I don't think that seating the bead is the issue.
If you don't bolt the rim halves together correctly
the wheel can fail when you air it up, or conversely
if you begin to unbolt the halves without deflating
the tire first.
If your rims and rim bolts are in good condition and
you tighten the bolts properly the danger should be no
different than a conventional automotive type "safety"
rim.
The steel bead lock ring is likely only useful if you
air your tires down for use in sand or decide to
traverse the Rubicon Trail (or decide to drive on a
flat for a while). Since the bead lock ring pinches
the beads against each side of the wheel, you are
basically seating the bead as you bolt the two wheel
halves together- so I guess it helps to seat the bead,
but I don't see how that is really an advantage since
they seat just fine with air pressure.
BK
--- "Brown, Herb" <BRown@ida.org> wrote:
> I have read the concerns expressed on this list
> regarding combat wheels, and
> do not want to redo them. However, I got the
> impression the risks that were
> discussed did not pertain to the Jeep type combat
> rims. But, reading in
> volume-one of the All-American Wonder last night, I
> noted it recommended
> putting the tire in a safety cage while inflating.
> Is this really a
> problem? How hard is it to seat the bead?
>
> This book also discussed the bead-lock steel ring,
> and suggested discarding
> (actually selling to some one that did not know
> anything about jeeps).
> Anyone have any information about these? Will these
> help seat the beads if
> used?
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