I haven't used them. Lots of pub and reactions floating around though.
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noted, thank you for the information.
Thanks for the info. I have mu eyes on the 101's right now. I'm looking for something on Innov8 but haven't found much. I've also contacted OMF on whether the price of $286 or so if per wheel or the whole setup.
Also looking at the Icon rebound pro's right now and they are priced well but I am worried about the bore size. it says 110.1mm and the LC's take 110.0 mm. Wondering if that creates vibrations. Was also wondering how low the rebound pro's can go.
Anyone know if this innerlock technology is a gimmick or legit?
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The ICON Alloys Rebound PRO with patented INNERLOCK TECHNOLOGY offers the best of both worlds by using a robust bead retention system to keep the tire bead secured to the wheel while also being fully DOT compliant.
That is the correct bore size for the 200 series. If they made it exactly 110mm it wouldn't go on (Press fit), which isn't a desireable thing for rims.
They're trying to come at it from a direction that won't get them into the issue that prevent beadlocks from getting regulatory approvals (failure at speed leading to immediate decompression leading to catastrophic accidents).
It's a new take, lots of reviews on it from people who have hands on with product.
kcjaz
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Someone posted a marketing video on here about these. The comments I recall were that all of the bead lock screws were potential leak sources. I didn’t take the time to understand what the design was to render any personal opinion.
I haven't seen or used one. I am not trying to render any opinion at all. I just thing there is enough pub out there for an interested party to go educate themselves on the + and - at this point.
kcjaz
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agreed
It looks like those pins hold the outer edge of the tie in place at low pressure, but they are not going to be as good as the center ring used on bead locks that meet the SAE J2530 standard. That ring holds both inner and outer edges of the tire.
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kcjaz
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ok you guys got me to google this over lunch. easy to find info. I get the potential leak question/concern after seeing a picture. ICON has a response to the question.
ICON video. Many others out there.
ICON video. Many others out there.
A few years ago they were $500/wheel. They didn't affect the cruiser's performance too much but you could feel the excess weight (unsprung mass and all that). They were also a little more difficult to swap/rotate tires as they were each 100+ lbs. Getting the spare up on the swingarm took some work too.
OK4WD was my go-to Hutchinson dealer but they don't have these listed on their site. You could call them, they were always helpful.
Two options I can think of:
Similar to Icon but without any bolts, Method has a "Bead-Grip" technology that adds a lip to the wheels and they claim it helps to hold the bead at lower pressures. I've never tried it but their wheels look great and I think 17x8.5 et0 is a pretty great fitment. They have 3 or 4 models with the bead grip tech in 5x150.
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You'd have to be really invested to do this but call up Hutchinson's military division and try to buy some wheels from them. Maybe tell them you're building a prototype armored 200 and need one set for your first model? ha.
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WA-2245 and WA-2345 fit the 200 series. The cool thing about these is that the bolts are hidden so you can't even tell that they're beadlocks.
That's actually a tool to remove tires or break the bead - called Tire Pliers. I got them from Australia
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I like the design and concept. Seems perfect for the street driven/off-road vehicle. I'm guessing maintenance and issues will be lower than the other options. Plus, most shops would probably be willing to mount/dismount tires. I can mount my own beadlocks (traditional) but I probably wouldn't if I didn't have to.
For what its worth I just bought 5 WA-0550 in black for 420 Euros per wheel. There are 8 still available in silver that i know of.
Where are they ?
They must be at some dealer in the UK..
Hutchinson does not have any of these wheels in stock.
I talked with Hutchinson today ... If we want to get a group buy then we can BUT we would need to buy 200 wheels minimum.
Divided by 5 then that means 40 people.
That’s what I was thinking too, was hoping to find a way to purchase them, not sure what shipping would cost, but sure less than 200 wheel purchase.
If you were able to talk to someone at Hutchinson, you should ask if we can buy a set of Hutchinson defense wheels - they make several different beadlocks in 5x150. No way to buy them for a civilian online as far as I can tell.
I’ve always loved the Hutchinson double bead locks, they are insanely heavy though. If you got enough interest/traction to get a group buy together I’d likely throw my hat into the ring but getting 40 people seems like a tall task.
We discuss this the other day, those ones are north of $2200 per wheel. The price is why I didn't mention it above.
