Zu's are alloy, these are steel, with a double rolled edge... took me a good couple hours to get all 4 tires mounted (without leaking) and torque all the bolts down.
I have the non-bead lock Matt Lee's on my 110. These bead locks I found in the UK for my friends buggy, we had the rubber taken off and shipped the 5 of them here to Vancouver.
I think they just suit the buggy better then the non bead lock versions.
Hopefully we will have this project completed in the next couple months and test these suckers out!
Landy Andy had a set that developed some cracks around the welds. apparently there were some issues about 2007 with a production run. From all I have read (and experienced) issues were solved. However I do inspect mine on occasion.
I'm running cheapo wagon wheels with weld-on beadlocks. They work, but gawd they are heavy. I can feel the extra mass when driving. But off road...8psi...yas...
I'm running cheapo wagon wheels with weld-on beadlocks. They work, but gawd they are heavy. I can feel the extra mass when driving. But off road...8psi...yas...
IMHO, if you're running swampers, they are absolutely a necessity! On my swampers, I always get yelled at on the trail to air down more...the only problem is that if I air down to the point where they start conforming around rocks, they are at about 5psi and will literally roll right off the bead with hard driving.
I've ran the Hutchinson Rock Monsters for the last 6-7yrs. Have a set on my RRC-SWB and on one of my NAS D90's.
Hutchinson P/N WA-0604
Size 16 x 7.0"
Also have the Terrra/Firma's on Project Wolf.
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