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Went out to test the new tires in the snow. They work fine. :)
What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?
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Merry Christmas to all....!!!. Well my adventures started on Monday on my way here. Had to stop off and check air pressure on tires in Madras Oregon because of vibration. Found that one of my beadlocks was eating through bolt heads and losing air . Swapped it out for spare to get back on the road and avoided something ugly. Got it fixed yesterday by Ben who helped build my truck so I could play in the snow today with my closest friend Tim. I drove him to the Mountains for a white Christmas. 
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Were the nuts just loose or were they missing completely (like maybe vandalism) ? Because the wheel bead lock holes are not damaged it looks more like they were not tightened enough and just worked their way out. I think I'd be talking to the installer about that. That's why you bought those expensive wheels, to avoid bead lock loss !
No vandalism. Just a huge tire pressure change due to weather conditions. Should have checked the tire pressures before getting on the road. The actual bolts are and were still in the back ring. The heads were just missing from the shifting of outermost ring when it started losing tire pressure at a more rapid pace. Just glad I trusted my gut and stopped to check them. Ben did fix it and replaced the whole wheel with new bolts at no cost to myself.
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With bead locks how low can the pressure get before there is failure ? What is your side wall ply rating. Does sidewall ply rating make a difference in how low you can go ? My tire dealer said I could go as low as 15# safely W/O bead locks bit I don't think he was talking about a road with big rocks. Do you know if the width of a tire has anything to do with how low the pressure can be ?
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Real beadlocks can be run all the way to 0 psi without the tire coming off the wheel, but to keep from damaging the wheel a minimum of 5 psi is recommended.
The real issue was speed and the fact that I'm on pavement. Doing 70 mph on the freeway with less than 20 psi in the tire didn't create ideal conditions. The lock was starting to shift and expanded beyond its optimal operating standards. Failure was imminent.
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If thats the case what do you think the reason is for @Chadlyb having the bolt heads come off his wheels. That's a failure I have only seen on severly bent wheels based on my past racing experiences.
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Not an RTT fan (for health reasons and too old) but if I was going to have one it would have to be the hard shell type.
Enjoy your new sleeping accommodations.
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Agreed. Although I have a soft shell and it has served me well the hardshell would be a lot easier on my prematurely-aged body.
"It ain't age that made me look this way. It ain't the years, boy. It's the miles" - Chris LeDoux.
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What did I do with my rig today. I ordered a T3 CBI high clearance rear bumper with dual swing arms, a bed rack, and a winch for my front bumper. Looking forward to getting it all in and installed. Still waiting on my Prinsu roof rack to come in. I'm getting closer to where I want my truck to be, so I'm happy.
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Like @Chadlyb said in his fallow up post, excessive speed on the pavement cimbined with lack of preventive maintenance (not checking tire pressure and wheel bolt torque) before going on his trip. Beadlocks aren’t made to air down at road speed on the highway.
Look forward to seeing your Toy with all the new goodies on it.
I reinstalled Rigid Sideshooter flood lights on the cowl and hit the inside of the frame and other critical areas with Fluid Film for winter rust protection. Man, that stuff STINKS! Lol!
I take the Rigids off in the summer so I can fold the windshield down, and I put them back on for winter or off-road trips. It takes about 10 minutes, so not a big deal, but the light they put out to the sides (flood pattern) is incredible! I can see animals on wooded and country roads that you'd never see otherwise.
Here is a pic...the yellow, btw, is just a cover. I run them for rock protection and snowfall, but for trails, I take the covers off.
I take the Rigids off in the summer so I can fold the windshield down, and I put them back on for winter or off-road trips. It takes about 10 minutes, so not a big deal, but the light they put out to the sides (flood pattern) is incredible! I can see animals on wooded and country roads that you'd never see otherwise.
Here is a pic...the yellow, btw, is just a cover. I run them for rock protection and snowfall, but for trails, I take the covers off.
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Finally got the wheels and tires I’ve been looking at for 2 years. AEV Borahs on Milestar Patagonia 285/70/17. Plasti dipped the protections rings. Also got some door handle inserts for that +2 HP bump [emoji3]
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While playing in the snow yesterday I noticed that in 4Hi with traction control off but stability control on, the engine won't rev as high and the brakes are automatically applied. In 4Lo TC and SC are turned off and there are no nannies trying to ruin your fun. Now I just have to figure out how to turn both off in 2wd and 4Hi. 
Now I just have to figure out how to turn both off in 2wd and 4Hi.
If you have the traction control switch in the center console, you can press and hold that button for about 10 seconds and it will also turn off ST. It is supposed to stay disengaged you until about 30mph.
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Had to wash it when I got home today. I made the mistake of parking under a tree where 100 birds took a crap on my rig.
