Beadlock Your OEM Wheels With OMF Performance

[Whaler27]

I've wanted to beadlock my factory beadlock capable wheels forever and finally got it done with OMF Performance rings for the factory XR wheels.

He managed to squeeze 5 minutes of useful content into his repetitive 17 minute video — but the wheels/rings do look great!

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[Terrymo]

Even with split fenders, Motobilt high clearance inner fender liners, and a 3.5” RK lift, with any real articulation offroad on 37s, the XR wheels constantly rubbed. I would buy a better offset wheel before spending the money for those beadlock rings. Unless you are running wheel spacers or want to run a lot of bump stop and limit articulation I don’t see the point of this. Unless they were free maybe.

They do look cool.

 

[jadmt]

i guess what makes sense to me is to have a spare at least as good as what got me into whatever i got into, in order to increase the odds of me getting out of whatever i got into.

Heck I know some people who run a stock spare even if they are running 37's just to get them out.

 

[Ratbert]

Heck I know some people who run a stock spare even if they are running 37's just to get them out.

Hopefully they don't need to use lockers to get out on those severely mismatched tire sizes.

 

[jadmt]

Hopefully they don't need to use lockers to get out on those severely mismatched tire sizes.

if lockers are needed the surface conditions would be probably ok to use them momentarily. not like lockers are needed for driving on even hard surfaces...If it were me I would make sure the spare was put on the front and just leave the front locker off....heck not everyone even has front lockers. Actually the smartest offroader I know does/did this. again just for getting off the trail.

 

[Terrymo]

if lockers are needed the surface conditions would be probably ok to use them momentarily. not like lockers are needed for driving on even hard surfaces...If it were me I would make sure the spare was put on the front and just leave the front locker off....heck not everyone even has front lockers. Actually the smartest offroader I know does/did this. again just for getting off the trail.

You did say “smartest off-roader” and not just categorically smart so…

 

[jadmt]

You did say “smartest off-roader” and not just categorically smart so…

I should have said "most capable" not smartest still learning my first language..

 

[PotterJLUR]

Even with split fenders, Motobilt high clearance inner fender liners, and a 3.5” RK lift, with any real articulation offroad on 37s, the XR wheels constantly rubbed. I would buy a better offset wheel before spending the money for those beadlock rings. Unless you are running wheel spacers or want to run a lot of bump stop and limit articulation I don’t see the point of this. Unless they were free maybe.

They do look cool.

Weird, my bump stops must be WAY longer because I never rub in the front and can only barley rub in the rear

 

[DGT]

eird, my bump stops must be WAY longer because I never rub in the front and can only barley rub in the rear

I agree. 2.5" lift, 37" tires with XR wheels. I shortened my front bump stops by 2" vs oem. No rubbing on fronts, and only slight rear rubbing of plastic inner liner at full articulation.

 

[Terrymo]

Weird, my bump stops must be WAY longer because I never rub in the front and can only barley rub in the rear

That’s my point. I don’t want to run more bump stop and lose articulation just to run the OEM XR wheels. Plus my wheels already have enough chunks out of them I’ll probably just give them away. My goal is the most articulation with the least lift. I have wheel spacers until I get a more appropriate offset. I have zero additional bumpstop in front and one inch of additional bump in the rear with a 3.5 inch lift. No interference, except the annoying rubbing especially in the rear on the inner fender liners, not the gutted fenders, with no spacers. With spacers no rubbing anywhere.

 

[PotterJLUR]

That’s my point. I don’t want to run more bump stop and lose articulation just to run the OEM XR wheels. Plus my wheels already have enough chunks out of them I’ll probably just give them away. My goal is the most articulation with the least lift. I have wheel spacers until I get a more appropriate offset. I have zero additional bumpstop in front and one inch of additional bump in the rear with a 3.5 inch lift. No interference, except the annoying rubbing especially in the rear on the inner fender liners, not the gutted fenders, with no spacers. With spacers no rubbing anywhere.

I am currently stock XR front bump stops and in the rear I removed the stock 1in bump stop pad and installed a 2in bump stop pad for the 37's

 

[Terrymo]

I am currently stock XR front bump stops and in the rear I removed the stock 1in bump stop pad and installed a 2in bump stop pad for the 37's

I don’t think the Rock Krawler Adventure X lift would give me that much more articulation than you without lifting a tire but maybe.

 

[XR_Canuck]

I agree. 2.5" lift, 37" tires with XR wheels. I shortened my front bump stops by 2" vs oem. No rubbing on fronts, and only slight rear rubbing of plastic inner liner at full articulation.

Is your Jeep an XR that you shortened the front bump stops on?

 

[PotterJLUR]

Haven't got to wheel them yet but they are now bolted up on a set of 38" trail grapplers
*1.5in Teraflex spring spacers (~3in total lift with stock 1.5in 392 XR springs and 1.5in spacers)
*Bilstein 8100's, Bilstein 5100 damper
*0.5in front bump stop spacer added (Teraflex 0.5in bump spacer)
*1.5in rear bump stop spacer added (removed OEM XR 1in bump pad, added Mopar 2in lift 2in bump pad plus 0.5in Teraflex bump spacer)
*Mopar 2in lift front lower control arms
*Mopar 2in lift front sway bar links
*Relocated rear OEM XR sway bar links 1in up on axle mount tab
*38x13.50 Trail Grapplers
*OMF beadlock rings making the OEM XR wheels now 17x8.75

 

[DGT]

Is your Jeep an XR that you shortened the front bump stops on?

No, 2022 JLUR diesel, but the wheels are XR wheels I bought from another forum member

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