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I always hated dealing with the glue. I change tires all the time trying different things, so I decided to get a set of beadlocks from Maximizer . Since I'm always trying different tires out, I decided to also get a set of their Rage Rings. These rings allow for a tighter fit on some of the thinner tires out there. After a few days these came in the mail. |
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Here are 2 of them out of the package. They come with a nice, "Glue Sucks" sticker, and all the necessary screws to put them together.
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Here are the four pieces of the wheel. You have the outer face, two locking rings, and the wheel shell.
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This is the outer face of the wheel. |
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Here is the wheel shell. |
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And here is one of the two locking rings.
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I chose to mount these onto a set of BFT's I had. Start out by inserting the two lock rings into the tire. Make sure that the wider side is toward the sidewall of the tire. |
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Here is what the tire should look like with both locking rings installed. |
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Next you slide the wheel shell in from the back side. Slide it in until you can feel it pinch the sidewall into the locking ring. This is what locks the beads.
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Now place the wheel face into place from the front side of the wheel.
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A little trick I learned while putting them all together was to line up the little "divet" on the wheel face with the nub on the wheel shell and your screws will line right up. |
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Start putting in the screws. The first one can be a pain in the butt, but if you just keep putting them one right next to the other they get easier as you go around. On the first time around just get the screws started a few threads. You will tighten them once they are all in. |
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Once all the screws are in tighten them up in a criss-cross manner. Here is a picture of the front side all completed.
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And here is the backside. |
I have no doubt that these wheels will stand up to anything I am able the throw at them. I now don't ever have to worry about glue anymore, and pulling by hand as hard as I could, I was unable to pull these tires off the bead. I'm sure that I'll never have to worry able them slipping while I'm crawling.
Give Maximizer a call at 1-866-293-4244, or click the link below. Be sure to tell them you heard about their wheels at RCCRAWLER.com!