[JERRY2KONE]

I am happy to see some different points of view on the beadlocks, but from what I have seen I really like them. I was thinking that if you are running that hard and pulling the tire out of the rim, then maybe you can put a few drops of glue on the ring to hold the tire even more. And yea I was noticing how pewny the screws are as well, and thinking that I might just upgrade them to something a little bit bigger. Anyhow I took mine back apart and taped the tires with the reinforced paking tape. It is pretty lite stuff but also pretty tough tape. I noticed that the Axial rims already have two holes drilled in them to vent the tire. Now all I have to do is secure the insert to the rim somehow in order to keep them from moving once the wheels are completely assembled. That way the wheels should be able to hold their balancing once it is done. I am going to try and rig up my own homebrew balancer setup and see how that works for me. It should not be too tough to figure out. Some 3/8" rod and a couple of bearings should do the trick.

I also saw that RC4WD has a few sets of aluminum beadlock wheels. Once I get the hang of these I plan on trying a set for my UE Lightning SuperMaxx. The Plettenberg Big Maximum should be able to handle them ok. After all I am not trying to win any races with it. I just want a bulletproof show truck that can run with the best bashers. Not too much to ask, but it does cost big $$$$ to get there. Oh well that is what retirement annuity is for. I will post up more as this pans out.