I purchased 5 of these wheels about 2-3 months ago, and when I began bolting down the ring with the tire seated, the bolts stripped out at 10-15ft/lbs. KMC specifies 20-24ft/lbs as the tourque spec required to hold the tire on.
A couple things
-YES, I know how to mount beadlocks!
-I only mounted two untill i said these things are F'ed
-My money was returned to me. However i did provide a note from a local, trusted machine shop that showed the minimum diameter of most of the holes as well out of tolerance, I had the strong feeling if i hadn't provided that letter, and some pictures, and drawn all over them in sharpie showing the stripped holes, some of my money wasn't going to be returned to me (because of a couple phone conversations) .
-I am out of pocket several hundred dollars due to the fact that i began dismounting all my tires in preparation for the new wheels and tires.
-I have 37s on my truck that now rub the upper A-ARM because i don't have the necessary offset with the stock wheels, also , tore my IWE line, which caused a CV boot failure ( I know i shouldn't had gone offroading but the trip had been planned well in advance, as well as I had given myself plenty of time to complete these mods before, but ultimately the damage was my fault)
- I had to wait 2 weeks for these wheels( and almost $1700), 2 weeks to find out if I was getting my money back, now middle of November till i get my Methods.
No comment is necessary on this, just letting you guys know my experience.
A couple things
-YES, I know how to mount beadlocks!
-I only mounted two untill i said these things are F'ed
-My money was returned to me. However i did provide a note from a local, trusted machine shop that showed the minimum diameter of most of the holes as well out of tolerance, I had the strong feeling if i hadn't provided that letter, and some pictures, and drawn all over them in sharpie showing the stripped holes, some of my money wasn't going to be returned to me (because of a couple phone conversations) .
-I am out of pocket several hundred dollars due to the fact that i began dismounting all my tires in preparation for the new wheels and tires.
-I have 37s on my truck that now rub the upper A-ARM because i don't have the necessary offset with the stock wheels, also , tore my IWE line, which caused a CV boot failure ( I know i shouldn't had gone offroading but the trip had been planned well in advance, as well as I had given myself plenty of time to complete these mods before, but ultimately the damage was my fault)
- I had to wait 2 weeks for these wheels( and almost $1700), 2 weeks to find out if I was getting my money back, now middle of November till i get my Methods.
No comment is necessary on this, just letting you guys know my experience.
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