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05-12-2007, 08:53 AM
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| '08 2.2 National Champ  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UTRCRC
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|  New Erikson Heavy Beadlock Wheels
At the last UTRCRC com I got to meet Unimoger. I had recently picked up a set of his beadlocks and absolutely loved them. I had 2 sets of RC4WD beadlocks and one set of Axials and always had issues with them one in way or another. He let me know that he was working on some new stuff, one being 1.9 wheels, and the other being his "Heavy" wheels. I knew I had to have a set of both so I made sure I got some asap. The Heavy wheels are solid delran with only a hole drilled for the axle nut. They are perfect for front wheels on a comp rig, no need to add weight. On my standard Ericksons I had added one strip of stick-on wheel weights to the front. I weighed them against the new Heavy fronts and they were wihin grams of each other. I mounted them up and got some run time on them this morning. I can't say they perform any different than the ones I already had set up, that is not a bad thing though because my six shooters performed flawlessly. You just don't have to add weight. Ben told me they were designed to be run with the Disc wheels in the back. I love the look of them  Perfect for a comp rig.Also as far as them holding the bead on Mashers or Moabs it has not ever been an issue. I think I have the perfect set up for testing with half Mashers, half Moabs and neither side had come out. I also run a Hyperion 3013z Brushless in my comp rig so there is plenty of torque to rip tires out, believe me I have done it several times with Mashers on RC4WD wheels and Axials. I will say this and I mean it, if you want the best possible wheels for your comp rig, these are it, no questions, no excuses, period. Bad Pic but it shows just the wheels   Heavy Wheels  Rear Dish Wheels  I love this picture  From behind  Last edited by Just Zach; 05-13-2007 at 09:28 PM. Reason: New Pictures |
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05-12-2007, 09:24 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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damn! i love my ericksons, no complaints except the outside ring needs to be bevelled. those look awesome!! try bending the lower links on your j2, youll love it!! |
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05-12-2007, 09:32 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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Cool write up Zach, thanks for the kind words. So far you and I have the only 2 sets. BTW, your camera sucks  Get some action pics of those things on the rocks. |
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05-12-2007, 11:05 AM
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| '08 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UTRCRC
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05-12-2007, 11:20 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha
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| Okay, just a little thing. My last name has a "c" in it. It is Erickson, not Erikson. |
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05-12-2007, 11:42 AM
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| I'm a stupid C U N T! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In the Garage!
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 Did you happen to weigh the wheels before you mounted everything up?? | |
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05-12-2007, 11:51 AM
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05-12-2007, 03:46 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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With out a doubt, my Erickson's are far and away the BEST bead locks I have ever used! |
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05-12-2007, 10:10 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: olympia
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That is pretty funny. I have misspelled his name on occasion as well (intentionally???) hehe. I think I should start a thread in chit chat about the proper way to misspell RD400s name.... Tim Quote:
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05-13-2007, 09:54 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minneapolis
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Those sound awesome. I am not sure I like the looks as much, but hey, it is a comp rig, right. I may have to purchase a set of the new heavies when they come out. Are they the same width and offset? I would assume so, but thought I would ask. Thanks, Casey |
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05-13-2007, 10:04 AM
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| '08 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UTRCRC
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As far as I can tell they are the smae width and offset.
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05-13-2007, 09:29 PM
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| '08 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UTRCRC
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New Pictures Added
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05-13-2007, 09:44 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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They look sweet...Good to see more choices starting to come out.
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05-14-2007, 10:25 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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