another beadlock thread "the torque edition."

Ty. · Feb 24, 2011

So I have been told between 15 to 20 lbs for Bobby Long's

What do you guys run?

I have a friend who is currently torquing bolts.
He has 32 bolts, and no anti-coning ring.
What should I tell him to torque them to?

CHOP SHOP · Feb 24, 2011

With an anticoning ring the ring can function as it was designed. Then ya can just crank them down. I have never touched a beadlock with anticoningrings with a torque wrench.

Without an anticoning ring you need to pay close attention to not overtighten them and turn the ring into a cone. But over time the tire will compress and need to be tightened again and again and again. Pretty soon ya cant tighetn them anymore. I have seen DIY beadlocks on the trail with no anticoning ring that the rings are pretty much touching each other.

When the outer ring is cone shaped it plays hell on the bolts too as only the outer edge of the bolt head makes contact at that point.

Ty. · Feb 24, 2011

Yea, I don't know if he was exagerating, or not, but he said he is still chasing after 20 ft. lbs, and the outer ring is about a quarter inch from the inner.. That didn't sound good, so I started this thread. I told him to call around, and see if anyone had any advice for him, or maybe just go to 15lbs.

CHOP SHOP · Feb 24, 2011

I have a calibrated arm so I couldnt help ya much on torque values! :redneck:

Ty. · Feb 24, 2011

CHOP SHOP said:
I have a calibrated arm so I couldnt help ya much on torque values! :redneck:

Old school.:beer:

Binder · Feb 24, 2011

With no anti coning ring they will never get to 20 lbs. You will be lucky to just get them all evenly torqued and not be able to move any of them with your fingers.

Damnyankee · Feb 25, 2011

13 ft/lbs without anti conning ring.

this is what i was told years ago, and what i'v done, without issues. any more than that, they start to cone..

I ran mine this way for 2.5 years, and never touched them.. no leakes.. etc. etc.

zukkev · Feb 25, 2011

13 eh? Seems it'd hardly pinch the bead at all...

KarlVP · Feb 25, 2011

15lb ft for me.

No anti coning rings with Ruffstuff specialties diy rings. :awesomework:

Damnyankee · Feb 25, 2011

zukkev said:
13 eh? Seems it'd hardly pinch the bead at all...

this is what i was told by when i got my slick nick DIY beadlocks.

Never had a problem.

think about how many bolts and clamp load..etc.

Ty. · Feb 25, 2011

Yea, I'm a little nervous, he said he is at about 30lbs.

MTBlazer89 · Feb 26, 2011

My Allied Rockathons call for 15. Takes about 6 times around

KarlVP · Feb 26, 2011

Ty. said:
Yea, I'm a little nervous, he said he is at about 30lbs.

That's too much. Or, way too much.

I did mine at 15 somewhere around 3 years ago. been good ever since.

Ty. · Feb 26, 2011

KarlVP said:
That's too much. Or, way too much.

I did mine at 15 somewhere around 3 years ago. been good ever since.

I'll let him know.

Oil can · Feb 26, 2011

zukkev said:
13 eh? Seems it'd hardly pinch the bead at all...

Mite have to try a little lower kev what do yah think???:eeek:

15 maybe..... we can do one and see what it looks like.:corn:

zukkev · Feb 26, 2011

Yup....seems like. That or make some anti-coning rings!!!!:fawkdancesmiley:

Oil can · Feb 26, 2011

zukkev said:
Yup....seems like. That or make some anti-coning rings!!!!:fawkdancesmiley:

Yah yah yah I know........:kissmybutt:

Damnyankee · Feb 26, 2011

i used some 1/2" climbing rope and put on teh Inside ID of the beadlock, it helps with the coning, and also keeps the crap out of the bolts.. it was cheap for about 5 yards of it.