Tips on beadlock wheels please.

[FotoValpen]

I am in the process of total renovation of my 1969 Volvo Laplander.

When done it will be one lean mean photography expedition machine!

Before I started the renovation I did alot of off-roading and with the type of terrain I drive in it is almost a must to decrease the tire pressure. Alot of my friends here make their own beadlocks because we can't find any pre-equipped wheels here in Sweden with beadlocks.

Can anyone here can give some tips of different brands and styles? Who makes them and who has good prices.

I am thinking of steel in order to help keep my center of gravity as low as possible. But I am open to all suggestions.

As far as the bolt pattern I have the same as all of the below:
DAIHATSU Rocky 4WD 139,7/5
DODGE 5-bult (Ej Magnum/Caravan/Dakota) 139,7/5
FORD Bronco -96/F100/F150/E100/E150 139,7/5
JEEP AMC CJ5/CJ6/CJ7 139,7/5
KIA Sportage -02/Sorento 03- 139,7/5
LADA Niva 139,7/5
SUZUKI SJ410/LJ80/Samurai/Jimny 98- 139,7/5
SUZUKI XL7 02-/Grand Vitara 98-/Vitara/Vitara Canvas 139,7/5
WILLYS JEEP 139,7/5


You can read more about me, my truck and the renovation here:
http://www.soost.com/valpen

Thanks!

Tedd

 

[adrenaline503]

I have no idea about bead locks but I love your truck. I always thought a Volvo 240 wagon would make a great expo vehicle.

 

[FotoValpen]

Forgot to mention that I will need 6 wheels.

Since I started the renovation I have purchased and original Volvo PTO powered trailer! :ylsmoke: This trailer doesn't look like much now but I can say I am very impressed and inspired by the adventure trailers.

So since the trailer is driven I must also lower the pressure of the trailer's tires to the same as the truck for obvious reasons....

Here is a film from when we tested the trailer on a friends Laplander. (NOTE: his engine is lacking in horsepower due to multiple problems)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4JwHQ0PbAU

 

[RMP&O]

I love my Walker Evans beadlocks and think they look real nice...

With about 6psi in the tires....

http://www.walkerevansracing.com/wheels

MRW invented the beadlock and makes some nice steel ones....

http://mrw-wheels.com/

You can get a double beadlock (outside & inside) but it is not really required unless you doing serious rock crawling with very low psi. Something to keep in mind is beadlocks are pretty hard to balance....

 

[adrenaline503]

Now that I look at your stock wheels, that is the backspacing on those?

 

[RMP&O]

awesome PTO trailer! Please do a build thread on that when you get around to it!

 

[FotoValpen]

Now that I look at your stock wheels, that is the backspacing on those?

Backspacing?

 

[adrenaline503]

This explains it better than I can:

https://www.rsracing.com/tech-wheel.html

I am thinking you'll have to go custom, but you never know.

 

[FotoValpen]

awesome PTO trailer! Please do a build thread on that when you get around to it!

Thanks! I started a thread here: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23852&highlight=PTO+Trailer

The trailer is REALLY cool! This particular one was actually Volvo's last prototype before production. Not really sure how many they made though. The PTO trailer was intended for the firetruck version of my truck. Since the trailer was going to be heavy with fire equipment and a water tank it needed to be able to carry it's own weight in rough terrain. In other words the truck would have to do all the work to get the trailer up and over a large obstacle if the trailer wasn't driven.

What Volvo did was the take the back-half of the same frame as my truck and turned it into a trailer. This way the the trailer had the same width, height and axel.

I will actually try to update that build thread tonight with some pics.

 

[FotoValpen]

This explains it better than I can:

https://www.rsracing.com/tech-wheel.html

I am thinking you'll have to go custom, but you never know.

Now you are onto something I have never heard about...

Tell me more. Why is backing spacing important and what affect does it have?

 

[adrenaline503]

Now you are onto something I have never heard about...

Tell me more. Why is backing spacing important and what affect does it have?

Basically, it determines how far your wheels will stick out from the hub. for example, if you wanted to run a wider tire, you might have to push the center line of your wheel away from the frame. You can either do this with a wider axle or more backspacing. There is a limit on the amount of backspacing you can have.

But for you, you just need to know what the back spacing on your stock wheels is. Wheels come in varying bolt patterns, widths and backspacing. You'll need to know all 3 to begin your search. Does that make sense? I'm not very good at explaining this on here since I am such a visual person.

 

[bjowett]

These are still some of my favorite bead locks....

http://rockmonsterwheels.com/

 

[Root Moose]

There's always internal bead locks (Staun). That way you wouldn't have to get new wheels.

JAT

 

[FotoValpen]

Basically, it determines how far your wheels will stick out from the hub. for example, if you wanted to run a wider tire, you might have to push the center line of your wheel away from the frame. You can either do this with a wider axle or more backspacing. There is a limit on the amount of backspacing you can have.

But for you, you just need to know what the back spacing on your stock wheels is. Wheels come in varying bolt patterns, widths and backspacing. You'll need to know all 3 to begin your search. Does that make sense? I'm not very good at explaining this on here since I am such a visual person.

Gotchya. Thanks. I will look into this.

 

[FotoValpen]

There's always internal bead locks (Staun). That way you wouldn't have to get new wheels.

JAT

Started looking into them but I wouldn't trust anyone here to do all the work needed. If I remember correctly there is also a drawback with them too but I don't remember what it was.

Plus they don't look as cool. :ylsmoke: