First time mounting tires on beadlocks
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Theres a lot of videos online and some posts on the forums about it. Its pretty straight forward but can be a pain. Basically you just set the wheel down bead lock side up, ring off and push the tire down over it. The next part is the worst as you have to make sure the lip of the tire is seated all the way around the inner lip of the wheel (so the tire wont be pinched when the ring is put on). This part is a pain if you don’t have an extra person as the opposite side wants to pop off the lip as you seat the other side. But once its all seated, you put the ring on and torque to spec (they say to go in a star pattern and torque in increments). Once torqued, fill with air and don’t have a heart attack when the back side pops into place.
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How to Mount a General Tires X3 on a BattleBorn GateKeeper Beadlock Wheel
How to Mount General Tires X3s on BattleBorn GateKeeper Beadlocks.
I made a set of these to get the tire on the bead all the way around. PM if you want me to make/sell you a set of 5.
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Mickey doesn’t make a R that size
Looks like a 3576 or 3578 but neither are 325
*and both will work better on a wider rim than whatcha got there sorry. Too narrow for those tire : (
I might have to get with you about a set.. how does that work? Would love to make things easier in the future. I had to fight my et street r's way more than I was expecting. Also, any tips on removing tires off a beadlock wheel? That time will be coming soon for me.
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I meant a 315
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PM sent!
That tire (3576 right?) is 14” wide on a 11” rim
It’s a 11.5/29.5 (tread/height)
Why squeeze it on a 10” rim???
That 315 is fine on a 10" wheel.
According to m/t you can squeeze it on a 8.5 and the widest wheel THEY recommend for that tire is a 11 (even tho the tread is wider than that lol)
Wonder why the fast guys all put it on a wider rim much????
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Hey @GreenMachine15 thanks for the offer! Unfortunately I don’t have PayPal, and I’m trying to get these mounted today (if I can). can’t tell if yours have a bend in them of not, made made a few of my own (although a lot cruder than yours 😂). Just need to clean them up. If I can’t get them to work I’ll find a way to grab a set off you. Thanks for the idea!
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Yep! A month earlier than expected! Only took 2 months 😅
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Getting the outer bead set on these wheels is a nightmare. I don’t know if it’s because the design of the wheel the lip is smaller, but I could get it (without any tools) to about 5 inches worth that still needed to set and just couldn’t get it without it popping off elsewhere. That’s with my wife kneeing on one side, my daughter on the other, and me trying to work the rest of the tire around. Almost thought about taking a little material off the inside of the tire. Now I know why tire shops won’t touch them. Performance shop even told me no lol
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My goal is 9.6 but I’ll take 9.8
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