GEN 2 Beadlock Trim Ring Question

[PB65stang]

I have a set of 2018 beadlocks that I will be swapping the tires off of and on to a set of 2018 non-beadlocks. My question is (not having owned a beadlock or simulated beadlock before), I assume that I need to remove the trim ring before the tire gets removed? I know it’s just a fake beadlock, but it still seems like the trim ring comes off before the tire can. Can anyone confirm? Thanks.

 

[max_Raptor]

You don't need to remove the trim ring before removing the tire


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[Yukon Joe]

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[PB65stang]

Great, thanks. That makes it easier for sure.

 

[nikhsub1]

My tire place removed mine, they were not comfortable with them on, said they could get f'd up.

 

[PB65stang]

Yeah, I have been thinking about it and it seems safer to just take them off in advance. Worst case scenario, if the rim gets scuffed, at least you still have a clean trim ring to put over it.

 

[JacobZ06]

You may need to remove the beauty ring, depending on the tire machine. On some machines, the beauty ring interferes with the tire removal, and can cause paint damage due to the combined thickness of the rim and the beauty ring.

 

[PB65stang]

Appreciate that. Yeah, I'm going to remove the ring to be safe. I want the wheels to be as perfect as possible when I sell them.

 

[max_Raptor]

Take your time when removing the Torx screws as they can easily get stripped


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