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Man, are those true beadlocks? They look heavy but strong. I was trying to keep the weight down on my wheels and tires so I plan on purchasing aluminum wheels.
I'm sure I will be doing mostly street driving however, when I hit the trail I want good traction. I have another vehicle so I will only drive my 1973 Chevy truck on the street about 12,000.00 miles a year max.
Anyone had any experences in the snow with the Goodyear Wrangler MT/R's? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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if you want light/strong, the best option is some forged aluminum rims. They are $pendy, but they are also way stronger than cast wheels. I remember one of the wheelin mags did a test where they ran a rim with NO tire on it over a gravel/dirt/asphault stretch of road to see how they held up. The cast aluminum one cracked along the outter lip and was toast. The steel one was scratched up but not to bad, the forged aluminum wheel was a-ok also, I think they said it cost em like $15 to have it re-polished up to like-new condition... but it didnt break.
if you want beadlocks that are street legal, I'd recommend getting Second Air. Its an australian beadlock that is basically a kevlar inner tube inside your tire. Its 100% street legal, locks both the inside and the outside, and gives you run-flat capability as well. Its a pretty nifty system. All you need to do it install it is drill a 2nd hole in the rim (the bag needs its own valve so you can air it up independantly of the tire). I am definitely gonna use second air once I have the $. Another added bonus is that if you switch rims, its easy to just remove second air and put it on your new shoes.
clicky Last time I checked, they are $200 australian or so.. thats $144 american, each. Attached to some el-cheapo steel rims, thats some pretty inexpensive beadlocks... and they'd be a lot easier to use with newer/better rims as you get them than any of the DIY beadlock kits etc.
anyway, AFA MTRs go, they are good tires in everything except really nasty mud. Peeps from the midwest and such, who dont have anything to wheel in but mud, dont seem to like them at all. For almost any other kind of trails or rocks, the MTRs are a gr8 choice.
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