15 inch beadlocks - who still makes them?

[DMopar97]

I need aluminum 15" beadlocks for stock TJ axles (5 x 4.5). They seem to be made of unobtanium these days.

Raceline is currently running a sale. Any other company I should be looking at?

I'm not interested in steel, and I'm not interested in 17's.

Thanks folks! Hope you all had a Merry Christmas

The rig:

 

[hosejockey61]

I think raceline fit the win. You missed a black Friday sale.

 

[Apparition]

Trailready beadlocks

https://www.trbeadlocks.com/

 

[DMopar97]

I think raceline fit the win. You missed a black Friday sale.

Yeah, I screwed that one up. On black friday I was back and forth whether I wanted to go to 37's on 17's., but made the decision to stick with 35's on 15's a month too late apparently. They're doing 15% off on the RT232's right now. what was it on BF?

 

[hosejockey61]

Yeah, I screwed that one up. On black friday I was back and forth whether I wanted to go to 37's on 17's., but made the decision to stick with 35's on 15's a month too late apparently. They're doing 15% off on the RT232's right now. what was it on BF?

I don't recall what they had but they do it every year and it's great. 15% is good though

 

[Woodrow]

Coyote Beadlocks come in 15”. They work with almost any wheel, lock both beads and are very light (only 6# per wheel).

 

[MikeE024]

In case you find this info useful, I was good with 35s and 15s, but I’m happier with 35s and 17s.

Wheels just as good, handling is better, no more issues with wheel weights not clearing the calipers, and the 17” load range D MTZ Baja Legends ride noticeably less harsh than the 15” load range C STT Pros did.

My TR wheels have 3.75” of backspacing instead of the 3.5” or 4” options offered on the website’s drop down menu.

 

[jjvw]

Tire stability in the rocks is better with 17" wheels.

 

[mjonesjr84]

Why are you set against 17" wheels? Your tire choices for 15's are getting limited. A 17" tire will give you more stability than a 15" tire will.

 

[sab]

Hutchinson still makes their double-bead lock Rock Monsters in 15”.

 

[mjonesjr84]

Hutchinson still makes their double-bead lock Rock Monsters in 15”.

At a whooping $800 a wheel

They are great wheels though. My nephew has a set on his TJ. They are beef and will take a beating.

 

[sab]

At a whooping $800 a wheel

1. You get what you pay for
2. The 15” are cheaper - $600 at Northridge 4x4

They are great wheels though. My nephew has a set on his TJ. They are beef and will take a beating.

Yes, they are very well made.

Edited to add: I have 15" Rock Monsters for my LJ build. The only issue I had with them was the plastic covers that fit over the ends of the 15 screws that hold the halves together. The O.D. on them is too large to fit down into the countersink on the wheel, and they don't fit tightly. I used a disc sander to bevel them and posted about it in my build thread.

 

[1904-06LJR]

Vision Wheel still has 15" beadlocks:

https://www.visionwheel.com/wheels/5459/vision-off-road

 

[DMopar97]

Vision Wheel still has 15" beadlocks:

https://www.visionwheel.com/wheels/5459/vision-off-road

Thank you. I’d never heard of them.
Those look potentially great. Any idea if they use an insert of some sort for the bolt to thread into? Or do they thread directly into aluminum?

 

[1904-06LJR]

No idea. In addition to the 350 OJOS, they don't show the Manx on their website as a 15" beadlock, but if you search the net, there's still some wheel suppliers that have them.

 

[1904-06LJR]

Looks like they thread into the wheel:

https://wranglertjforum.com/threads...nx-beadlock-wheels-jeep-yj-tj-xj-5x4-5.47703/

 

[JMT]

In case you find this info useful, I was good with 35s and 15s, but I’m happier with 35s and 17s.

Wheels just as good, handling is better, no more issues with wheel weights not clearing the calipers, and the 17” load range D MTZ Baja Legends ride noticeably less harsh than the 15” load range C STT Pros did.

My TR wheels have 3.75” of backspacing instead of the 3.5” or 4” options offered on the website’s drop down menu.

This is dead accurate^^^

 

[JMT]

Thank you. I’d never heard of them.
Those look potentially great. Any idea if they use an insert of some sort for the bolt to thread into? Or do they thread directly into aluminum?

Ok, you want a 15”, but why? I was on 15’s and 33’s for several years and planned to go to 35’s. I debated staying or going up to 17’s for two years (it’s all in my build thread multiple times ). I decided to stay with 15’s and 35’s and it was the worst decision I ever made. I still have the 15’s with 35” KM3’s and now I have a set of Raceline Beadlock 17’s with 35’s so I can swap them during winter and not destroy the beadlocks with the road chemicals up here, but I hate the 15’s. They drive like crap comparably, I have to keep the wheel weights anway from the TR end, and strangely the tires are load C and 25psi while the tires on 17’s are load D and 25psi.

 

[rasband]

Sorry to jump on the train, but IMO sticking with 15" wheels is a mistake. You're either paying for it today or the next set of tires in a couple years.

17": bigger brakes, more (and better) tire options, cheaper overall, not sunsetting

 

[sierradmax]

I have a set of Vision OJOS on my TJ, but 17". The wheel DOES NOT use inserts. The Aluminum wheel is tapped.