Thread: TerraFirma Wheels Bead Lock broken bolts

I had a look at these and although the outer rim is bolted the inner rim is standard, What is to stop the tyre coming off on the inner rim?

I assume it’s clamping force and the lip on the locking ring in bead lock mode

Originally Posted by trout1105

I had a look at these and although the outer rim is bolted the inner rim is standard, What is to stop the tyre coming off on the inner rim?

I've never had anything to do with beadlocks, nor really understood how they work but if I'm correct,the tyre can be fitted like a regular rim ,or if you're using the beadlock,the outer lip of the tyre stays on the outside of the rim,then sandwiched in place with the beadlocks. Is that correct?

Originally Posted by trout1105

I had a look at these and although the outer rim is bolted the inner rim is standard, What is to stop the tyre coming off on the inner rim?

Many wheels can only have the tyre mounted from one side, the inner rim is higher.
I heard a comment once (10 or so years ago) from a desert racer type, that the problem nowadays is that a lot of beadlocks are made more for show, than for serious use.
AFAIR his were threaded into the rim, and his pit crew were always complaining about the number of times they had to torque the bolts down after fitting new tyres.