Wheel plugs??
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From: Reed Point, MT
Cody,
It's getting close to the Billings mud bogs. You still planning on going? I can't...dang wedding is still on. Guess I haven't got her mad enough at me yet...I still have a week or so to get her mind changed......
You need tools to take off a 16.5" tire? Heck, I've always just let the air out and watched the tire fall off.........almost serious, too!!!
I'm not thinking a balance problem, but you'll have select-fit plugs that only fit one way on one wheel if you don't make them equal. You'll spend half a day trying to figure out how each plug is clocked on each wheel.
Cody
It's getting close to the Billings mud bogs. You still planning on going? I can't...dang wedding is still on. Guess I haven't got her mad enough at me yet...I still have a week or so to get her mind changed......
You need tools to take off a 16.5" tire? Heck, I've always just let the air out and watched the tire fall off.........almost serious, too!!!
Originally Posted by bigblock
Also, be sure to make each of the tabs as close to the same size as possible and weld them evenly arround the rim, otherwise you might have an off balance problem.
Cody
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From: Coutts Canada
Well actaully i will be able to get the tabs dead on as my buddy with all the metall working tools has a jig that allows equal placement between the tabs, pretty nifty piece of equipment too. Also the balancing issues don't concern me as this is a comp rig only and sees no highway use.
Yeah its not the bead falling off the rim i need a tool for, its poping the tire off the rim to seperate the two, the tire machine we have is a heck of a lot quicker than a couple of tire irons and brute force. TO set the bead is 10 times easier, either makes quick work of that
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Yeah Cody i'm still planning on heading down there but weather its going to be in the middle of spraying the crops i don't know, but if all else fails i will at least come down and watch, i have a bunch of friends down in bozeman and billings at the University's and this would be a good excuse to go and visit them, but i'm am trying my hardest to make it down there with my 81, it sure would be nice to win some money at one of these things.
Yeah its not the bead falling off the rim i need a tool for, its poping the tire off the rim to seperate the two, the tire machine we have is a heck of a lot quicker than a couple of tire irons and brute force. TO set the bead is 10 times easier, either makes quick work of that
.Yeah Cody i'm still planning on heading down there but weather its going to be in the middle of spraying the crops i don't know, but if all else fails i will at least come down and watch, i have a bunch of friends down in bozeman and billings at the University's and this would be a good excuse to go and visit them, but i'm am trying my hardest to make it down there with my 81, it sure would be nice to win some money at one of these things.
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From: fremont ohio
Found a couple sites to maybe give you ideas on how to go about this.
http://www.omfperformance.com/plugs_rings.htm -This is actually for ATV's, but the concept is the same
http://www.diamondracingwheels.com/BeadLocks.htm
http://www.daymotorsports.com/shop/101/
I also found some foam ones, but they are for 15" wheels
http://www.omfperformance.com/plugs_rings.htm -This is actually for ATV's, but the concept is the same
http://www.diamondracingwheels.com/BeadLocks.htm
http://www.daymotorsports.com/shop/101/
I also found some foam ones, but they are for 15" wheels
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those sights gave me an idea that involes no welding .
Instead of having tabs weldes on the wheel, just replace of 4 the 8 studs with studs from a rear duallt axle, then using them long funky nuts (imagaine about 3-4 nuts welded together) with a a certian lenght bolt on one end, place the bolt through the holes carefully drilled in the plug (built to be able to stay in place on its own, when the vehicle is stopped)run the bolt through the hole, place the nut on the other end and screw it on about halfway, weld the 2 together, repeat for the other three and then bolt to the longer studs.
.Instead of having tabs weldes on the wheel, just replace of 4 the 8 studs with studs from a rear duallt axle, then using them long funky nuts (imagaine about 3-4 nuts welded together) with a a certian lenght bolt on one end, place the bolt through the holes carefully drilled in the plug (built to be able to stay in place on its own, when the vehicle is stopped)run the bolt through the hole, place the nut on the other end and screw it on about halfway, weld the 2 together, repeat for the other three and then bolt to the longer studs
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