Beadlock 101 - DIY Weld It Yourself 4x4 Offroad Beadlocks

In this video I weld on some DIY beadlocks from www.totalmetalinnovations.com. I walk you through each step, and explain the how and why of everything. I am no expert/professional and this is not a how-to by the book. Just showing the way I do them and I haven't had any issues so far! Dont forget to like and subscribe

[@C2welder]

Best video on this. It answered all my questions and more.

[@BackyardBeaters]

Glad to hear it helped!!

[@oregonfordguy9812]

love the info. were doing a 79 f150 crawler build. oregon based too. we gonna have to add inner tire bead to mine cause I'm using 16.5s. and beadlocks on outside. thanks for the video. and 100% on reverse mount wheel. mine has inner mounted valve stems wee good.

[@Stephenja]

G'day mate. I worked in the tyre industry for 20 years and you have just showed me how the bead locks actually work. I was always out and about doing onsite tractor and earthmoving equipment tyres. And roadside assistance with trucks, fleet management system. For years I only helped in the shop between outside calls. So just managed to not see the bead locks actually work. Thank you for your detailed video. Regards Stephen Australia

[@JbushBush]

Hell yea, Desiree and I watched the whole thing and didn’t skip any adds. Don’t know shit about any of this but hope the channel keeps growing. Got some good laughs too

[@treehouseoffroad]

I subscribed halfway through the intro! Really cool stuff and I consider myself a hard sell

[@nahuelrosas9089]

exelent job man thanks for the info..cheers from argentine

[@Rx7man]

for the tire that doesn't want to seat the inner bead, that 5 gallon pail looks like the perfect solution again. Lots of soap, I actually got a product called Tire Slick (I think) and it's slicker than snot and works really well, don't need a lot of it

[@Z_732]

New sub here. Thanks for the details you have learned

[@peterhatch1583]

Thank you for the video I learnt alot

[@samuelgidel5741]

Helpful video!

[@matty86suk]

Sweet channel!

[@e9999qwe]

Very nice to see the whole process from beginning to end. Nice job. One comment is that your anti-coning tabs look high. Even looked at the end like the cover plate was coning the other way. If so, might be worth grinding them a tad down to the tire lip thickness.

[@BackyardBeaters]

More had to do with how tight I got the bolts, the tighter you get them. The more they squish the rubber on the tire so no matter how tall your tabs are eventually if you get the bolts tight enough it will cone out.

[@isaac3175]

Look awesome 👌

[@MrSrtman18]

Thanks dad for the help

[@BackyardBeaters]

Your welcome son

[@internetttroll1908]

I learned stuff, so i click like. thx!

[@breakitbillk5429]

Awesome videos 🤙🏽

[@BackyardBeaters]

Thanks!! I dig your guys videos too. The way I edited my last snow wheeling video was inspired by the way yall edit 👍 keep it up

[@breakitbillk5429]

@@BackyardBeaters thanks man . Will do . You to

[@tutorialescarrengo4208]

New sub! Thanks!!!

[@michaelrodriguez9058]

Good video. Good explanation. Great alternative to paying too much. Thanks for the idea

[@oh8wingman]

If you want to prevent spatter from adhering to the metal ring, spray it with a light to medium coat of anti spatter normally used on MIG nozzles. It will prevent virtually all spatter from sticking and it will not degrade your weld quality. When I was first apprenticing as a welder I was put on hard wire MIG and stayed there for about 2000 hours building truck bodies. I cannot remember any instance where spatter was so firmly attached as to require a cold chisel or grinder to remove it.

[@allanwagner4570]

nice job not a single curse word that i heard fantastic viideo young man new sub here

[@RichardBronosky]

25:55 I didn't expect Ethan to have such nice legs. 🤪

[@mecanicomecanico5444]

Oooohhhyeaaa

[@onesecureone]

Good info

[@daniellane6846]

Hey man. Just saw this video! Bad ass. I was wondering if you can get the measurements off those plates. How thick is that plates and how far spacing are the wholes. My buddy has a plasma table and I think I could save some bucks!

[@emilravn1332]

Hi there I just have a few questions I hope you will answer 1. do you have any dice on it, or have you bought those discs 2. if you bought them how thick plate is it made in? 3. how hip is it you bend up, (thick on wheels)

[@bobhilly546312156332]

Don’t know if this has been mentioned but you don’t use both gasket on the valve stem, the small one is for smaller valve stem holes

[@1966cambo]

Spraying anti spatter on the surface will make clean up much easier, the little bits of spatter just wipe off

[@brycesnevadatrapline3712]

Can you please elaborate on the limited slip not working with bigger tires. I can’t find ANYTHING online about that.

[@MrSrtman18]

Good stuff maynard! How you like that vulcan 220?

[@BackyardBeaters]

Would buy again

[@drewthattallkid6275]

Any tips on installing bead locks on chromie 15” Mickey Thompson’s? Is there any other prep you do with chrome?

[@BackyardBeaters]

Well I would first make sure they are steel and not aluminum, and if steel, then it is the same process. My first set i ever did was chrome actually.Wire wheel it down to bare steel. I just repainted my chrome set to black.

[@tdwz1652]

instead of welding up and moving the valve stem hole is there enough room to install angled valve stems to make them easier to access?

[@BackyardBeaters]

If you found a long stem with a pretty harsh angle. Then yes. But its way easier to just move it. And it makes the stem much easier to find.

[@Timberwolf593]

Use a truck valve stem there’s long ,medium and short and you can bend the stem.

[@somewhitedude01]

@@Timberwolf593 tell me you do tires, without telling me you do tires. 💯‼️👍🇺🇲

[@braapsmoke9831]

Is that a vision d window wheel?

[@joelbravo2690]

Is that welder from Harbor? And if so how good is it compared to other welders like the Lincon?

[@BackyardBeaters]

Yes it is!! This is the big omnipro 220. And i freaking love it. I have litterally 0 complaints. Its never over heated and I used to over heat the Miller i used before all the time on beadlocks. It runs so smooth too. It does mig, Flux, tig, stick, spool, stainless, 220 or 110. All digital display and auto set settings. Its pretty dummy proof so it's perfect for me!! Totally recommend it 👌

[@RichardBronosky]

​@@BackyardBeaters I bought the same welder for my first "I miss you, Dad" Father's Day. We always did crazy DIY projects together and always wished we had a welder. We'd occasionally borrow a MIG welder, so I was interested in upping my skill by learning to TIG. It causes you to look at the world in a different way when you can transform metal. Wish I had done it decades ago!

[@Rx7man]

@@RichardBronosky TIG is definitely a learning curve, I absolutely love the versatility of it, but it's not point and click like MIG

[@brandonmikes]

Hey so the tire is no good to use on a regular rim after its been on beadlocks?

[@BackyardBeaters]

No you can totally go back to a normal rim after

[@brandonmikes]

@@BackyardBeaters ohhh I didn't know thats good tho

[@ToyotasArmour]

hellow dude. you could put the rim valve link. saludos desde mexico.

[@malcomolay6094]

how did you balanced those tires?

[@BackyardBeaters]

Tire balancing beads.

[@Gantzz321]

Bead locking Reverse lip rims would seem to be an option for those areas (and many areas are like this) that it is ILLEGAL to use bead lock rims on the road. Cops would never be able to tell at a distance.

[@BackyardBeaters]

Tbh diy beadlocks arent recommended for road use anyways, they don't balance very well. Even with balancing beads I could feel the wheel hop at 50+. I think most people who are looking into this are doing it for a dedicated wheeler that sees more trail than road. Also if you want a legal beadlock there are companies that make inner bladder beadlocks that lock the bead from inside the tire, they are great for that sleeper look to keep you out of trouble 👍

[@brodyscott2111]

You from Oregon/Washington area? Saw a clip that looked like browns camp

[@BackyardBeaters]

Yes sir! Right at the border or Oregon and Washington

[@brodyscott2111]

Me too. Are you on Facebook? I’m in a group and we normally do a monthly trail run, don’t know if you would be interested. But if you are send a friend request @Brody Scott

[@Makal.0w0]

Can you use just regular junk yard steelies and plasma cut a bead lock rim?

[@BackyardBeaters]

You sure could

[@Makal.0w0]

@@BackyardBeaters ah hell yea, I have a laser cutter at school and a welder a home so that’s what I’ll probably do. Thank for the quick reply

[@JHizzleinthebizzlePNW]

I've seen that jeep.are you in pnw?

[@BackyardBeaters]

Yep! Live in battle ground Washington

[@skylershupe6226]

Is each ring a set?

[@doncarlo5]

reverse mount wheel ... hmmm ... good to know !

[@chadtaylor7151]

where or who makes these beadlock kits?

[@BackyardBeaters]

Total metal innovations. Link is in the description

[@1966cambo]

I would find something to get the spacing as close to perfect as possible like some mig wire pieces put in as a spacer around the gap if that makes sense

[@BackyardBeaters]

It’s not that critical

[@1966cambo]

@@BackyardBeaters won’t you end up with a wheel that wants to hop as it spins if the rings are offset to one side?

[@BackyardBeaters]

@@1966cambo for sure, but you kind of get that anyways, no ones welds are perfectly consistent, and when you mount the tire on these diy rings it’s impossible to get it perfectly center, so it hops no matter what. The solution is balancing beads. They find the odd spots and make up the difference to counter it, and balance things out

[@1966cambo]

@@BackyardBeaters ya, I discovered balancing beads a few years back when I bought used military tires, worked awesome

[@neilnunn2529]

@@1966cambo m

[@andrewgreaves2687]

Can you weld the nuts to the rear ring? Would make your life easier during install

[@BackyardBeaters]

So I had the same exact idea on my first set. Thought it was going to be smart and not have to hold the wrench. However the heat from welding the ring on warped the threads on litterally every single nut. So then I had to spend the time to chase the threads on each nut on each wheel. Ended up taking way way longer. And when I went to dismount them a year later. A handful of the nuts tac welds napped and started spinning. Just simpler to hold the wrench in my opinion

[@andrewgreaves2687]

@@BackyardBeaters well that's good news to know. I guess I won't go down that rabbit hole. Great video.

[@handyhenry8654]

Was thinking that also, and the heat too. What about nutserts? Should be strong enough.

[@BackyardBeaters]

@@handyhenry8654 I would not trust nutserts in this situation. There are lots of horror stories about some of the store bought beadlocks blowing nutserts out when hitting whoops, or worse, while your getting the bead to seat and it blows the ring off and messes up your arm.

[@somewhitedude01]

Nice video! What is that intro song!?

[@BackyardBeaters]

Motorsport by retnik beats

[@sebastian.rochag5]

Do you have the template of the beadlock?

[@JayDee-bz2ge]

Reverse , or "back" mount just means you start on the back side because that "low gutter" area is where the bead sits as you pull the final bead over. It has no effect on the bead seating.... If the bead seat area in different, it's designed so the "outer" is more secure for "cornering"... Also, if the inner ring sits inside the "lip" , it doesn't change anything... Reverse mount ....LOL.....

[@BackyardBeaters]

www.pirate4x4.com/threads/diy-beadlocks-on-reverse-mount-wheels.565653/ I'm not the first person with these thoughts.

[@kayh500yearsago7]

does anyone make beadlocks for duallys?

[@mountainviews5025]

You said ummm 978 times amazing

[@BackyardBeaters]

Words are hard

[@Rx7man]

If you counted it, that's more amazing

[@lk6912]

Um...who cares

[@1966cambo]

Instead of a ratchet strap to help seat the bead I use starting fluid, way more entertaining!

[@eriktaylor7066]

Surprised you didnt flap disk the welds smooth or leak test the welds

[@adventurethumpers6888]

Should only use a small impact and torque settings to 22lb_ft. and do it in stages. 10# to 15# to 22#. that'll keep everything even and not squish the tire to one side. IMHO.

[@ronmckee8132]

32:38 what happened to keep it really wet

[@BackyardBeaters]

Not sure what your referring to. It was wet at the end because I rinsed it all off to clean the grind grit off the wheels

[@onesecureone]

Don't drink that drink I think I saw a fire fly go in it

[@chrisbobbitt6035]

Push with a mig welder not pull. Welds will be better and look better

[@jasonturner1045]

wouldn't you need bead locks on the inner and outer??

[@BackyardBeaters]

Yes and no, double beadlocks are indeed a thing, but not totally necessary. You can get away with 2-5psi safely with just the outer beadlock. Which is low enough!

[@1966cambo]

Pro tip……Balancing beads ( no I am not a pro)

[@damienernest8459]

Bead locks are no good if you don’t have front and backs on each tire

[@damienernest8459]

Do they sell both sides for all 4rims

[@BackyardBeaters]

That’s not true, It is true that without double beadlocks it’s still possible to de bead one side, however, just adding one beadlock to the face will allow you to run very low pressure just fine 99% of the time, I run .5-3psi in the snow and have no issues. Double beadlocks are expensive, pain to work with, and incredibly heavy. This is the best compromise.

[@66longinus]

This is the worst welding job I have ever seen.

[@BackyardBeaters]

😂😂😂😂 oooookay bud.

[@StratagemTactics]

Big mad. Who tf running dimes on day bead locks????

[@thrashmetal7588]

Stop pulling your welds!

[@BackyardBeaters]

No thanks

[@BackyardBeaters]

I realize pushing is structurally speaking a stronger better penetrating weld. But that doenst mean there's anything wrong with pulling. Welds can be strong while pulling too. I'm more comfortable pulling, my welds look better while pulling, and i have yet to have a pull bead break.