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Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 09:19:22

I received my set of 4 Staun Internal Beadlocks. This device is fitted to the wheel, inside the tire. When inflated, it 100% locks the tire bead to the rim so that you can run your tires at very low pressure to improve driving performance on beach sand, desert sand, mud and rocks.

How it works

internal beadlock on wheel

comparison between conventional beadlock and Staun internal beadlock

Staun Internal Beadlocks demonstration

[ 本帖最后由 Brian 于 2010-1-5 09:20 编辑 ]

Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 09:22:16

I finally received my rear bumper today from SkoPri. I have to say that while the bar is OK, there are some things about it that I think could have been done better. The first thing I noticed was that the method of attaching the bumper to the frame is not as strong or secure as it should be. There are two small pieces that bolt to the outside of the frame. I don't think that this is going to support the weight of the tire while going off-road. Nor do I feel that I can pull another truck without the risk of losing my bumper in the process.

The second thing that was not so good was the powder-coating. It was already flaking off in several places and we had not even installed it yet.

The bumper was not a good fit and there was a certain amount of cutting and grinding involved to get it installed. It may have been better for me to go to their workshop to have it fitted to the Paladin instead of doing it from Shanghai.

Overall it is not a bad piece, just a few things that I hope will not cause problems for me later.

[ 本帖最后由 Brian 于 2010-1-5 09:25 编辑 ]

Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 10:34:00

原帖由 ocar 于 2010-1-5 10:13 发表
i have to say, you are a serious 4x4 man!

you are right i think. through the pics can easy to find the two problems. but i still worry about your heavy speare wheel on it, may be it will need a su ...

The Skopri bumper is not really a bad product, but I think that it is designed more for looks and style. Not especially good for off-roading.

I have an idea how to reinforce how the bumper attaches to the frame and will probably have that done later this week.

So when are we going to get together again? We need to plan another trip ... cannot go to SULTAN - the base commander is not allowing any more off-roading for awhile. Have any ideas?

Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 12:26:28

Let me know when and I am ready to go!

I have an idea of someplace I want to go too, but I have never been there before. I found the area on Google maps. There doesn't seem to be any real roads, so it could be either really good or just terrible. I don't think I should go alone, just in case there is a problem.

Maybe we can get together sometime soon and we can discuss if anyone would be interested in a little "adventure"

Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 13:00:37

原帖由 ocar 于 2010-1-5 12:45 发表
great!! show us the map from Goolge.

haha! I just sent you an email before I saw your post.

I will start another post on it when back this afternoon.

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