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Friend is replacing his 16.5" 24 bolt beadlocks on an M1151 with 17" rims (the new tires are also 37s).
He is too cheap to buy a 5th matching rim/tire to carry on his Rhino and plans to carry one of the original beadlocks as a spare.
We are now having a row about whether that will damage the...
There's a laundry list of stuff that can be wrong, but just the thought of riding on a highway with potentially catastrophically failing MTR tires should be enough to give anyone pause.
You can get the same thing here for just a bit more money, probably a better option and a lot shorter drive for you:
https://www.easternsurplus.net/PartDetails/7278/HM-1112-HMMWV-Fording-Exhaust-Pipe
Anyone using a 24 volt trickle charger, like this one?
https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-Selectable-Chemistry-Weatherproof/dp/B07YNB2JH7/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=24+volt+battery+tender&qid=1622770959&sr=8-3
If EMP is your concern, then ground the HMMWV when parked (a simple 12 or 14 gauge cord from the body to the floor) and the body will act as the Faraday cage to shield the interior components.
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