xjcherokee90

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

1ABrian

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

xjcherokee90

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

1ABrian

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

xjmarc

That's a pretty bead.

xjcherokee90

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

EVILXJ

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

TN12valve

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

dfm_13

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

xjcherokee90

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

1ABrian

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.

xjmarc

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.

xxhondaxx

Nice!

taythegibs

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

ManiacXJ

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.