I dont know much about beadlocks. What is coning and what is an anti-coning ring?

 

the bead lock ring is wider than the tire bead. the bolts are inside of the bead. so when you tighted the outer ring to the inner, it wants to pull the inside of the outer ring into the inner. There is nothing there to stop it. Only the tire bead, and an air gap between the 2 rings.
I true beadlock wheel is flanged and the outer ring will tighted against the inner creating a stop.
search for it, there are some good pics of it on pirate.

 

read this
http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav.../Beadlocks.htm

 

Ahhhh. Makes sense now. So it lets the rings compress the bead but stops it from squeezing the bead out from between the outer and inner ring. Right?

 

the anti coning ring takes up the air space and gives you something to torque the outer ring against. Otherwise you are only clamping the rubber of the tire, and keeps the outer ring from bending and flexing inward.

 

Got it. Thanks for the clarification

 

I was just looking through the pics on my computer and found this one. Its hard to believe that it looked like this just 6 months ago!

 

Write a price down on this piece of paper. Sold.

 

Well I finally got the last of my christmas presents! Rock krawler bomb proof track bar! This thing is beefyyyyy! Its solid steel, not tube. I dont know alot about heim joints but it seams like a nice one. Its in the shop right now getting an alignment but wow what a difference it made in the steering. Deffently stiffened it up alot.

 

So after i put on that track bar i noticed that my pass side bumpstop perch was hitting the coil. So now im looking for some new adj lca's and uca's. Does anyone have some reccomendations?

 

Where does it hit?

 

On the front side of the coil as the axle droops away. Heres a pic. It doesent do it on the driver side though. Its really starting to annoy me actually. I am going crazy not being able to take my jeep out on the rocks!

 

I thought that was what you meant, but thats pretty far back. I had a similar problem on 6.5" and short arms, the arc is so small from the length of the arm, no matter what it pulls the wheel back.
I would go adjustable uppers and lowers, and maybe even for a 5.5 lift and set them out long. I like the front axle out ahead a bit. keep the tire from getting into the back of the fender.
No matter what though, its gonna come back under droop, unless you go to a mid arm, or longarm.

 

I've been talking to frankz about long arms and he says his wouldent work on a 3". Do you know anyone that makes mid arms?

 

if you get long arms for 4.5 it'll kick the front axle forward, fix the pinion angle and it'll be more stable, only think to worry about is the drivshaft, but i doubt it'll be over extended.