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11-04-2009, 10:34 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston
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|  DIY Light Weight Beadlocks
Well, nothing too special, but I thought I should share so that people know that it is possible to have some light weight high quality beadlocks without breaking the bank. The only tools I used were a drill press and a dremel. (USE SAFETY GLASSES!) I started with a set of Delrin Eritex Comp Heavies, in the berg offset , which are currently for sale for the insanely awesome price of $65.  Here is the weight of the rim, without rings and hardware:  Now I drilled 5 somewhat evenly spaced holes into the rim. (USE SAFETY GLASSES!) I do not remember what bit I used off the top of my head, but I will check soon. I just grabbed a bit that looked to leave enough material around the hex area and the bead area. Here is a comparison picture to the undrilled wheel. I also started shaving the face by this point.  Afterwards, I grooved the circumfrence of the wheel with a dremel sanding bit in my dremel.(USE SAFETY GLASSES!) Now this is extremely messy, but it only takes a few minutes. I just eyeballed the depth and got it pretty darn even all the way around.  I then turned took the dremel to the face of the wheel, and removed material until the face of the wheel was flush from the hole in the center all the way to the outer ring. (USE SAFETY GLASSES!) Here is the final product and weight:  The wheel looks very nice with the rings on. So, that is a net loss of 1.2 oz. per rear wheel (I only did the rears). That makes for a 2.4 oz loss off the rear of the truck. But, because of that, I can run 2.4 oz less in the front now, so total weight lost is 4.8 oz. Also, the wheel with rings and half of the hardware weighs 2.7 oz. So, moral of the story. If you have a set of delrin wheels lying around and want to try running a lighter weight rig, you still have options without dropping big bucks. |
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11-04-2009, 10:48 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnsville
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Nice! I love the DIY method. The comp heavies open up a lot of posibilities for custom work.
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11-05-2009, 07:22 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: 20 miles southeeast of downtown Sacramento
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I like it. I drilled my rears (not the heavies) but got scared to take too much off. :? I barely lost .2. :-( Might have to get back to it.  Last edited by oldhippie; 11-05-2009 at 07:25 AM. |
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11-05-2009, 07:56 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Not here
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Well ummmm ummmmm :-( Thats pretty...... I just can't bring myself to say it........ GOOD JOB!!!!!!!
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11-05-2009, 10:29 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Calgary
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I want to try this, but should I wear safety glasses?  |
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston
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11-05-2009, 05:50 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Looking for rock piles
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they kinda look like solids wholes put in them except for the inside center .
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11-05-2009, 06:14 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: K-ville
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My hpi stars weight .05oz plus super glue.
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11-05-2009, 10:28 PM
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