Here i am downloading his pic on the first page of his spare wheel, and the one of his tire on it so i can zoom in further lol. That doesnt appear to be the case, but maybe. I'm goin to bed lol.

 

I zoomed in but it's pixel-y and with the angle of the picture I can't tell for sure. LOL. Need a side shot or something of the wheel.

 

This is one of my jeeps with bead locks.... You remove the ring they will fall off the rim on one side

 

FWIW, I imagine getting your product DOT is a whole expensive and time consuming ordeal and many companies (probably most of the smaller ones) option not to do it and just say "for offroad use only" to cover their asses.

 

Is the bead of your tire in front of the lip (arrow A) or behind it (arrow B)? Or are we all missing something?

 

Dads a fire chief and went to a call where a mans head got cut off cuz he removed the rings with air in and one shot off. You can guess the rest. Air them down first before removing.

 

This is a life/death issue and can be argued, yet removing a cat is against the rules... Lesson learned?

 

It's at b

 

then yes, like i have been saying, whoever mounted your tires is an idiot and does not understand how a beadlock wheel works. i hope whoever put the wheel/tire combo together didn't bring them to a regular tire shop. beadlocks are a little more work than stretching the bead around the rim.

On the other hand, you are lucky, you didn't listen to us, and if the tire was mounted properly, and you took that ring off at 35 psi you could very well be missing some limbs or a face.

 

Ok that's what I wanted to know but ppl on here just jump to conclusion instead of ask the right questions and don't listen very well. Now is it bad that they are mounted wrong or does it just act as a regular rim with a ring right now

 

its basically acting as a regular rim, BUT where your bead is currently seated is usually smaller than a regular wheel due to the fact that it is a beadlock. i can't tell for sure just by looking at pictures wether id run it that way or not.

I would just pop that bead off and mount them how they are intended to be used. that way you will havctually have the benefit of running a beadlock too.

did you buy these new? did they come with an instruction sheet with torque specs/ sequence or anything?

 

I'll trade you for some regular wheels.

 

Oh man..... You can mount both sides of head locks by hand. First side goes on easy. Second side just presses in the groove and ring holds it on

 

^this

with those rims, the tire actually sits in that groove, not behind it. that small lip is tight enough to "bead" the tire, then the lock ring pinches that bead therefor locking it in place.

i really doubt the tire is mounted like a conventional tire/rim deal. i don't think both beads are on the inside of the lips.

you guys beaking off about beadlocks probably don't run them, so you have no real experience.
there are two different styles of beadlocks. first you have the diy style where you weld on a large flat back plate then bolt on a large front lock ring where there is no lip for the tire to seat in the groove.
then you have these, where the lock ring is stepped to center the tire in the bead lock ring.


i have the same beadlock rims and have gone through a "safety blitz" where the dot thoroughly inspects the vehicle at a roadside site targeting modded vehicles.
guess what, nothing said about my beadlocks.

 

So is it bad that my tire is sitting behind it?