Beadlock 101 needed....

[Desert Rc]

So I bought a MRC and also a OFNA CRT .5. The CRT has BL and chassis extender to make A 1/10. I have seen them on truggies and got to thinking I would love some Beadlocks for the CRT .5 too so I dont have to glue wheels anymore. The beadlocks are a little new for us outside of crawling and info is limited. Some companies are starting to market 1/8 scale mt wheels with 17mm. Then I realized that the CRT .5 has the same 12mm hex as my losi mini crawler. These are a bit small but now I am on the hunt for a new 2.2 set of cheap and plastic. Only reason being the more weight the more heat.

Now the problems.

1. I need to know if beadlocks can handle 3s lipo. Lots of torque. Remember I was thinking composite, delrin, plastic or something. Now that I am thinking about it, plastic will break easy.
2. If the hole for the threaded wheel shaft is a little off will the 12mm hex be sufficent in holding the wheel str8 without stripping.
3. Am I wasting my time with this idea. Man I just love beadlocks and I want a set for the crawler, my crt .5 and my two BL losi 8ights projects.
No more glueing wheels for me.

[Desert Rc]

Someone recommended this company and I thought they looked pretty promising. http://eritexinc.com/zencart/index.p...&products_id=2

I am also reading alot that beadlocks are not all created equal and some are way easier to mount and quality varies. So I want to make suer I choose the right ones.

[JohnRobHolmes]

Since you will be going very fast, you need a set of rims that are made for speed and not crawling (light and true). I know Visionary Fab has made beadlocks for go fast vehicles, you may want to hit them up. Otherwise Eritex can make something custom for you as well.

[microgoat]

Eritex wheels are about as good as they get. The Delrin is plenty strong and you're not likely to strip a screw like you will with plastic wheels. Probably heavier than you'd like, but they're made well and will definitely hold a bead.

AE used to use beadlocks on the OG RC10T, but they don't have a hex on the back, just a pin slot. 3-piece design with an inner ring similar to Sand Scorcher wheels but in 2.2 Don't know if they'll fit your Ofna or not.

[fatbastard]

I used Axial beadlocks on the back of my mm/7700kva powered t4 and they were fine, but your crt.5 will be much heavier. You could probably pick up a set cheap here in the classifieds just to try