Old 02-05-2010, 05:35 PM
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slickfuel
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Beadlocks are straight forward to mount,..
First on the tire itself on the inside of the bead, take a razor blade and take off 1/8th of an inch at the flimsy part where the inner and outer cord meet,..do this on both sides of tire,..just trim it , dont go into the core
some of the 16 inch slicks dont require this, but it does make it real easy.
so now take the wheel and stuff it inside the tire,..all of it,..make sure you have your X`s facing to the right, the X is on the sidewall of the tire it is usually yellow,..your left rear would have the X facing inboard,.the right rear would be facing outboard,...so with the wheel inside the slick set the tire and wheel on a upside down 5 gallon plastic bucket with the wheel itself straddling the bucket,...now just align the bead on the wheel, you may have to use a rubber malet and slightly tap the tire down onto the wheel,..once you get it on all the way around, put your ring on, and get ALL the bolts started all the way around,..take them all down by hand till they stop (finger tight),..now in a star pattern and alternation tighten them down 4 or 5 threads each untill the ring is seated to the bead,..
Now I dont know if you have the older style beadlock with 18 bolts or the newer with 28,..but if the bolts are 3/8ths torque to 28-32 ft lbs if they are 5/16ths bolts 24 ft lbs,..if 1/4 16-to 18.....
Once they are all torqued go around it 2 more times,..WALL LA...
Now go get them balanced with flat weight on the inside, then with duct tape over the weights 4 inches each direction to help hold them inplace.
set tire pressure to 15 lbs on both and then bleed them flat after 5 minutes
then refill to 6 lbs and check rollout.

HAVEFUN,..Be sAFE
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