Weldin bead locks
 

Well after the front bumper went well I decided to use the a to z weld in bead lock rings. So far I have all rings welded in and the welds ground down on two wheels. Here are some pics of the progress

nice freaking job man. Lets see more!! I'm a tad jealous

i will post another pic once i get them all done. leaving wheels black cause my whole jeep and everything on it is black and painting the outer rings orange

yeah that'll be a sweet color combo...but not a bright neon orange. That would be bad

That's a pretty bead.

thanks. believe it or not that was my first time using a mig welder. figured i couldnt screw up my wheel too bad lol but wanted to test before i turned into my bumper project that got finished before the wheels lol

makes me want to do a set, been thinking about it for a while

Can i say... AWESOME! Man im gunna bring my new V-5's to your house so i can get some beadlocks!!! LOL

looks good!, i will be tig welding mine though.

bring them on over!! noticed you in tennessee, where at? im in middle in cumberland county

Is ir worth while using bead locks on...lets say a regular 31-32" mud tire like a hankook or BFG or only suggested for a REAL tire, hardcore off road.

Worth while, hard to say. You really can't air down a 31" tire enough to warrant the cost of beadlocks. You shouldn't run less than about 12-15psi due to the short sidewall. Whereas I run 4psi in my 38s and need them but don't have the cash at the moment.

Nice!

wow, first time on a mig...what other welding have you done, that looks great!

That does look like some real nice welding. Just picked mine up and haven't gotten a chance to use it, hope mine will look anywhere near as good.

I like the color combo too, it is what mine is getting. Black XJ with Rustoleum Engine Orange. So far only the diff covers have gotten the orange but more will come.