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Offline TJ-2thousand

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bead locking alum. wheels
« on: 03/17/08 - 07:40PM »
is there anywhere local that can add bead locks to alum. wheels?
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Offline LoneWolf

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Re: bead locking alum. wheels
« Reply #1 on: 03/17/08 - 09:12PM »
You just need to go to a welding shop that can weld aluminum. Try Advanced Welding & Mfg Inc on Kansas Expressway... just south of Chestnut.

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Re: bead locking alum. wheels
« Reply #2 on: 03/18/08 - 03:50PM »
There may be a few more steps involved besides walking in and saying you want bead locks on your wheels.

Do you already have the weld on rings and outer locks?  Do you want the outer bead cut off on a lathe first?  Depending on what setup you're going with, it may be cheaper to just buy beadlock wheels already setup.
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Re: bead locking alum. wheels
« Reply #3 on: 03/18/08 - 03:53PM »
CHampion out of california does it for $125 a wheel.  If it were me I would check into staun beadlocks since they do both sides and are street legal.  Can run any rim you want on run with 0 lbs of pressure.  I love mine.
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Re: bead locking alum. wheels
« Reply #4 on: 03/18/08 - 09:44PM »
well all of these things are what im trying to figure out. im wanting to get 17" wheels of a dodge magnum, but if its going to cost too much i will just get stauns or an off the shelf set. i just liked the idea of a unique whhel like that.

thanks for the comments.
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