I'm trying to identify the aftermarket wheels that a previous owner put on my Jeep. I posted a couple pictures. If anyone knows what these are, I would appreciate your insight! My understanding is that these are some kind of beadlock wheels, but this is something I've never dealt with before (although I spent some time reading up on the subject at this point). I also read about "fake" beadlocks (for looks I guess), but I'm guessing nobody would put something this ugly on the vehicle for looks. Any chance these are fake beadlocks and I'm overthinking this?
Backstory (details if anyone is really curious, otherwise I'm just looking to ID these wheels)...
As mentioned, these wheels were added by a previous owner. I assume they were purchased in 2009 when the lift kit and wheel spacers were installed (based on some receipts I received when I purchased the vehicle). I texted the previous owner (waiting for answer), but I'm pretty sure these wheels were purchased before he owned it.
I did a chalk test to help figure out the tire pressure I should be running and it looked like they were running a little high. They were "only" at ~28psi and I just dropped each tire down to 25psi. I was surprised at the low tire pressure (for comparison my Ram 1500 runs 55psi in the front and 45psi in the rear, per stock recommendation). I feel like I could drop them a little more, but 25psi "feels" pretty low, so I'm going to drop a little at a time and see how much I notice in drivability (and recheck chalk test each time). The valve stems are a little "awkward" to get to on these wheels, requiring them to be pulled inward a little in order to get an air gage or chuck onto.
After letting out a few psi and without replacing the valve stem cap, I let the vehicle sit in my garage overnight. In the morning, I could see that the passenger-side front tire had lost air. I checked it at 5psi (and refilled back to 28psi assuming it will continue to lose air). I assume the loss of air was from me messing with the valve stem, either losing air at the rim seal and/or the stem. I sprayed it with some soapy water, before and after adding air, and didn't see any bubbles. I also can't hear any slow leaks holding my ear up to the tire, but it seems like going from 25 to 5psi overnight was pretty fast.
Since these are beadlock rims, which I had never dealt with before, I called Discount Tire t see if they would even look at them. They won't. There's a couple specialty 4x4 shops nearby but only one of them is open today (it's Saturday) and only for the retail shop side (repair shop not open). I was hoping to take the Jeep out tomorrow (Sunday), but I'll take my truck out instead (on an easier trail). In the meantime, I'm hoping to identify what kind of wheels these are so I can pass that info along to the 4x4 shop that I'll eventually have look at these (I'm also more curious now after reading up on beadlock wheels a little). I'm hoping this will be as simple as replacing the valve, but I'm not sure. I checked the valve stem and it was tight. I put a metal valve cap with a rubber seal on the valve in case there's a slow leak I'm just not detecting for reason.
Backstory (details if anyone is really curious, otherwise I'm just looking to ID these wheels)...
As mentioned, these wheels were added by a previous owner. I assume they were purchased in 2009 when the lift kit and wheel spacers were installed (based on some receipts I received when I purchased the vehicle). I texted the previous owner (waiting for answer), but I'm pretty sure these wheels were purchased before he owned it.
I did a chalk test to help figure out the tire pressure I should be running and it looked like they were running a little high. They were "only" at ~28psi and I just dropped each tire down to 25psi. I was surprised at the low tire pressure (for comparison my Ram 1500 runs 55psi in the front and 45psi in the rear, per stock recommendation). I feel like I could drop them a little more, but 25psi "feels" pretty low, so I'm going to drop a little at a time and see how much I notice in drivability (and recheck chalk test each time). The valve stems are a little "awkward" to get to on these wheels, requiring them to be pulled inward a little in order to get an air gage or chuck onto.
After letting out a few psi and without replacing the valve stem cap, I let the vehicle sit in my garage overnight. In the morning, I could see that the passenger-side front tire had lost air. I checked it at 5psi (and refilled back to 28psi assuming it will continue to lose air). I assume the loss of air was from me messing with the valve stem, either losing air at the rim seal and/or the stem. I sprayed it with some soapy water, before and after adding air, and didn't see any bubbles. I also can't hear any slow leaks holding my ear up to the tire, but it seems like going from 25 to 5psi overnight was pretty fast.
Since these are beadlock rims, which I had never dealt with before, I called Discount Tire t see if they would even look at them. They won't. There's a couple specialty 4x4 shops nearby but only one of them is open today (it's Saturday) and only for the retail shop side (repair shop not open). I was hoping to take the Jeep out tomorrow (Sunday), but I'll take my truck out instead (on an easier trail). In the meantime, I'm hoping to identify what kind of wheels these are so I can pass that info along to the 4x4 shop that I'll eventually have look at these (I'm also more curious now after reading up on beadlock wheels a little). I'm hoping this will be as simple as replacing the valve, but I'm not sure. I checked the valve stem and it was tight. I put a metal valve cap with a rubber seal on the valve in case there's a slow leak I'm just not detecting for reason.
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Other than that, most wheels usually have something stamped on the inside, either in the barrel or on the hub mounting face.
I'm going with the bad light theory on why I missed this (makes me feel a little better).
