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paradeduty, by that logic though, wouldn't you think the combat wheels would do an even better job of keeping tires from peeling off wheels? I'd really need to take one apart to know, and I'm not quite that curious right now.
...or profitable. Appreciate the input/advice, and won't disregard it, but also don't believe everything the military does makes sense. Might be the case that there's a good reason why we can't/shouldn't use them, and then again...
Yeah, was thinking that's exactly what I'd like to do. Swap out the 21" LVS wheels/tires for more common and bead-locked 20" HEMTT wheels/tires. Know the HEMTT's are rated for 10-tons and the LVS is rated at 12.5, and the 16.00 XZL's on HET's and HEMTT's are rated for ~15,000lbs, what are the...
Sorry if I was unclear. Was asking how the stock 21" wheels work, if they have any kind of bead retention setup inside. Will most likely swap them out for 20" HEMTT wheels/tires, knowing they're a lot more common, was just curious about the 3-bolt LVS wheels.
Not curious enough to take one apart to find out, and thinking about swapping out with HEMTT wheels/tires to make finding replacements easier in the future, but what's the deal with these? How do they work? Is there any kind of beadlock inside?
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