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03-15-2009, 08:52 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southern Illinois
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|  Budget Bead Locks
What do you all recommend for the best bang for the buck beadlocks, set of 4 for under 80 dollars?
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03-15-2009, 08:59 AM
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| Suck it up!   Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas
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What size? What material?
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03-15-2009, 09:22 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BV
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The Eritex beadlocks are really very good. You can also make some out of stampede wheels-How-To: Functional 2.2 Beadlocks for under $30 make sure you read the whole thread, the first way he tried didn't work as well as the second. One of the locals made some of those and had problems blowing out the hex, so he figured out that a 14mm (I think) socket fits snugly over the outside of the wheel hex, just cut the socket down, trim away some ribbing and glue the socket on. Holds up to his cobalt motor on 13 or 14 volts, and you can make them have any offset you want  |
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03-15-2009, 11:58 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Centered
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Eritex Comp Heavies or Solids Last edited by CreepyCrawl; 03-16-2009 at 12:01 AM. |
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03-16-2009, 12:22 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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if you want CHEAP beadlocks, check the for sale section. post up a want ad for stock axial beadlock wheels.
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03-17-2009, 12:40 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: On the Snap on truck
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Eritex ftmw!!!!, I own 5 sets and love every single one
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03-18-2009, 07:00 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Harrisburg
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Eritex! Great wheel at a great price. Well manufactured and quick shipping! |
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03-19-2009, 04:43 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nebraska
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Just got mine. Very nice! | |
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03-19-2009, 06:13 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Carson City
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I will sell you some DNA assassins used once for 80.00.  |
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03-19-2009, 06:31 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA
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What size? For 1.9s you cannot beat the Axials! They're cool looking and are cheap at around $30 for a set of 4. I don't know who in their right mind would pay $60 for plastic wheels...
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03-19-2009, 09:39 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Between a rock and a hard spot!
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The integy II I got them with new tires to day at B&B hobbie in spokane washington for 80.00 for set of 4. You can't beat that. It's just like a sore pecker! I dare you to deat it !!!!!!!!!!!! Quote:
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03-20-2009, 10:55 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: RAMBLIN
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has someone mentioned eritex!!! great wheel , great price. comp heavy/compsolid is the ticket for budget minded performance.
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03-20-2009, 02:52 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: On the Snap on truck
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03-20-2009, 03:49 PM
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And you can get aluminum 1.9 beadlocks for not much more so I don't see why anybody would choose plastic. I'll keep my Axials until I drive my MRC enough to warrant spending the money on aluminum wheels. | |
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03-20-2009, 04:48 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: in the woods
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Comparing machined Delrin wheels to injection molded nylon is like comparing a Losi or AE RC car to a Nylint or Radio Shack RC. I guess until you have ran both you would not know the difference. Machined Delrin wheels are strong, tough, and heavy. Just what a good crawler needs  |
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03-20-2009, 05:10 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clarkston, MI
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I would go with the CPE wheels along with a set of Axial rings.
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03-20-2009, 07:01 PM
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03-20-2009, 09:19 PM
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| Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA
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I know what delrin is. I used it extensively at my previous job as Plant Engineer. Heck, I converted all of the pistons in the displacment pumps, pumps that were the bread and the butter of the operation, to delrin. I'm just not a fool. Those pistons had much more detail than your wheels and you know how much they cost with custom machining? $7 a piece... If I wanted strong, heavy wheels I'd switch to aluminum! | |
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03-20-2009, 09:35 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: hillbilly illinois
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These are the ticket! http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=149925 |
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