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Old Dec 25, 2017 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Bugout4x4
Here's something else to consider... Military beadlock simulator rings to fit any steel wheel you choose.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=military+b...D300%26w%3D300
Those would look good with some fake chrome body vents, some fake shark fin antennas and maybe a fake snorkel that doesn't connect to the air box. If you want to go all out, you could mount a fake supercharger on your hood.
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Old Dec 25, 2017 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by extrashaky
Is the workmanship really so poor on the Mopar rims that the holes are offset and not aligned? That looks like some dope took a hole saw to a solid steel rim and tried to guess at the spacing on the holes.
Yeah I noticed that too, but I think that's where you fill tire.
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Old Dec 25, 2017 | 10:40 AM
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Is the workmanship really so poor on the Mopar rims that the holes are offset and not aligned? That looks like some dope took a hole saw to a solid steel rim and tried to guess at the spacing on the holes.
Lol...I saw that too. It's for the valve stem of course, but it is punched out bigger than the rest, so that means it will always be out of balance and need to be compensated for no matter how balanced the tire is already.
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Old Dec 25, 2017 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by extrashaky
Those would look good with some fake chrome body vents, some fake shark fin antennas and maybe a fake snorkel that doesn't connect to the air box. If you want to go all out, you could mount a fake supercharger on your hood.
Absolutely! Trinkets and beads! Bling!

It's kind of hard to tell if they are real or not, and they would be easier to clean than real beadlocks. Just pop em off, hose the wheel, and pop em back on! lol
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Old Dec 25, 2017 | 09:34 PM
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Raceline makes steel beadlocks which are not that badly priced http://www.racelinebeadlocks.com/c-5...beadlocks.aspx
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Yeah I noticed that too, but I think that's where you fill tire.
Originally Posted by Bugout4x4
Lol...I saw that too. It's for the valve stem of course, but it is punched out bigger than the rest, so that means it will always be out of balance and need to be compensated for no matter how balanced the tire is already.
That makes sense, but that offset hole would bug the hell out of me.
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Old Dec 26, 2017 | 08:58 PM
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please tell me if I'm smoking crack or something here... but I thought I remembered seeing somewhere that actual true bead-lock wheels were not legal for street use for some weird reason. I could be wrong, but would've sworn I saw it written somewhere before... Not sure why it would matter unless something with safety on-road??? IDK.
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Those would look good with some fake chrome body vents, some fake shark fin antennas and maybe a fake snorkel that doesn't connect to the air box. If you want to go all out, you could mount a fake supercharger on your hood.

^^^ is that the same line of thinking of those that think stickers add HP? lol
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Originally Posted by RocketMouse
please tell me if I'm smoking crack or something here... but I thought I remembered seeing somewhere that actual true bead-lock wheels were not legal for street use for some weird reason. I could be wrong, but would've sworn I saw it written somewhere before... Not sure why it would matter unless something with safety on-road??? IDK.

http://badwheelsinc.com/bad-wheels-eklipse-17?product_id=60
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"^^^ is that the same line of thinking of those that think stickers add HP?"

They don't add horsepower, they add torque. lol
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Originally Posted by Bugout4x4
"^^^ is that the same line of thinking of those that think stickers add HP?"

They don't add horsepower, they add torque. lol
torque? crap... I woulda sworn it was HP.... lol
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Originally Posted by RocketMouse
torque? crap... I woulda sworn it was HP.... lol
Lol... Those are probably the only thing I might put on a car that was fake. I would consider those "beauty rings" like factory cars used to come out with.
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Originally Posted by Bugout4x4
Lol... Those are probably the only thing I might put on a car that was fake. I would consider those "beauty rings" like factory cars used to come out with.
you mean the old school "beauty rings" that used to come on steelies with center caps back in the day? lol.
like an '83 Pontiac Grand Prix?
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Originally Posted by RocketMouse
you mean the old school "beauty rings" that used to come on steelies with center caps back in the day? lol.
like an '83 Pontiac Grand Prix?
Yep... lol
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Old Dec 28, 2017 | 12:39 AM
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Beadlocks legal or not depends a lot on the state.Those B.a.d. wheels can be because the beadlock is inside and if it came loose the tire is still on the rim.The other thing is the h1 hummer and all the big military trucks have beadlocks and they can use the us roads.I kinda rather have the h1 beadlocks recentered.They are a double beadlock but are 16.5 rim so tire options are limited.
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