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I am looking to get beadlock wheels to go into my 44s and am coming up short. I prefer Chrome but will settle for polished and didn't matter if steel or aluminum. I want 17s any of you guys running one like this? Even the wheels I sell at my shop the companies don't make them for the 2500.
 

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I am looking to get beadlock wheels to go into my 44s and am coming up short. I prefer Chrome but will settle for polished and didn't matter if steel or aluminum. I want 17s any of you guys running one like this? Even the wheels I sell at my shop the companies don't make them for the 2500.

True beadlock? Hutchinson. Has some cons though.
 
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The cons?

Not Hutchinson specifically, they use an internal locking mechanism. In general, beadlocks are not SAEJ2530 compliant, thus not safe for street use, in particular the ones that clamp down on the tire's outer bead.
 
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Not Hutchinson specifically, they use an internal locking mechanism. In general, beadlocks are not SAEJ2530 compliant, thus not safe for street use, in particular the ones that clamp down on the tire's outer bead.
Oh yeah sorry knew they were illegal lol chips around here don't care though
 

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The Hutchinson beadlocks (rock monster) are dot legal.
 

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Oh yeah sorry knew they were illegal lol chips around here don't care though

So many faux beadlocks, I assume most LEOs ignore it or don't know. Probably get a faulty/defective equipment ticket if one ever checked, assuming they know what they're looking at. I read somewhere Hummer H1 and Centerline ICE use internal locking mechanism, GG for street use. Hummer H1 wheel allegedly is a direct fit for Ram 2500, uncertain if issues come with that form, fit, and function.
 

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So many faux beadlocks, I assume most LEOs ignore it or don't know. Probably get a faulty/defective equipment ticket if one ever checked, assuming they know what they're looking at. I read somewhere Hummer H1 and Centerline ICE use internal locking mechanism, GG for street use. Hummer H1 wheel allegedly is a direct fit for Ram 2500, uncertain if issues come with that form, fit, and function.


Pretty sure the backspacing for the h1 wheels are not very good for modern trucks. Re-centering them or changing the offset is common.
 
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So many faux beadlocks, I assume most LEOs ignore it or don't know. Probably get a faulty/defective equipment ticket if one ever checked, assuming they know what they're looking at. I read somewhere Hummer H1 and Centerline ICE use internal locking mechanism, GG for street use. Hummer H1 wheel allegedly is a direct fit for Ram 2500, uncertain if issues come with that form, fit, and function.
Yeah I ran real beadlocks on my other power wagon. Cops don't care around here, probably because mall crawling Jeeps have them lol
 
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