose bolt because of the shape of this ring.

They mount up much easier than the steel sets that I have had. The beadlock surface has a nice centering ring on it for the tire to sit in. You can see how thick the mount surface is too.

I got the factory TPMS stems to work, but they fit in there kinda funny and are not quite as protected inside the tire as they were stock, should not be an issue until trying to run them totally flat.

Sorry, I did not have time to get out and wheel it today, so you will have to put up with a poser shot.

 

[Westy]

Allied makes a quality beadlock wheel. I have a set of their older aluminum beadlocks on my Toyota and absolutely would buy another. They are great wheels and I really like the design of the locking ring and lip. The centers are extra thick too.

 

[Maximus Ram]

I really like the looks of those. Wish they were street legal, but living in California the cops would definitely stop and site me..:bigbossHL:
especially since my truck already attracts enough attention from them:truck:

 

[Cole]

Beadlocks are not illegal. Pirate4x4.com has has a $10,000 reward posted for many years to anyone that could point to an actual law stating their illegality in any state. It is still unclaimed. This is simply an old wives tail.

 

[Cole]

Old school beadlocks had issues with tires shifting, bolts coming lose and losign air. They tried to sandwich the bead between 2 flat pieces of steel with no way of actually centering the tire. This allowed the tire to shift which put unequal pressure on the bolts causing them to get loose, lose air and get out of balance. Most modern beadlocks use a way to center the tire and keep it from shifting.


Here is an example of the "old school" style.

Look at the way the tire bead mounts on these Raceline beadlocks (Allied)
The ring itself is shaped like the tire bead to seal on all sides of the bead. See the differnce?

Here you can see how the wheel surface is set up to center the tire and not let it shift, NO LOSE BOLTS, EVER!. 7 years of using this style and I have never had to tighten a bolt.

See how the tire sits down around the centering ring.

Here you can see an old school style missing it's outer ring. Notice there is no way to center the tire and keep it from shifting.

Secondly, DOT is an agency that sets volentary manufacturing standards, not a law creating agency.

Most manufacturers follow the standards to add extra liability protection.

My understanding is that basically DOT defined a shape to the inner bead lip that wheels should be made too. Beadlocks tend to change this shape (cut it off) so they don't fit the basic standard.

It is possible to simply have wheels tested and "DOT Approved". It's a costly process that most manufacturers simply don't do.

AEV did it. That is the difference.

This is why beadlocks like Hutchinson and other inner lock styles fit the DOT standard. (they leave the lip alone).

 

[WFTW]

I really like the looks of those. Wish they were street legal, but living in California the cops would definitely stop and site me..:bigbossHL:
especially since my truck already attracts enough attention from them:truck:

I was a cop in south Florida for 5 1/2 years...never heard of such a law. Very odd. If you're worried about cops pulling you over for bead locked wheels, you can get Centerline Wheels I.C.E. bead locks (they're DOT approved). Maybe that will keep the cops away?

Cole...that's a GREAT looking Jeep! What lift are your running? How do you like the Toyo MT's? Have you run that tire before, or just trying them out (they look new)?

 

[Cole]

Thanks. I am also a former LEO. Own a financial advice practice now.

There was not a law on the books here I could have written you a ticket for running beadlocks. 95% of cops have no idea what they are anyway unless they are motor heads.


Jeep is on a 3.5" RockKrawler mid arm lift with Fox Racing remote resevoir shocks.

This is my first set of Toyos and so far I really like them. Sticky on the street, snow, quiet on the highway. Have not had them in the rocks yet. (winter here so most of our trails are snow covered).

I had 2 sets of MTRs that I really liked. Just figured I would try out the new kid on the block.

 

[WFTW]

Our Jeeps have a few things in common...I'm putting those same shocks on mine (needed to get longer ones and those have a good reputation). Glad to hear the Toyos are working out for you...they look great...crazy amount of side wall tread.