i was wondering if anyone on here has tried using these and if they work or not :: Fuse Powersports || Products - Honda Racks
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Them are bead locks. The inner ring welds to the rim. Then you put the tire on and sandwich the bead inbetween the inner and outer ring.
Kgibson, I think those are beadlocks.
Fuse Powersports | Applications: 12" Beadlock Ring Kit
Look at the "back" PDF installation it has photos of the installation.
You weld the inner ring inside of the normal bead and then install the tire on top (outside!) of the normal bead seating area and then bolt the outer ring on. The tire is pinched between the outside of the rim lip and the outer ring of the kit using the supplied bolts. It's not the "normal" way of beadlocking a tire to the wheel but it seems effective to me.
The major disadvantage in this system I see is that it's on steel wheels only....
Fuse Powersports | Applications: 12" Beadlock Ring Kit
Look at the "back" PDF installation it has photos of the installation.
You weld the inner ring inside of the normal bead and then install the tire on top (outside!) of the normal bead seating area and then bolt the outer ring on. The tire is pinched between the outside of the rim lip and the outer ring of the kit using the supplied bolts. It's not the "normal" way of beadlocking a tire to the wheel but it seems effective to me.
The major disadvantage in this system I see is that it's on steel wheels only....
Umm I think you need to watch the vid again. The welded ring is no bigger the the rim . Infact it's smaller that's why it welds inside the lip. The red ring they put on is what locks the bead to the rim.
No, those appear to be only "outside" locked tires (the inside bead of the tire is standard seat method) but if you held the outside of the tire on the seat, it's MUCH less likely to roll off the back, right?
My thought is that the outside tire in a turn is being "pushed" off the outside bead. Lock that one, and solve roll off issues.
Correct . If you want double bead locks the rim has to split in half and a PVC ring would be installed then the outer half of the rim then the lock ring
X2! You would have to install and center the wheel inside of both beads.
Gibby, your son runs bead locks. How do they work?
To the OP, those look they would be (relatively) inexpensive options for bead locking the front stock wheels. Unfortunately, aftermarket aluminum wheels (which really NEED the strength) can't have those exact ones added.
and they don't offer an 8" version either for the rear wheels....
I bought a set of beadlock wheels today. They are Douglas wheels and say Champion on the rings. I wouldn't think they were conversions but I'm surprised they had 2 different names on them. The look like they started life as Douglas blue labels, had the outer cut off and a ring welded back on instead and then the lock ring bolts to the welded ring and locks the tire in place. I can get some pics, if needed.
