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After suffering a major impact with a rock at the 2002 Dakota Territory Challenge, these rims were in very bad shape. My first thought was new rims with beadlocks. Beadlocks seem to have become mandatory equipment on rock crawlers and there is a good reason for that. Over the last couple of years I have lost a bead quite a few times. Losing a bead is always inconvenient, however one time I'm convinced that it actually lead to a rollover. With beadlocks, that wouldn't have happened.
I decided that this time I had to have beadlocks. I started my pre-purchase research by checking out all the options out there. There are many manufacturers building beadlock wheels. Even though my old Centerline rims were in bad shape they are a high quality rim that still had life in them. I decided that if they could be saved they still could serve me well. Once I had made this decision the possible choices really narrowed down. After some phone calls to various manufacturers it really came down to one choice which was Champion Wheel. Champion would take my old wheels and add aluminum beadlocks. I didn't have to shell out any more cash for aluminum rims which saves me a considerable amount of money. I boxed my old rims and sent them to Champion in California. I had already spoken with Champion Wheel and they agreed if I sent a camera along they would snap some photos of the process the wheels go through. Follow along as we take a look at a set of standard wheels being converted to beadlocks. The following are shots from their production facility in California.
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